Dietary aide

Bridgeport Hospital is a private, not-for-profit acute care hospital located in Connecticut’s most populous city, primarily serving patients from Fairfield and New Haven Counties. Burn patients are seen in The Connecticut Burn Center—the only burn center in Connecticut—from throughout the state and neighboring states.

* Assembles & Distributes Patient Trays. * Ensures that assigned workstation is set-up before the meal in accordance with procedures as observed by supervisor. * Tray delivery and retrieval. * Follows the trayline delivery and retrieval procedures. * Room Service Operator. * Follows room service operator procedures. * Sanitation. * Maintains appropriate sanitation in-service areas and prep areas to assure a sanitary working environment. * Safety. * Assure the safety of patients, staff and visitors through enforcement of department safety policies and procedures. * Additional tasks. * Performs any additional assignments as required by the supervisor/manager.

**EDUCATION** * High School diploma or equivalent. **EXPERIENCE** * One year related experience. **SPECIAL SKILLS** * Good interpersonal and communication skills. * Able to read and speak English. **PHYSICAL DEMAND** * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand and walk .The employee must frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds. The specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Incumbents as well as external and internal applicants who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without the assistance of reasonable accommodation as determined on a case by case basis.