Dietary Aide

Olivia, MNPosted Jul 22, 2026

Olivia Hospital & Clinic is looking to hire a Dietary Aide – to join our – team!  Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. 

Position Summary: The Dietary Aide is responsible for taking patient and customer orders as well as assisting with meal preparation. 

Work Schedule: FTE 0.2, hours per week, 1500 - 1800.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepares and delivers food trays for general and therapeutic diets to patient rooms in a kind and courteous manner.
  • Prepares food according to standardized recipes and written and verbal instructions.
  • Obtains and relays Diet Orders and messages from the computer Diet Census. 
  • Takes room service orders using proper phone etiquette.
  • Stocks and maintains adequate inventory including utensils, napkins, cups, bottled beverages, and a-la-carte food items.
  • Prints labels for a-la-carte meals.
  • Ensures appropriate portion/service sizes.
  • Washes dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and other cooking equipment and places in appropriate storage space once dry.
  • Uses Point of Sale system for customer purchases.
  • Ensures café is cleaned thoroughly at the end of the day and set-up for morning service by disposing of trash, mopping floors, and cleaning walk-in refrigerators and storages areas as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Knowledge of common dietary restrictions (preferred)
  • Ability to follow guidelines and documented instructions (required)
  • Excellent customer service skills (required)
  • Basic computer skills (preferred)
  • Basic cash handling skills (preferred)
  • Ability to work in constantly changing environment (required)

Servsafe certification a plus (which will be offered after the employee is hired).

Benefits:

Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more! 

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