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Dietary Aide Resume
Work Experience Dietary Aide, Kearny Mesa Convalescent Hospital & Nursing Home - San Diego, CA 2020 Collected and washed dishes, cleaned dining area, and replaced table settings. Confer with patients to understand their food preferences and dislikes. Provided efficient and quality food service to residents Analyzed and followed individual dietary guidelines to ensure a balanced diet for residents Provide proper nutrition/food service for residents Prepare and distribute appropriate food items for specialized diets Assisted in food preparation for special meals, parties, as was directed. Dietary Worker, Costco Wholesale - San Diego, CA 2016 - 2020 Assisted with opening procedures, food preparation, assisting customers, as well as clean up and closing procedures. Trained in customer service and food preparation. Listened to and appropriately escalate customer concerns to management with a positive attitude. Developed awareness of all special diets and food preparation regimens for the purpose of ensuring the health and safety of patients. Dietary Assistant, Alvarado Hospital - San Diego, CA 2009 - 2012 Served food in hospital cafeteria to patients, visitors and employees and/or creates food trays for patients according to identified dietary guidelines Developed variety of menu items catering to customers with food allergies and diet restrictions such as gluten-free and vegan items. Maintained OSHA regulations and abided by HIPPA Law. Served meals, followed diet restrictions, responsible for upkeep of all residents' diet and food preferences. Deliver food trays to patients on the hospital units Skills Education Doctoral Degree Business 2013 - 2016 California State University - San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA Master's Degree Management 2012 - 2013 Ashford University - San Diego, CA Bachelor's Degree Business 2006 - 2009 Ashford University - San Diego, CA |
Cook/Dietary Aide Resume
Ryan Peters Cook/Dietary Aide Employment History Cook/Dietary Aide 2020 Restaurant Associates · New York, NY • Clean Deli cases, make sure all fresh meats are stored in deep cooler. Kitchen Cook 2018 - 2020 Restaurant Associates · New York, NY • Followed food sanitation procedures during food preparation. • Sorted customer queries related to food preparation and ingredients. • Maintained cleanliness of all food preparation areas and cooking surfaces. Direct Care Aide 2012 - 2018 Selfhelp Community Services · New York, NY • Maintain records of patient care, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. • Helped clients with bathing, light housekeeping, transporting clients to appointments, and companionship. • Well-trained in first-aid, and CPR certified. Skills Food Products Dishes CPR Menu Items Daily Menus Food Preparation Intellectual Disabilities Personal Care Patient Care Food Service Education High School Diploma 2012 - 2012 |
How to write a dietary aide resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in dietary aide-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some dietary aide interviews.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
- Include as many relevant hard or technical dietary aide skills as possible for each job you apply to.
- Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a dietary aide resume:
- Patients
- Meal Trays
- Food Service
- Food Handling
- Food Carts
- Tray Line
- Rehabilitation
- Fine Dining
- Meal Service
- Cleanliness
- Compassion
- Customer Service
- Kitchen Equipment
- Culinary
- Diet Orders
- Food Trays
- Dishwashers
- Food Preferences
- Senior Care
- Infection Control Procedures
- Facility Regulations
- Room Tables
- Safety Procedures
- Meal Preparation
- Work Tables
- Patient Meals
- Mop Floors
- Diet Restrictions
- Nutritious Meals
- Orderly Fashion
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the dietary aide.
How to write dietary aide experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are effective examples from dietary aide resumes:
Work History Example #1
Dietary Worker
Christian Hospital
- trained to work several other positions to fill in for co workers.
- Cleaned and put away trays, dishes and glasses.
- Assembled patient trays Food production Cleaning, sanitation and waste disposal Delivery and retrieval of patient tray carts
- Provided friendly and positive customer service, even during the most stressful peak hours.
- Cleaned all of the used dishes and wiped down all the machines, counters and tables.
Work History Example #2
Dietary Aide
Sutter Cent Valley Hospitals
- Filled and served trays * Food prep * Dishwasher * Mop, sweep, and clean * Served food
- Cleaned tables , dishwasher need drinks and fruit salad for the next day .
- Worked closely with other departments to maintain effective communication.
- Prepared meals,for patients and cafeteria.cashier,dishwasher,clean area.
- Removed dishes and glasses from tables or counters, and take them to kitchen for cleaning.
Work History Example #3
Dietary Aide
Crestwood Behavioral Health
- Started as a dishwasher and ended as a PM cook.
- Cleared breakfast trays for the dishwasher.
- Prepared meals for residents, collected dirty dishes for cleaning, and operated a industrial dishwasher.
- Maintained communication with staffed nurses on resident changes.
- Prepared meals,for patients and cafeteria.cashier,dishwasher,clean area.
Work History Example #4
Kitchen Helper
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
- Washed dishes and then organized them, prepared various foods.
- Delivered washed dishes to various locations throughout the restaurant.
- Inspected previously washed dishes to check for cleanliness.
- Washed and sanitized dirty dishes by hand and by using a dishwasher.
- Hand-washed dishes and glassware thoroughly.
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
- If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
- If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from dietary aide resumes:
Doctoral Degree In Business
California State University - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
2013 - 2016
Highlight your dietary aide certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your dietary aide resume:
- Advanced First Aid & CPR
- Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)
- First Aid Certification
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
- Certified Food Manager (CFM)
- First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
- Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
- Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
- Medication Aide Certification (MACE)