Victoria Helmick
Elkins
Summary
Proactive dietary aide with proven skills and extensive knowledge of food service protocols. Safety-focused with outstanding compassion and attention to detail. Efficient and professional worker dedicated to reliability.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Diatary Aide
Nella's at Autumn Lake
Elkins
03.2024 - Current
- Cook meals for 100 or more residents.
- Portion control
- Know diets
- Wash dishes
- Maintained a safe working environment by following all safety protocols.
- Refilled condiments, napkins and server workstations.
- Prepared workstations with ingredients and tools to increase efficiency.
- Rotated inventory to reduce waste and optimize freshness.
- Set up trays for residents upon request.
- Checked temperatures of hot food before serving it to patients and residents.
- Cleaned and sanitized kitchen, dining and utility areas to promote healthy environment.
- Used proper cleaning supplies and methods to disinfect counters where raw meat, poultry, fish and eggs had been prepared.
- Chopped ingredients and prepped food items ahead of lunchtime and dinner rush periods.
- Assembled and served meals according to specific guest requirements.
- Treated patients and team members with dignity and respect.
- Informed supervisor about any changes in patient's dietary needs or preferences.
- Helped management stay on top of supply needs by sharing information about low or spoiled inventory.
- Monitored food temperatures to ensure safety and quality standards were met.
- Worked closely with dietitians to ensure proper nutrition for each resident and patient.
- Assisted patients with special needs to eat meals, providing kindness and patience.
- Monitored expiration dates on products and disposed of any spoiled or expired foods.
- Assisted with preparation of snacks and other light meals.
- Served food and beverage items to residents, meeting therapeutic diets.
- Operated kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
- Ensured all dishes were presented attractively before serving to customers.
- Operated kitchen equipment in alignment with OSHA protocols and manufacturer instructions.
- Delivered snacks to nurse station for distribution to specific residents.
- Monitored temperatures of prepared food and cold-storage areas.
- Helped with meal prep for daily meals, following strict sanitation, and food handling guidelines
- Ensured that all food was prepared according to established health standards.
- Prepared variety of foods according to exact instructions and recipe specifications.
- Served specific meals to patients with special dietary needs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Elkins High School
Elkins, WV06-2012
Skills
- Nutritional knowledge
- Food safety compliance
- Meal preparation
- Dietary restrictions management
- Kitchen equipment operation
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Workstation organization
- Effective communication
- Problem resolution
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Kitchen sanitation
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
Diatary Aide
Nella's at Autumn Lake
03.2024 - Current
High School Diploma -
Elkins High School