Nutrition is an essential part of healing for all of the patients who receive care at Children’s Minnesota, and we need your help as a dietary aide to ensure everyone gets the nourishment they need.
What does a dietary aide do?
Dietary aides assist cooks with the preparation of age- and developmentally-appropriate food for patients as well as deliver orders to inpatient rooms. They will also operate kitchen equipment, handle cash and complete general cleaning tasks. However, this job is so much more than bringing meals where they need to go. The heart of this job is making families’ hospital stays easier and being a bright spot in a child’s day.
“Food is a big deal for children,” said Mary Smieja, shared services manager for the nutrition services department at Children’s and hiring manager for the dietary aide position. “It’s something they know about, and they know they like.”
Because food is such a big deal to kids, it’s often fun for them to call down to the kitchen and place their own order with the dietary aide. And when aides bring the order up to the child’s room, it can be the highlight of their day, according to Mary.
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