Dietary Aide

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves beverages per recipes.
• Performs food preparation, covering, storage, and labeling tasks as assigned.
• Arranges tray and/or table settings with proper tableware, condiments, and tray card.
• Serves meals to residents in accordance with established schedules, dietary procedures, and resident rights/quality of life principals.
• Delivers nourishments and supplements to the nurse station for distribution to specific residents.
• Avoids waste of food items and dietary supplies.
• Cleans tables and removes dishes, trays, and utensils from the dining room to the dishwashing area.
• Scrapes, empties soiled dishes, disposes of waste, properly loads dish machine, and operates automated dishwashing solution dispensing systems.
• Records wash and rinse temperatures as requested.
• Unloads dish machine and sorts clean dishes.
• Washes and sanitizes cooking equipment and utensils by hand as necessary.
• Maintains sanitation and cleanliness of all kitchen equipment, utensils, counters, and preparation and storage areas as directed and according to established schedules, and facility and departmental policies for routine cleaning.
• Bags and disposes of garbage according to established procedures.
• Delivers soiled tablecloths and dietary linens to laundry.
• Participates in QAPI (Quality Assurance Process Improvement) program, taking a proactive approach to quality care and services on a continuous basis with engagement of residents, family members, and staff.
• Reports and documents resident changes in consumption or behaviors appropriately.
• Sets high standards of excellence for meeting resident needs, builds and maintains relationships with residents, communicates with residents in a genuine manner using appropriate verbiage, and establishes good rapport with the residents.
• Demonstrates fun in creating a positive atmosphere for residents in conjunction with our core values.
• Fulfills daily assignments as assigned and is proactive to change.
• Possesses understanding and compassion for the elderly population.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency (preferred).
• CPR Certification (preferred).