Dietary Aid

1 month ago


Festus, United States Festus Manor Nursing Center Full time
Free ServSafe Certification for all new hires

The overall purpose if the Dietary Aide position is to provide assistance in the delivery of dietary services. Incumbents may prepare and/or serve food items,set-up trays, wash tableware and cooking utensils, perform general cleaning tasks and deliver soiled linen, etc., to the laundry.

Qualifications:
  • Experience in food service and using food service equipment is preferred.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.
Essential Functions:
  • Assures that sanitation and quality standards are met.
  • Scrapes, stacks, loads, and washes dishes and tableware and utensils in dishwashing machine or by hand, according to instructions. Unloads and stores tableware and utensils.
  • Sanitizes food carts and dishwashing counters after each meal, and keeps dishwashing area clean at all times.
  • Logs and records wash/rinse temperatures.
  • Neatly arrnages tray and/or table setting with proper tableware, condiments, and tray card.
  • Performs various food preparation tasks, and assists in apportioning servings.
  • Prepares and serves beverages per recipe.
  • Cleans beverage dispensers according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • Performs other cleaning tasks according to established schedules.
  • May prepare and/or deliver nourishment and supplements identified with resident name and room number.
  • May maintain, or assist in maintaining, dry storage areas by logging temperatures daily and handling the unpacking, dating and rotating of food and non-food supplies.
  • Maintains tray cards making changes as may be directed or necessary.
  • Delivers soiled linens to laundry.
  • Identifies and correct safety hazards.
  • Fill orders for between-meal nourishments as assigned.
  • Wrap flatware in napkins, as applicable.
  • Set up trays for meals, placing napkin, flatware, condiments, straws and diet cards on trays.
  • Wipe dining tables following meals.
  • Maintain daily care of dishwasher and dish washing area, lavatory and sink, salad work table, dish storage cabinet, and food carts.
  • Empty trash cans daily and clean them thoroughly. Replace liners and return cans to stations.
  • Assist with care of floors in department by sweeping and/or mopping at a time when food is not being prepared or served.
  • Scraping and racking soiled dishes.
  • Sending dishes through dish machine.
  • Sorting and stacking of clean dihes.
  • Putting dishes into storage area.
  • Maintenance of dish machine room or area.
  • Ability to function as a Team Leader/ Role model.
  • Has reviewed Festus Manor's Policies and Procedures for Abuse Prevention and knows the employee's responsibility to enforce it.
  • Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.
Continuing Education:
  • Attends in-service and educational programs a directed by Facility.
  • Festus Manor will now fully cover the cost of ServSafe certificates at orientation

ABOUT US:

Festus Manor is a 150-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility located in the heart of Festus, minutes away from the 155 interstate. It's a homey welcoming, well-maintained facility, providing a warm and nurturing environment. Our staff is committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for all our residents, helping each to get stronger, healthier, and happier. We want all residents to leave Festus Manor with dignity and independence. Festus Manor is a proud member of MHCA and AHCA.
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