Dietary Aide

Title: Dietary Aide

Reports to: Dietary Manager/Supervisor

Effective Date: 1/1/2017 Review Date: 3/7/2024

Position Summary:

The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and plating meals that meet the nutritional needs of the facility residents in a safe, resident-focused manner.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assists with preparing meals following all necessary guidelines and regulations

• Reviews production sheets to determine type and quantities of food to be prepared

• Plates food and assembles trays as appropriate per diet order and resident preference on meal ticket

• Prepares food/meals/trays according to planned menus and standardized recipes in a sanitary manner to ensure the utmost in quality with a minimum of waste

• Reviews menus to identify all foods required for therapeutic diets before preparing food.

• Reviews any menu or product issues with management, prior to making any changes, in order to get approval

• Stock ingredients, monitor inventory and notify manager of low stock

• Clean and sanitize food stations and wash dishes, cooking vessels and silverware

• Cleans dishes and cookware, as well as kitchen between meals when needed

• Breakdown, drain and clean dish machine at the end of each shift

• Make sure garbage cans are emptied, cleaned and relined during shift

• Assist with daily and weekly cleaning/sanitizing requirements in the kitchen and dining areas including but not limited to:

  • Work area,

  • Refrigerators, freezers, ice machine, stoves, ovens, storage areas, etc. as assigned by manager

  • Sweep and mop the kitchen floor before leaving the shift for the day

• Follows work and break schedules as posted in the department

• Maintains confidentiality of patient information in compliance with policies and regulations.

• Completes mandatory training provided by facility in a timely manner.

• Other duties, as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education / Training:

• Proven experience as a dietary aide preferred

• Further experience in customer service will be appreciated

• Knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines preferred

• Skilled in preparing plates/tray in accordance with dietary guidelines

• Friendly with good communication skills

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Work Experience:

• Six (6) Months Dietary Aide experience in Long Term Care preferred

Certification, Licensure, Registration:

• Current ServSafe certification preferred

Other Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and understand the English language

• Requires interpersonal and communication skills to effectively deal with residents and their families to communicate dietary preferences and needs.

• Requires the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

• Requires the ability to gather resident dietary preferences and relay accurate information to professional staff.

• Must embrace teamwork but can also work independently.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical Effort:

• Walking, standing, heavy lifting and bending for most of shift.

Work Environment:

• Works in a patient care environment and is exposed to x-rays, infectious diseases, contaminated needles, as well as unpleasant odors and patient care activities.

Pioneer Health Care Management - grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.