Dietary Aide - Part-Time (BM#796, 823,824,825)

Job Description

Under the close supervision of the Dietary Manager, incumbent is responsible for creating an enjoyable dining experience for our residents and their guests. Follows established order and style of serving in the HCU Dining Room.

• Must be familiar with modified diets.

• Is involved in ensuring the nutritional adequacy through serving food as indicated on modified diets, as well as providing feedback from residents to the Dietary Manager and Dietician, on nutritional problems.

• Follows all safety and sanitation rules and regulations.

• Performs side jobs.

• Modifies food consistency to meet individual needs.

• Trains new employees as instructed.

• Attends all in-service training to ensure that all rules and regulations are being followed.

• Will be an active part in revising and implementing rules and new regulations as they come into play.

• Responsible for cleaning, bussing and resetting of dishes.

• Maintains a clean, neat appearance.

• Assist residents with seating and satisfactory handling of situations as they arise.

• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned by lead dietary aide or supervisor.

• Ensure the dining experience is pleasant and enjoyable through cheerful behavior and by properly following established procedures for style and order of service.

• Ensuring that nutritional adequacy is provided by following established procedures and providing appropriate feedback to supervisor.

• Follows all Federal, State and County regulations and codes regarding food - procedures and sanitation by following established guidelines.

• Ensures that the training duties provide new servers with optimum skills and knowledge in order to perform in the Health Care Dining Room and reinforces those skills.

• Ensures that we meet county and state regulations as reflected in inspections.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of proper dining room service, sanitation, and safety procedures.

• Possess the ability to follow instruction, work well with others, and maintain a good rapport its residents.

• Possess the ability to cope with the extensive needs of older persons with, ie., physical handicap and/or varying degrees of disorientation.

• Must be able to work independently.

• Posses the ability to take direction and to carry it out effectively.

• Posses the ability to follow direction of Dietician and Nursing Personnel.

• Posses the ability to perform well during state and county inspections.

• General knowledge of alterations of food.

• Knows proper OBRA regulations to maintain sanitation of the kitchen.

• Has basic knowledge if HACCAP.

• Has general knowledge of Universal Precautions.

• Has general knowledge of OSHA regulation.

• Must know the difference in modified diets.

Additional Information

• Covered by standard policies and procedures.

• Refers customer complaints to supervisor.

• Must have the latitude to individualize each resident’s needs.

• Reports to work each day on time and as scheduled.

• Participates in appropriate in-service education, meeting State in-service requirements.

• Actively participates in required meetings, arriving on time unless prior arrangements have been made.

• Takes initiative in performing job as evidenced by offering new ideas solutions, informing supervisor of potential problems/hazards, using time, equipment, and supplies efficiently, assuming extra duties willingly, and participating in educational programs to keep abreast of new developments, procedures, and technologies.

• Complies with organization’s policies and procedures.

• Agrees to abide by the CSI (Customer Service Initiative) guidelines as outlined in the CSI Training Program.

• Agrees to abide by the Standard of Community Excellence during my employment at Broadmead.

• Responsible for reporting any alleged or suspected violation of the Standards of Community Excellence.

• Adheres to the Organizations Policies & Procedures covering Privacy and Security in Compliance with HIPAA regulations.

• You are committed to caring for the whole person, body, mind, and spirit.

• You embrace the resident lifestyle philosophy with the residents, their families, and those with whom you work.

• You recognize that your work makes a difference in the lives of those with whom you care.

• You realize that those with whom you care depend on you.

• You are committed to working as a team player.