What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide position at Allure of Mendota?
Job Title:
Dietary Aide
Available Shifts:
1st - 6 a.m. to 2p.m.
2nd - 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Qualifications:
- Must meet eligibility requirements for IDPH Health Care Worker Registry
- Must be able to safely and successfully perform job related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.
- CPR certification as required.
- Food Handler Certification as required by State of Illinois
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Observe and promote Resident Rights. Report to Nurse, Director of Nursing, or Administrator when these rights are not uniformly and consistently applied within the facility.
- Care for multiple residents in facility
- Assist with meal preparation and serving ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are followed at all times.
- Inspect special diet trays before passing to ensure they comply with the dietary restrictions.
- Checks accuracy of meal tray against printed tray ticket menu.
- Resolves problems with resident trays.
- Offers residents appropriate alternate food and beverage choices.
- Monitoring residents' eating habits and reporting problems with swallowing, chewing, or loss of appetite.
- Assist the Cook with determining kitchen supplies and stock for the day, as well as checking and maintaining stock levels.
- Assist with cleaning duties in the kitchen and dining areas.
- Maintain clean and sanitized kitchen, storeroom, and dining room areas, equipment, and surfaces.
- Wash dishes and/or utensils in a way that is in line with acceptable practice standards.
- Resolve resident requests/complaints or report to appropriate staff.
- Assists with room service delivery as needed, including assembling resident trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to residents.
- Comply with sanitation regulations.
- Use proper PPE as required.
- Complete required documentation of meal service
- Other duties as assigned or needed.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
- Complete required training, online training, and attend department and all staff meetings.
- Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
- MANDATORY REPORTING OF SUSPECTED ABUSE/NEGLECT/MISAPPROPRIATION/EXPLOITATION to administrator, director or nursing, or charge nurse if administrator and/or DNS are not in building.
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