What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary & Environmental Services Aide position at Liberty Home Care?
Performs designated foodservice duties and cleaning routines for the Support Service department. The Dietary Aide/Environmental Services Aide will be expected to interact with patients and visitors in a warm friendly manner and will always adhere to the premise that this is “HOME” to the patients.
Open Schedules
Part Time
General Duties:
Open Schedules
Part Time
- 1 pm - 7pm
- 4 days / week with rotating every other weekend.
- 11 am - 7pm
- every other weekend rotation (both Saturday & Sunday)
General Duties:
- Demonstrates knowledge of all infection control procedures including proper hand washing techniques, contact with blood spills and standard precautions.
- Promotion of and adherence to the elements of the corporate compliance program.
- Attends all in services and meetings as required.
- Demonstrates accurate knowledge of chemicals used in performing duties.
- Helps in collecting menus, delivering meals and snacks, removing and cleaning trays.
- Assists the cook in food preparation as necessary.
- Sets and cleans the family dining room area as necessary.
- Cleans and maintains the family room kitchen on a daily basis.
- Replenishes any products as necessary.
- Washes pots, pans, dishes and silverware according to procedures.
- Puts the clean items in the proper location as assigned.
- Assists with setting up and clean up for events.
- Collects and removes trash as necessary.
- Maintains high standards of sanitation, staff hygiene, food service techniques and safety.
- Provides assistance to leadership in the acceptance and verification of vendor deliveries.
- Able to prepare, distribute and serve food under sanitary conditions in accordance with the New York State Health Department.
- Cleans patient rooms including but not limited to dusting furniture, dust and wet mop floors, vacuuming carpets.
- Cleans closets and drawers as needed.
- Cleans toilets, sinks and mirrors in the patient bathroom.
- Polishes and cleans fixtures in the patient bathroom.
- Moves furniture and other heavy objects as required utilizing proper lifting techniques.
- Collects refuse and regulated medical wastes and disposes it according to the established policy and procedure.
- Adheres to all safety issues relative to medical waste, soiled linen and blood borne pathogens.
- Empties and cleans waste baskets, relines containers with new liners.
- Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors, countertops and walls of the bathroom.
- Cleans communal areas throughout the hospice house.
- Cleans/maintains office areas. Empties trash, vacuums, cleans furniture, walls and vents.
- Cleans and maintains the staff lounge, staff locker rooms, family and staff bathrooms
- Conducts job duties in accordance with established department policy and safety/sanitation standards.
- Returns equipment and tools to proper location after use, clean and in good condition.
- Properly uses machines to meet environmental services requirements such as vacuum cleaners, carpet cleaner, etc.
- Reports mechanical failures or necessary equipment repairs to supervisor.
- Receives and collects soiled linen from the patient’s rooms. Sorts linens according to type, condition and color. The patient’s laundry will be separated and washed individually.
- Plans daily wash schedule and establishes priorities with the Director of Support Services or designee.
- Uses standard precautions when handling soiled linen.
- Loads, operates, and unloads washer/dryer following established methods and formulas.
- Insures linen weights are accurate and machine is loaded properly before start of operation.
- Ensures that the linen room, cleaning equipment carts, and floor is kept neat and orderly. Assists in maintaining the laundry facilities, equipment and supplies.
- Assists with the preventive maintenance of equipment such as dryer and washer replacement filters and cleaning of lint traps as needed.
- Returns clean laundry to each individual patient’s room.
- High School Diploma/GED
- Ability to comprehend food service and housekeeping operations.
- 6 months to 1 year experience as a foodservice worker in a healthcare facility preferred
- 6 months to 1 year experience as a housekeeping aide in a healthcare facility preferred.
- Knowledge of and compliance with all applicable federal, state and local privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Will be respectful of patient and visitor property.
- Will be respectful and cordial to co-workers.
- Will not discuss personal issues with co-workers, visitors or patients.
- Will not disclose to patients or visitors operational issues
- Occasionally exposed to hot, humid and noisy work environment.
- Occasionally exposed to odorous housekeeping and laundry cleaning agents/chemicals.
- Occasionally exposed to unpleasant patient elements.
- Subject to injury from moving parts and equipment.
- Subject to exposure to risk of blood borne diseases.
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
- Will be subject to providing assistance to both patients and visitors.
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
- Prolonged, extensive or considerable walking and standing
- Pushes, pulls or moves heavy equipment
- Must be able to lift 40 lbs. from the floor to the mid-chest
- Frequent reaching with hands and arms