What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aid - Meadowbrook Nursing Center position at MEADOWBROOK NURSING?
The overall purpose of the dietary aide position is to provide assistance in the delivery of dietary services. Incumbents may prepare and/or serve food items, set up tables and trays, wash tableware and cooking utensils, perform general cleaning tasks, and deliver soiled linen, etc., to the laundry.
Qualifications:- Functional literacy in English isrequired.
- Physical ability to lift/carry equipment, food supplies, etc., is necessary.
- Experience in food service ispreferred.
- Experience using dishwashing equipment ishelpful.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills arenecessary.
- Vision must be adequate to see menus,etc.
Essential Functions
- Assures that sanitation and quality standards are met.
- Scrapes, stacks, loads, washes according to instructions, unloads and stores tableware and utensils.
- Sanitizes food carts and dishwashing counters after meal, and keeps dishwashing area clean at all
- times.
- Logs/records wash/rinse temperatures.
- Neatly arranges 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 menu/recipe.
- Cleans beverage dispensers according to manufacturer' s instructions.
- Performs other cleaning tasks according to established schedules.
- Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting.
- Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time.
- May prepare and/or deliver nourishments/supplements identified with resident name room number, date, and time.
- 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 corrects safety hazard.
- Performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned.