Dining Assistant

Job ID: 38079
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Hot Springs
Salary: Starting at $18.45, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GE
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Veterans Affairs - Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans Home. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, please visit https://vetaffairs.sd.gov/ .

Every day is Veterans Day at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Homes. We serve South Dakota Veterans and their families through quality health care in an environment and community of trust, dignity and sharing in our beautiful facility located in lovely Hot Springs, South Dakota.

At the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Homes, we not only consider it our duty to provide the highest level of care to those who answered our nation's call, we believe it is an honor. As a long-term care facility, our beautiful home offers 70 private nursing care units and 23 units for independent living. You will enjoy caring for America’s Heroes while maintaining your own work-life balance.

Are you looking for a a great way to helps others and earn a little cash? Join our Dining Assistant team and assist Veterans with eating and drinking during meal times. Dining Assistants are important and valuable members to the South Dakota Veterans Home by "taking care of America's heroes" by supplementing CNAs and nursing staff. Dining Assistants are not substitutes for CNAs or nursing staff. The Dining Assistant cannot feed a resident who has a complicated feeding problem or clinical conditions that require nursing training.

The Dining Assistant Program provides the necessary training which consists of 8 hours of online curriculum and 2 hours of clinical precepted by a Registered Nurse. The program's goal is to provide instruction to Dining Assistants who will provide residents with help in eating and drinking to reduce unplanned weight loss and dehydration. Flexible working hours available.

Licenses and Certifications:
Must possess or be able to obtain serve-safe certification and successfully complete dining assist certification.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Applicants must be at least 16 years of age or older.

Knowledge of:

• legal and ethical implications in the dining process;
• resident rights;
• infection prevention practices;
• recognize changes in residents that are inconsistent with their normal behavior;
• safety and emergency procedures;
• feeding techniques.

Skill to:

• assist residents with eating and drinking during mealtimes;
• document meal intake in electronic medical record.

Ability to:

• provide assistance in a safe and dignified manner to residents in the healthcare facility;
• interact with residents and members of the interdisciplinary team;
• provide a pleasant dining experience.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Successful applicant(s) will undergo an abuse and neglect screening. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=54M
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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