Dietary Aid

As a Dietary Aide, you will be a source of information, support, and supervision to your care team. Some of your responsibilities include:

· Practice good sanitation in handling food and equipment through knowledge and application of infection control techniques and standards.

· Perform tasks with accuracy and in manner demonstrating care for equipment and environment.

· Assist in meal service through pouring beverages, plating food, preparing & loading trays onto carts.

· Delivers nourishment carts to eating areas.

· Serves as dish room operator by doing those assigned tasks necessary for dish and cart clean up and storage in accordance with procedures.

· Organizes work tasks to perform in an efficient and timely manner.

· Attend in-service meetings and participate in continuing education to maintain and enhance knowledge and skills.

· Maintains confidential nature of residents and work environment.

· Perform daily and scheduled cleaning duties.

Dietary personnel will be responsible for the preparation and serving/clean up of all patient meals utilizing menus that address all preferences, diet orders and interventions.

The Dietary Cook/Aide will serve meals that are palatable and appetizing in appearance, serving the food in accordance with established policies.