Dietary Aide Full-Time

Westgate Gardens is a special nursing facility and fosters a wonderful working environment.

Westgate leadership understands the importance of honoring, appreciating, and prioritizing the staff.

When staff loves their jobs, residents receive superior care.

Westgate holds multiple staff appreciation events each month, we have regular dress-up days and fun contests, monthly all-staff meetings where staff are celebrated (birthdays/anniversaries/employee of the month/resident choice award.etc.) and ice cream is served to the staff every Friday.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Dietary Aide

DEPARTMENT: Dietary

POSITION:
The Dietary Aide is to assist the Cook in the preparation and service of meals.

REPORTING:
This position is responsible to the Dietary Services Supervisor.

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Education: High School graduate or equivalent preferred

License: None required

Work Experience: Experience in working in kitchen of communities or institutions that provide meals to large groups of people on a daily basis is preferred

Language Skills:

§ Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.

Mathematical Skills:

§ Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

§ Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, and volume.

Communication Skills:

§ Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills, and be empathetic.
§ Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, responsible parties, staff and outside resources and agencies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

§ Set-up trays with proper dishes, glasses, cups and eating utensils for meals to be served including correct assistive feeding devices as indicated on the tray card

§ Prepare hot and cold foods and beverages for residents' meals as assigned by the Cook or Dietary Services

Supervisor, following recipes and posted menus, for both regular, modified and therapeutic diets

§ Serve food for meal delivery:
§ Read tray card.

Check carefully for allergies, food likes/dislikes, specific instructions
§ Place on tray


* Correct type and amount of beverages


* Correct type of food and texture as ordered by the diet with attention to serving modified and therapeutic diets


* Correct portion control


* Add correct condiments, i.e., salt, pepper, sugar, butter, etc.


* Special requested items

§ Recheck items on tray with tray card to insure resident receives correct diet

Revision Date: 09/01/16 1

§ Assist with social dining/meal service if required

§ Prepare nourishments

§ Clean food preparation utensils, dishes, and preparation areas after use

§ Follow posted cleaning schedule utilizing proper procedures

§ Practice infection control policies and procedures of the department and facility

§ Pra...