Job: Dietary Aide

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Part time, Hourly

Wage: $15/hr. 

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description:

Come join a fun, friendly work environment, where we like to have fun while providing quality dining services for our residents.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Report department supply and equipment needs to the Certified Dietary Manager and/or the Registered Dietitian.
• Ensure that tables are stocked and prepared for each meal service.
• Ensure beverage machines are operational and filled before breakfast and supper.
• Assist residents who come to dining room in between meals and offer food and drinks as desired and per physician’s orders.
• Assist residents with the set up of their meals as needed and with regard to infection control standards, i.e., cutting their food, seasoning with condiments, opening packaging, etc.
• Take residents’ meal orders and provide water and other beverages of choice as they arrive in the dining room for meals.
• Record meal intake percentages for each resident after each meal.
• Clean and sanitize every table after each use and after all the residents have left the table.
• Take and record milk, refrigerator and freezer temperatures at the start of each shift.
• Ensure the dining room is continually cleaned and stocked with supplies for meal service.
• Communicate with nursing staff if a resident has not arrived for their meal, and deliver them a room tray if necessary.
• Ensure clothing protectors and napkins are taken to laundry and picked up from laundry, so residents have them for use during meals.
• Offer a variety of choices and honor personal preferences as allowed during meals.
• Offer other options if resident is not eating or does not like their meal.
• Report residents who are not eating or having difficulty eating to nursing personnel and/or the Registered Dietitian.
• Report appropriate information to the Certified Dietary Manager and/or the Registered Dietitian regarding existing problems or the potential for problems.
• Models and promotes person centered care, and actively participates in neighborhood meetings and activities. 

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid orientation
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties: Geriatrics

Shift:

• Afternoon shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.