Dietary Aide

$31,200 - $31,200/Yr

Allure of Knox County - Galesburg, IL

Part-time

Galesburg, IL

About the position

The Dietary Aide at Allure of Knox County plays a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of residents by assisting with meal preparation and serving, while adhering to food safety and hygiene standards. This part-time position primarily involves working on weekends, providing essential support in a healthcare environment to promote resident rights and dietary compliance.

Responsibilities

• Observe and promote Resident Rights.
• Report to Nurse, Director of Nursing, or Administrator when these rights are not uniformly and consistently applied within the facility.
• Care for multiple residents in the facility.
• Assist with meal preparation and serving, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are followed at all times.
• Inspect special diet trays before passing to ensure they comply with dietary restrictions.
• Check accuracy of meal tray against printed tray ticket menu.
• Resolve problems with resident trays.
• Offer residents appropriate alternate food and beverage choices.
• Monitor residents' eating habits and report problems with swallowing, chewing, or loss of appetite.
• Assist the Cook with determining kitchen supplies and stock for the day, as well as checking and maintaining stock levels.
• Assist with cleaning duties in the kitchen and dining areas.
• Maintain clean and sanitized kitchen, storeroom, and dining room areas, equipment, and surfaces.
• Wash dishes and/or utensils in a way that is in line with acceptable practice standards.
• Resolve resident requests/complaints or report to appropriate staff.
• Assist with room service delivery as needed, including assembling resident trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to residents.
• Comply with sanitation regulations.
• Use proper PPE as required.
• Complete required documentation of meal service.
• Complete required training, online training, and attend department and all staff meetings.
• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
• Mandatory reporting of suspected abuse/neglect/misappropriation/exploitation to administrator, director of nursing, or charge nurse if administrator and/or DNS are not in building.

Requirements

• Must meet eligibility requirements for IDPH Health Care Worker Registry.
• Must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.
• CPR certification as required.
• Food Handler Certification as required by State of Illinois.

Benefits

• 401(k) 3% Match
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Daily Pay