Skilled Nursing Dietary Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking for the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in your work life?

Holgate Center (HC) strives to provide a positive work environment that fosters collaboration, teamwork, and continuously achieving solid business results.

HC team members unite around a common cause of resident care and community support. This culture brings our team together and ensures everyone is working toward the same goal.

A team that works together with a collective goal to improve our residents care experience creates an internal culture of collaboration and mutual success.

HC is passionate about making a positive, lasting impact on our residents and visitors, and so are our team members.

We are hiring full-time Dietary Aides to be a part of our awesome team here in the Holgate Community!

Dietary aide

Job Description

Department

Food and Nutrition Services

Reports to

Dietitian / Director of Food Services

Reporting to this position

None

Job Classification

Department Staff

Position Purpose

Provide assistance in all food functions as directed / instructed and in accordance with established food policies and procedures.

We'd like to see :

• Ability to productively work independently as well as in a team setting
• Recognize and achieve sanitation, quality, and presentation standards
• Be clean, friendly, detailed, and efficient, while supporting the highest food quality standards
• Excellent customer service attitude; great work ethic and consistent attendance

SALARY

$17.00 - $20.00 per hour DOE

BENEFITS Part-time (24 hours per week)

• 403(b) with Employer Match
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Free Parking
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Bonus Program
• Reduced Fare Bus Pass

JOB TYPES

Full-time

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

Geriatrics

EXPERIENCE

No experience necessary, DOE

ESSENTIAL FUCTIONS

Work closely with the food service team to prepare and serve meals to residents, their guests and

family members

• Perform kitchen duties as instructed in the preparation of meals
• Preparing for meal service (setting up salad bar, pouring waters, setting up line, etc.)
• Cleaning a dining room (vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, busing tables, etc.)
• Complete pre-service trainings, monthly ongoing education and in-services on time and attend

scheduled facility / campus meetings

Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and a positive emphasis, as well as a

calm environment throughout the facility

• Maintain a good working rapport with co-workers as well as employees throughout the company
• Greeting patient / resident visitors and staff courteously
• Respect dignity and confidentiality standards
• Promote resident rights as related to nutrition and choice
• Remain engaged in work activities throughout the duration of shift
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Recognize and achieve sanitation, quality, and presentation standards
• Be clean, friendly, detailed, and efficient, while maintaining the highest food quality standards
• Strong team work as well as being able to productively work solo
• Follow oral and written instructions
• Adhere to all state, OSHA, and safety regulations
• Self-managed; self-starter; good time management
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Be a concise communicator with great command of the English language with ease of reading, writing,

comprehending, and speaking

• Must be reliable and able to work all assigned hours
• Must be able to participate in work activities for the duration of shift without attending to personal

issues, and making personal phone calls while on shift (access phone during breaks only)

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Exhibit reliability, work ethic through excellent attendance, flexibility, responsiveness, clear

communication, balanced temperament, and teamwork

Show sincere and caring, understanding attitude

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to properly carry a maximum of 25 pounds unassisted without difficulty
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time; as well as reach, stoop, bend, lift, carry,

pull / push and manipulate various food products, dietary supplies, and equipment

WORKING CONDITIONS

Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions

Job tasks may be performed in close physical proximity to other people

Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens, and other bodily fluids

Possible exposure to profanity and / or offensive behavior

Possible exposure to verbal or physical aggression

Includes exposure to disease or infections

Compliance as a Condition of Employment and Performance Appraisal

Agreement to abide by all standards, policies, and procedures of the facility, including the facility’s compliance and ethics program, is a condition of employment.

Compliance will be a factor in evaluating job performance. Violations, including failure to report violations, will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

This job description is intended to convey the general scope of the major duties and responsibilities inherent in this position.

Other tasks not listed here may be assigned if the tasks are similar or related to the essential duties of the position.

Periodic revision may be necessary to reflect changes in expectations placed on the long-term care industry by various governmental agencies.

This job description will be reviewed and / or revised annually and as needed.

Individual performance will be evaluated using the following scale :

Unsatisfactory : Achieves results that are far less than the standards identified for the performance factors rated.

Needs Improvement : Achieves results that are less than the standards identified for the performance factors rated. Exhibits the potential to become a competent performer.

May be new to job or need skill development.

Meets Standards : Achieves results that meet the standards identified for the performance factors rated. This rating is the expected level of performance.

Exceeds Standards : Achieves results that usually exceed the standards identified for the performance factors rated.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Oregon state civil rights law, it is the policy of The Holgate Center to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.

The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.

If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources [email protected]

Saturday, Sunday, Monday , Tuesday 6AM-2 : 30PM

Wednesday 8AM-4 : 30PM

40 hours per week