Dietary Aide

Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center•Oakland, MD

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About The Position

The Dietary Aide helps prepare and serve meals and snacks to patients, residents, employees, and special events. The role supports a positive mealtime experience for patients and long-term residents by following planned menus, individual food preferences, and diet orders. The Dietary Aide assists the Cook with safe food handling, portioning, quantity, and timely meal preparation, and may wash dishes when needed or instructed by the Dietary Manager.

Requirements

Possess at least a high school diploma or equivalent GED.
Speak, understand, and write fluent English.
Have reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Food handler’s permit, preferred according to local regulatory requirements.
Experience in food preparation and service within a skilled nursing or long-term care facility is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with the preparation and/or service of meals and food for patients, employees, and special events as instructed by the Dietary Manager.
Serve food and snacks according to the planned menu or spreadsheet, patient or resident food preferences, and diet orders.
Assist the Cook in ensuring food is prepared and/or pre-portioned using proper food-handling and safety techniques, in the proper quantity, on schedule, and in accordance with the menu and residents’ diet orders.
Wash dishes when necessary or when instructed by the Dietary Manager.

Benefits

Competitive wage.
Comprehensive benefits package for full-time team members, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance and flexible spending accounts.
Tuition reimbursement and nursing loan repayment programs.
PerkSpot local deals and weekly perks program.
401(k).
Paid time off plan.
Pet insurance discount.
DailyPay option.
Purchasing Power online purchasing with payroll deduction.
Tickets at Work entertainment ticket discounts.
Employee Assistance Plan for employees and their families.
Helping Friends Foundation employee hardship and crisis fund.
Auto and home insurance employee discount with payroll deduction.
In-facility education programs.