Dietary Aide

Midwest Health•Topeka, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Aide assists in the kitchen before, during, and after meals. The role helps maintain kitchen work areas and keeps equipment, utensils, and food plates clean and orderly. The aide follows facility dietary, safety, infection-control, and other policies; helps serve meals and beverages, prepares between-meal snacks, performs cleaning and dishwashing, and assists the cook with meal preparation as needed. The aide also helps maintain a clean and safe department, reports hazards and incidents, and handles food and waste according to established procedures. The position requires regular attendance, basic computer skills, and the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. The employee may need to work beyond normal hours and on weekends or holidays, assist with resident evacuations, and work with residents and others at the facility. Physical demands include frequent lifting and carrying of lighter items, occasional lifting of 26–50 pounds, reaching, pushing and pulling, and various other movements. When assisting residents with objects over 25 pounds, the employee must use a transfer/gait belt or obtain another employee’s assistance.

Requirements

Basic computer skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to use a transfer/gait belt or obtain another employee’s assistance when assisting residents with objects over 25 pounds.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
Physical capacity for the stated lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing/pulling, and other movement requirements.

Responsibilities

Comply with the facility’s personnel, safety, and corporate policies and procedures.
Immediately report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse or neglect to the Administrator, Director of Nursing, or Charge Nurse on duty.
Treat residents, family members, visitors, and team members with dignity and respect, and maintain the confidentiality of resident and family information.
Report to work on time and as scheduled.
Follow established dietary procedures and policies.
Assist with serving meals and pouring beverages; prepare and serve between-meal nourishment snacks.
Perform daily or scheduled cleaning, including cleaning work tables, meat blocks, refrigerators/freezers, and food storage areas; sweep and mop floors as directed.
Perform dishwashing and cleaning procedures and ensure utensils and cooking equipment are ready for the next meal.
Remove garbage and keep work areas clean, dry, and free of hazards.
Assist the cook with meal preparation when needed.
Follow safety regulations, precautions, infection-control policies, and universal precautions.
Help maintain the department in a clean and safe condition and ensure necessary equipment and supplies are maintained.
Immediately report hazardous conditions or equipment to a supervisor and report accidents or incidents to the supervisor during the shift in which they occur.
Dispose of food and waste according to established policies.
Wear protective clothing and equipment when handling infectious waste or blood/body fluids.
Report missing or illegible labels or safety data sheets to a supervisor.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations when required.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain another employee’s assistance when assisting residents with lifting or carrying objects over 25 pounds.