Dietary Aide

Bluegrass Senior Living • Somerset, KY

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About The Position

Bluegrass Senior Living is seeking a Dietary Assistant to join its team. The role assists in providing safe, healthy, and appetizing food services that meet residents’ needs and preferences. The Dietary Aide helps prepare and serve food and snacks according to residents’ diet cards or other individualized documentation, supports meal service and resident setup, and reports food refusals to supervisors and nursing staff. The position also maintains a clean and safe food-service workspace, follows food-handling, infection-control, and workplace-safety practices, documents food-service matters, and assists with quality assurance and survey processes as directed. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Meet state and federal requirements.
• Valid driver’s license per facility requirements.
• Ability to speak, understand, and read English sufficiently to safely and properly care for residents.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including lifting over 75 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing and providing food and snacks according to residents’ diet cards and individualized plans.
• Prepare supplies and materials for the tray line; assemble, load, and deliver diet trays; assist residents with meal setup; serve food substitutes; and retrieve trays after meal service.
• Report residents’ refusal of food to a supervisor and nursing staff.
• Follow safety practices when operating food-preparation equipment, using personal protective equipment, handling and storing food, and using and storing chemicals.
• Follow infection-control procedures and comply with OSHA requirements and workplace safety practices, including hazard communication, blood-borne pathogen precautions, fire safety, and proper lifting techniques.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic food-service workspace, including cleaning cooking and serving areas, equipment, trays, dishes, and other items.
• Inspect for and report evidence of pests, equipment problems, safety or fire hazards, environmental-services or maintenance issues, injuries, and incidents.
• Carry out assigned duties during emergencies to help ensure employee and resident safety.
• Assist with quality assessment and assurance functions and survey processes as directed.
• Maintain required documentation, which may include nutritional screening, food preferences and acceptance, food- or fluid-related care-plan interventions, and other food-service matters.
• Maintain and apply current skills and knowledge through continuing education and in-service programs.
• Perform responsibilities in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and facility philosophy, policies, and procedures.
• Assist with developing and updating food-service policies and procedures as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED