Dining Room Assistant | Nursing Home | PRN

Avera•Gettysburg, SD

42d•Onsite

About The Position

Assist residents to the dining room, serve food, prepare food for eating, interact with residents during the meal and assist in feeding the residents.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
Ability to communicate effectively with others.
Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Education of the nutritional section and feeding principles from the Dining Assistant Training

Nice To Haves

High School or GED Equivalent
Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
Maintain confidentiality.
Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Responsibilities

Check with charge nurse for residents on fluid restriction.
Offer coffee or water for residents not on fluid restriction and pre-breakfast snack.
Be in the dining room to place cover ups on the tables and assist residents.
Assist with passing trays and set up trays as needed (cut meat, butter bread - without touching the food).
Assist with feeding residents
Clean up dining room and sweep.
Record intakes and place trays in cart.
Visit and interact with residents in polite and pleasant manner.
May entertain residents with games or activities.
Assist residents out of the dining room and into their rooms, if time allows, non-weight bearing transports.