PACE Dietary Aide/Personal Care Aide

Valir Health•Shawnee, OK

About The Position

The PACE Dietary Aide/CNA primarily supports meal preparation, meal service, sanitation, and maintenance of kitchen and dining areas. After assigned dietary responsibilities are completed, the employee may provide personal care assistance to participants in their homes. Dietary and participant-care assignments are coordinated to ensure meal-service duties, food-safety standards, infection-prevention requirements, and participant needs are met. The employee works collaboratively with dietary, nursing, and center staff while maintaining participant dignity, safety, and confidentiality. The role also provides supplemental CNA support in the center after dietary duties are completed or when reassignment is coordinated by the PACE Site Director and licensed nursing staff. CNA duties must remain within the employee’s certification, demonstrated competencies, and each participant’s Plan of Care.

Requirements

CNA assignments must remain within the employee’s certification, demonstrated competencies, and each participant’s Plan of Care.

Responsibilities

Assist with preparing meals and snacks according to approved menus, recipes, portion standards, and authorized substitutions.
Set up dining areas, meal trays, utensils, condiments, beverages, and other meal-service supplies.
Portion, plate, serve, distribute, and retrieve meals, trays, snacks, beverages, and nourishments.
Maintain required hot and cold food temperatures and complete assigned food, dish-machine, sanitation, and other dietary logs accurately.
Wash, clean, and sanitize dishes, utensils, food-service equipment, carts, counters, work surfaces, floors, and dining areas according to established schedules and procedures.
Stock and organize food and dietary supplies and report low inventory, damaged products, or storage concerns.
Remove waste and keep kitchen and dining areas and trash containers clean and sanitary.
Follow approved food-handling, infection-prevention, allergen and diet-related precaution, and cross-contamination prevention procedures.
Provide courteous and respectful service and respond promptly to meal-service needs or concerns.
Report food-safety concerns, spills, equipment problems, and other hazards to the appropriate supervisor.
Assist participants with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, personal hygiene, mobility, transfers, and eating as needed.
Assist with instrumental activities of daily living, including light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and other approved household tasks.
Assist with ambulation, positioning, and use of prescribed assistive devices while maintaining participant safety.
Encourage participant independence and involvement in daily activities to the greatest extent possible.
Observe and promptly report changes in participant condition, safety concerns, falls, or unmet needs to the appropriate clinical team member.
Maintain a clean, safe, and supportive home environment.
Follow infection-prevention practices, participant rights, confidentiality requirements, and established safety procedures.
Complete required visit documentation and communicate services provided, concerns, and changes in participant needs.
Perform other related duties within the position’s scope and the assigned Plan of Care.