Patient Dining & Nutrition Aide

ML Healthcare; Kemp (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Very Competitive Pay

Next Day Pay

PTO & Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Supplemental Insurances

401k with matching

Job summary

Lakeside Health and Wellness is seeking motivated Dietary Aides (Kitchen Staff) for full-time, hourly positions in our health center. You will prepare therapeutic desserts, serve meals, and maintain dining room stations while following diet orders and regulations.

We value teamwork, empathy for residents, and ability to work with residents, families and staff. Benefits include healthcare, PTO, holidays, 401k matching, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, perform simple arithmetic, and understand measurements and conversions
• Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred, but not required
• Ability to plan, organize and set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders and interpret specifications and standards
• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers. Requires empathy for the elderly

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required
• Serves meals in the health center pantries
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room(s) and breaks them down after the meals
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center pantries
• Transports all required non-food items to and from the health center pantries
• Washes silver, glass, china in dish machines in pantries as per regulation
• Provides health center snacks and supplements per diet orders
• Maintains stock and sanitation levels in coffee and juice machines in dining rooms
• Sets tables and maintains work stations in proper order
• Takes order, provides service and requested items both graciously and courteously
• Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service
• Answers pertinent questions about menu items
• Ensures that orders match Physician’s diet orders

Skills

English communication

Dietary service

Empathy for elderly

Teamwork

Job description

Lakeside Health and Wellness is seeking motivated Dietary Aides (Kitchen Staff) for full-time, hourly positions in our health center. You will prepare therapeutic desserts, serve meals, and maintain dining room stations while following diet orders and regulations.

We value teamwork, empathy for residents, and ability to work with residents, families and staff. Benefits include healthcare, PTO, holidays, 401k matching, and life insurance.