Dietary Aide Skilled Nursing

Anchorage, AK, United States

Job Description


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POSITION SUMMARY

The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation, food service, and general duties of the dietary department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * Assists in the preparation of food and is responsible for serving meals, snacks, and beverages using portion control and applicable sanitation practices.

  • Responsible for delivering meals to resident rooms or tables and setting up meal trays in accordance with dietary orders and tray cards. Ensures residents are served proper diet and food preferences in a timely manner.
  • Keeps the kitchen, dietary equipment, and dining room clean and sanitary at all times, including work areas and floors.
  • Cleans utensils, dishes, and pots and pans by operating the dishwasher or proper handwashing processes. Ensures dishwasher is working properly and at the appropriate temperature. Records temperature of dishwasher. Properly stores pots, dishes, and utensils.
  • Ensures proper storage, rotation, preparation, and labeling of food in accordance with State and local guidelines and Prestige policy. Discards outdated food.
  • Partners with dietary staff to ensure equipment is working properly and at the appropriate temperature. Records temperature of equipment throughout shift as needed. Reports faulty equipment immediately.
  • Follows facility fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions.
  • Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and in a manner that respects dignity, meets confidentiality standards, and promotes resident and staff rights.
  • Resets the dining room for the next meal and ensures supplies are available for upcoming meals.
  • 1Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.
  • 1Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES * Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
  • Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents\' families, visitors, and staff.
  • Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
  • Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
  • Must have Food Handler Permit as required by the State.
EDUCATION
  • Some High School education preferred.
EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED - At Prestige, it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Center of Anchorage

THE LOCATION

Located in East Anchorage at 9100 Centennial Circle, the 102-bed skilled nursing care community at Prestige Care & Rehabilitation Center of Anchorage boasts an exceptional leadership team, numerous recent awards for quality of care, and a commitment to employee satisfaction. If you are looking for a fun, teamwork-focused culture in a home-like environment (with the occasional parking lot moose!), look no further!

At Prestige Care Anchorage we recognize that managers on the ground are what really drive work culture and are committed to our belief in \xe2\x80\x9cworking managers\xe2\x80\x9d-no leaders missing-in-action here! The Anchorage leadership team is invested in a promote-from-within mentality and their dedication to staffing excellence is evident-zero use of agency staff two years in a row! Additionally, our team members enjoy an amazing benefits package and generous PTO plan (take a month in your first year).

Under the leadership of Senior Administrator Tammy Rose, team members of Prestige Care Anchorage take pride in acknowledgement at a national and state-level for their commitment to the health and well-being of their residents and patients. In addition to receiving Overall 5 Stars Quality Rating from CMS, Prestige Care Anchorage was recently recognized for the following:
  • 2020 Long Term Care Frontline Fighters Patient Safety Award - Alaska State Hospital & Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA)
  • 2020 Tier 3 Certificate of Achievement Quality Initiative Recognition Program - AHCA/NCAL
  • 2020, 2018 National Quality Bronze Award - AHCA/NCAL
  • 2020-21 Best Nursing Home - US News
  • 2019, 2018 Nursing Home Quality Excellence Award - Mountain-Pacific Quality Health
  • 2018 Innovation in Transformation Award - ASHNHA
As a team member at Prestige Care Anchorage, you join a group dedicated to community involvement and support. Our robust partnerships with University of Alaska Anchorage, Mat-Su and Anchorage School Districts, and Nightingale College provide great clinical experiences for CNA and nursing students-we also have our own in-house CNA program! We also participate in a variety of events yearly based on staff and resident interests-past events have included Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, Fur Rondy\'s Outhouse Races and Running of the Reindeer, and Relay for Life.

THE COMPANY

Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.

We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is an employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every day.

Prestige Care

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  • Job Id
    JD4360289
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Anchorage, AK, United States
  • Education
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