About this position
Description:
POSITION TITLE: Dining Services Associate
DEPARTMENT: Dietary
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
PART TIME - EVERY OTHER WEEKEND - 12 hour shifts
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Serve nutritious meals to our residents in a safe sanitary manner in accordance with Public Health Regulations, and in compliance with Sanitation Code.
- Responsible for ensuring a clean, safe working environment and maintaining this responsibility by safe work habits, using correct hand washing techniques and routine cleaning.
- Serve attractive, nutritious meals in a pleasant, respectful manner, mindful of the special needs of the residents.
- Practice safe usage of all equipment within the department and the ability to clean, sanitize and maintain the equipment as outlined in the cleaning schedules.
- Prepare the dining rooms daily: set tables, pour beverages, clear and clean dishes.
- Follow cleaning procedures when mechanical equipment is not available ex: power failure.
- Performs other duties as directed by the Executive Director.
- Report any infraction in the food services department policies and procedures.
- Arrive to work at the scheduled time.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights.
- Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
- Report work related injuries and illnesses immediately to your supervisor.
- As a condition of employment, complete all assigned training and skills competency.
- Participate in all life safety and emergency drills and trainings.
- Fulfill responsibilities as assigned during implementation or activation of the facility’s emergency plan.
- Assists with evacuation of residents in an emergency situation
- Maintain confidentiality of Protected Health Information, including verbal, written and electronic communications.
- Report non-compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel.
- Protect residents from abuse and cooperate with all investigations.
- Report any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator.
- Report any retaliation or discrimination to the Human Resource Director and the Compliance Officer.
- Fulfill individual responsibility to report any suspicion of a crime to law enforcement and the state agency.
- Performs other duties as requested.
annual health REQUIREMENTS:
- Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
- physical and sensory requirements:
- (With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
- Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
- Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents
- Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
- May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.