Dietary Aide - Skilled Nursing

1. POSITION SUMMARY
   The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation, food service, and general duties of the dietary department.
   
   
   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
   1. Assists in the preparation of food and is responsible for serving meals, snacks, and beverages using portion control and applicable sanitation practices.
   2. 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.
   3. Keeps the kitchen, dietary equipment, and dining room clean and sanitary at all times, including work areas and floors.
   4. 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.
   5. Ensures proper storage, rotation, preparation, and labeling of food in accordance with State and local guidelines and Prestige policy. Discards outdated food.
   6. 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.
   7. Follows facility fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions.
   8. Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and in a manner that respects dignity, meets confidentiality standards, and promotes resident and staff rights.
   9. Resets the dining room for the next meal and ensures supplies are available for upcoming meals.
   10. 1Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.
   11. 1Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
   12. Performs other duties as assigned.
   COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
   1. Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
   2. Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents' families, visitors, and staff.
   3. Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
   4. 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.

Karcher Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center

Karcheris Located at 1127 Caldwell Boulevard Nampa, ID 83651 just 20 short miles Westfrom the heart of Boise.

Witha new Director of Nursing in play and the continuous superb survey scores theteam just keeps getting better! In the past 4 years Karcher has become a 4-Starfacility with 5-Star quality measures, staffing rations, and RN coverage.

Karcherand the 66 licensed beds that they have has become the provider of choice withthe local hospitals in the Nampa area due to their excellent therapy staff.Amongst their high-quality staff, another reason it is a provider of choice isdue to the easy access to several local shops and restaurants for thosevisiting! The area is growing tremendously with many new homes and amenitiesmaking their way to Nampa.

Thestaff at Karcher differentiates them from the rest of the industry. You won'tfind a better team in the area. Karcher hasenjoyed a string of unbelievably high performance, including multiplerecent deficiency-free surveys.

Ourcommunity is stunning, immaculately kept up and a truly safe and enjoyableplace to spend your working days. Celebration, fun, and encouragement ofone and other is daily. Everyone is a team-player and always pitching in tohelp. The laughter of our team members as well as our residents flood the hallsto give it a family-oriented feel. This culture allows Karcher to have lowturnover and the positions that do come open to be like a rare diamond!

Thisis a culture of high performance and teamwork.

Ourmanagers at the community are accessible and present at all times tosupport our team. By working at Karcher, you would be relishing in anopen-door policy, responsive leadership style, a supportive environment, amanagement team that engages with staff and incredible opportunities for careeradvancement.

Ifworking in a home-like setting, with a robust team atmosphere, and with anational award-winning employer that has a great promote-from-within culture,then Prestige Senior Living - Karcher is the place foryou.

Who IsPrestige Care?

PrestigeCare is a family of over 75 Skilled Nursing + post-acute care centers, as wellas assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are anorganization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, wherewe have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.

Wehave four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guideeverything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development andadvancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieveyour career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care,you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work trulymatters at the end of every day.