Dietary Aide - Full time

Dietary Aide

Lakeside Center is a 122-bed skilled nursing facility offering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, palliative care, hospice services, and outpatient therapy. Our mission is to provide residents with high-quality care while promoting their overall health and well-being. We are located at 11411 Armsdale Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218 If you're looking to be part of a caring, supportive, and uplifting team, we'd love to meet you! Because We Offer Our Employees: Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today! Health Insurance Dental & Vision Insurance Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay 401(k) Retirement Plan Flexible Scheduling Direct Deposit Opportunities for Overtime Doctegrity – 24/7 telemedicine access for employees and families Wonderschool – Support for child care and early education options Panda Perks & Benefits – Financial wellness tools, employee discounts, and more Comfortable Staffing Ratios A Supportive Team Environment – where everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and compassion

The Dietary Aide is responsible for assisting residents fulfill specific dietary requirements to promote their health and wellbeing. In addition to this, they would be assisting the Dietary Manager in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the overall operation of the Dietary Services Department in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, established facility policies and procedures, to ensure that quality food service and nutritional care is provided.

Dietary Aide Major Duties and Critical Tasks:

• Their duties include preparing and cooking food dishes, delivering food to patients and assisting the kitchen staff in maintaining a clean, sanitary workplace
• Review department policies, procedures, manuals, position descriptions, at least annually and participates in making recommended changes to stay current on facility protocols
• Interprets policies and procedures to personnel, patients/residents, visitors, family members, as necessary.
• Preparing meals, snacks and beverages following specific procedures
• Serving meals, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are followed at all times
• Taking inventory of kitchen supplies and food items
• Setting up and taking down dining areas and assisting with kitchen maintenance and general cleaning
• Assisting with educational programs on nutrition

Dietary Aide Required Education/Skills/Abilities:

• Education: Must possess as a minimum, a high school diploma;
• Experience: Previous experience as a Dietary Aide is preferred. Bonus experience includes training in cost control, food management, or diet therapy. Any combination of experience and training which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities of a Dietary Aide in a skilled nursing facility. Must have reliable transportation.