Dietary Aide - Server - Assisted Living

Prestige Senior Living - Rosemont Dietary Aide - Server

Located at 215 Killion Road in Yelm, Washington, Prestige Senior Living - Rosemont has 63 apartments of assisted living, as well as 24 units of independent living. Rosemont is a beautiful and well-kept building in a more rural setting. It's a community of vibrant not only team members, but also residents – we work where they live! Rosemont is no stranger to high performance. Just a few years ago, they were awarded the "Bronze" award through the American Health Care Association/National Center of Assisted Living (in addition to a deficiency-free survey!) in 2017, showing it's high performance. More recently, they won "Best of Nisqually" in 2020. If you want to work in an award-winning, high performing building, this place is for you. Our Rosemont team brings the fun to work every day, where they get to enjoy a home-like setting – full of fireplaces, a library, and more! Our team is just that…a "team." Everyone pitches in and helps each other out; a team of high performing healthcare providers that love and serve our residents. If you want to be a part of something greater then yourself, this is the place for you. Our turnover percentage has been reduced by over 80% recently, a testament to great leadership and commitment to excellence. Rosemont team members enjoy a strong promote-from-within culture as well.

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 a 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.

Summary of Benefits: Full-time team members are eligible for Prestige's comprehensive benefit package including choice of medical plans, HSA/FSA accounts, dental and vision insurance, and company paid life and AD&D insurance. All team members are eligible to participate in the company's retirement plans with a company match for those who meet the hours and service requirements. Additional benefits include Employee Assistance Program and Education Reimbursement program.

Position Summary

The Dietary Aide - Server 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. Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.

11. Attends 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.

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.