Feeding Assistant (Nutritional Aide) Job at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll, IA

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  • St. Anthony Regional Hospital
  • Carroll, IA

Job Description

Posted Date: 6/27/2024

Job Location: St. Anthony Nursing Home, 406 East Anthony St, Carroll, IA, 51401
Department: Nursing Home
Employment Type: Relief

Job Description

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to feed those residents in long term care facilities that do not have complicated feeding problems which require a trained nurse.  A Nutritional Aide provides whatever level of assistance the resident needs to get good nutrition and hydration and makes dining as enjoyable as possible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Take the resident to the dining room or designated feeding area.

• Prepare resident for meals.

• Prepare designated food for eating based on the resident’s medical conditions, physical health, preferences and distaste based on Dietician instructions.

• Cut meat or other meal items into smaller pieces as needed so the resident may self-feed.

• Assist a resident as he or she drinks a beverage.

• In some cases the resident may need to be fed.

• Provide encouragement and conversation during the meal.

• Monitor the resident’s eating habits and report problems with swallowing, chewing, or loss of appetite.

• Take the resident back to the room or to another area in the facility.

• Be able to perform Heimlich maneuver.

• Works willingly and accepts assignments as given.

• Attends all mandatory meetings and programs.

• Performs other duties as necessary or assigned.

• Complies with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, regulations, and Standards of Conduct relating to the position and agrees to report any suspected violations of law or Standards of Conduct.

• Complies with all applicable state and federal regulations.

• Maintains a safe work environment using safe work practices, utilizing standard precautions and complying with hazardous waste procedures at all times as described in St. Anthony's Safety Manual.

• Maintains the confidentiality of patient, resident, employee and organizational information.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• A high school diploma or equivalent.

• State approved training course needed.  Sec. 483.35(h) specifies that if a facility uses Paid Nutritional Aide. They must successfully complete a state approved training course that meets certain minimum requirements and is at least eight hours long.  “Successful completion” is left up to the instructor or the supervisory nurse to assess.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

• Must be flexible and adaptable to change.

• The ability to comply with sanitation regulations.

• Good communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills, especially when working with residents and their families.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to speak effectively before customers, patients, families and employees of the organization.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, reach with hands and arms, taste or smell.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  May be required to lift equipment and supplies.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

If you have further questions, please call the Human Resources Department at 712-794-5111.

Job Tags

Relief, Flexible hours,

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