PACE Dietary Aide

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff

Responsibilities:

• Assist in helping prepare meals in consultation with the Registered Dietitian.
• Serve meals as necessary and on a timely basis.
• Assist Registered Dietitian with menu planning, and ensuring all special diets ordered are served to the appropriate PACE Participant.
• Follow recipes, prepare and cook food in a clean and sanitary manner.
• Ensure established meal plans are prepared in line with Registered Dietitian instructions.
• As directed, take note of food allergies and prepare food in line with Participants' needs.
• Assist Registered Dietitian in interviewing patients to ensure personalized dietary needs are met.
• Record meals served accurately, and monitor food temperatures.
• Set up meal trays, food carts, etc., and distribute trays prepared to PACE Participants.
• Set up and take down dining areas to ensure distribution and collection of plates, glasses, etc.
• Collect and clean trays, wipe kitchen surfaces and sanitize as necessary.
• Properly dispose of food waste, and ensure plates and utensils are not contaminated.
• Assist Registered Dietitian to ensure all the necessary ingredients are in stock, and keep track of what is in the kitchen and what needs to be replenished.
• Ensure all food procedures are followed in accordance with established policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent GED Certificate required.
• Food Handler's permit required.
• Ability and means to travel as needed in a timely manner within San Diego County, to locations that may have limited access to public transportation; proof of liability and property damage insurance on vehicle used is required. DRIVER REQUIREMENTS: Licensed for a minimum of 3 years; No more than 2 violations and/or accidents within 3 years; No vehicle related suspensions/reinstatements; No DUI, reckless or felony Driving within 7 years.
• 1-2 years of experience in the role of Dietary Aide, or assisting in food preparation and distribution of meals to designated patients or participants preferably with the older adult population.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

Rewards:

• Job type: Regular Full Time
• Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)