Resident Support Aide

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.

McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

The following description of job duties and responsibilities is intended to reflect the major responsibilities and essential functions of the job but is not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

Assists in food preparation and food service to residents.

Prepares and delivers food substitutions to residents as needed and assists residents in setting up meal tray as needed.

Serves food in accordance with established portion control procedures and is responsible for ensuring diet and preferences are followed accurately for each resident.

Ensures proper sanitation and storage of kitchen equipment, food and supplies.

Ensures that food temperatures are maintained at proper levels throughout service, and storage.

Assists residents and staff with menu questions, complaints and concerns.

Understands modified diets and is a team player in working toward resident’s nutritional well being.

Assists in control of inventory and supplies. May fill kitchen stock order

Responsible for sanitation of kitchen work areas; will keep them clean, dry and free of hazardous equipment, supplies, etc.

Carries out garbage, cleans equipment, work tables, ranges, utensils, pots and pans, floors, and so forth as assigned.

May transport food carts to and from resident areas as needed.

Performs dishwashing and cleaning procedures.

Tests dish machine sanitization and documents accordingly. Will report any discrepancies of normal function to supervisor/maintenance department immediately.

Reports all hazardous conditions/equipment to supervisor/maintenance immediately.

Use detergents, antimicrobials, bleach and any other chemicals according to directions. Is aware of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for all chemicals. Follows written and oral instructions on proper chemical use.

This position performs work necessary to keep the facility in a neat, clean, safe, and comfortable manner. This includes cleaning and sanitizing (when needed) resident rooms, bathrooms, public areas, lounges, offices, nurse’s stations, med rooms and conference rooms. Responsible for the cleanliness of assigned area. Keeps carts, equipment, and area cleaned and properly stored at the end of the shift. Cleans all bathrooms (resident and public) stools and bowls, (inside and out), daily.

Washes all bathrooms walls, doors and mirrors. Replenishes supplies as needed. Empties, cleans and relines wastebaskets. Removes trash from resident rooms, lounge areas, offices, conference rooms, etc. and places trash in facility’s trash receptacle.

· Insures that an adequate linen supply is always available in the linen closets. Cleans all floor registers, window sills and all flat surfaces daily. Dust mops and wet mops all uncarpeted areas daily. Cleans hallway walls as needed. Dusts,…