Wellington at Hershey's Mill

. Oversee breakfast, lunch, and dinner for quality assurance of meal presentation and portion control. • Prepare and coordinate all meals from standardized recipes. • Coordinate prep for the following day’s menu. • Perform a pre-meal meeting with food servers to review detail of daily menu. • Keep stock rooms, coolers, and freezers clean and rotated. All food must be labeled, dated, and stored in accordance with local, state, and county health department policies. • Ensure an adequate number of culinary employees each shift and ensures absences are covered as to not allow coverage holes. • Assist in menu and recipe development. • Assist in food ordering and inventory. Assist in the adherence to maintaining budget compliance for daily food costs. • Assist in applying appropriate loss prevention procedures. • Assist in hiring, training, scheduling, disciplining, and termination of employees in accordance with Senior Lifestyle Corporation human resources policy. • Assist in the coordination and execution of special events. • Maintain kitchen cleanliness and food preparation according to state and local health department code requirements. Ensure all kitchen equipment is in working order and kept clean at all times. Oversee the proper inventory, storage, and use of cleaning chemicals. • Provide training for all kitchen staff. • Maintain daily interaction with residents. • Keep waste to a minimum by utilizing food storage and food recycling techniques • Perform all duties in adherence to Senior Lifestyle Corporation standards. • Strive to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices. • Maintain a positive and profession demeanor toward all residents, visitors and coworkers. • Adhere to all policies and procedures of Senior Lifestyle Corporation. Adhere to all directives, policies, and procedures of the local community • Perform other duties as assigned.

Accept food order, communicate to kitchen and deliver food and beverage to residents and/or guests in a timely manner. Ensure resident/guest satisfaction by responding quickly to needs and requests.  Actively buss and reset tables as well as complete assigned side work. Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward all residents, visitors and co-workers.

General cleaning of resident apartments, hallways and other common areas. Assist in preparing empty apartments for resident move-ins. Ensure resident/guest satisfaction by responding quickly to needs and requests.  You may be asked to help respond to resident emergencies. Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward all residents, visitors and co-workers.

Responsible for supervision of self-administered medication for the Memory Care Department in compliance with Federal & State regulations and Senior Lifestyle Corporation guidelines as directed by the LPN/LVN/RN and/or the Director of Health & Wellness. Count and sign on approved form, all narcotics with approved personnel before accepting medication keys.  Contact a supervisor immediately with discrepancies. Order all necessary medication and treatments from appropriate pharmacy or notify responsible party when supply is no less than 7 days. Notify supervisor when supply is less than 2 days and medicine hasn’t been received. Responsible for receiving and verifying all medicine received is accurate according to pharmacy label and MAR.  Notifies pharmacy and DH&W of any discrepancies. Responsible for proper storage of all medications and ensuring all lotions, ointments and liquids stored separately from oral medications. Responsible for dating all appropriate vials or bottles at time of initial opening and following pharmacy protocol on length of time they can be used. Responsible for weekly inspections of all medications to ensure all expired medications are removed. Responsible for verifying all current MARs are compared to new MARs at change over time and notifying the supervisor of any discrepancies. Responsible for removing all discontinued medication from med cart and giving it to the supervisor. Provide personal care to residents to include, but not limited to, bathing, skin care, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, incontinence care, and eating, etc. Provide general nursing care to include, but not limited to, vital signs, temperatures, blood pressure, and weights. Document appropriate information in the daily log as required and notify supervisor of all concerns. Answer calls and assist residents with needs as assigned. Responsible for daily cleaning of all medicine carts at end of shift and restocking as needed.  Responsible for weekly deep cleaning of all med carts. Attend and participate in staff training and in-services. Must maintain accurate records to include preparation of all medical charts for new admissions and readmissions and ensures medical record is complete within forty-eight (48) hours as Policy and Procedure (P&P) and regulatory guidelines.

Provide assistance as needed with medication reminders, bathing, grooming, dressing, escort service, and other activities of daily living. Follow the schedule of resident’s needs set out by supervisor. Provide emotional and social support to residents. Document daily log of assistance. Inform supervisor of any resident issues or concerns. Respect and encourage the independence and dignity of the residents. Respect residents’ confidentiality.

Prepare all food using the daily planner and SLC standard recipes. Work the food line during mealtimes. Ensure that all food meets safety guidelines and that all kitchen areas meet sanitation guidelines. Ensure resident and guest satisfaction by responding quickly to needs and requests.  Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward all residents, visitors and co-workers.