Catering to You Associate FT Days

Trane Technologies•Detroit, MI

About The Position

Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, the Catering to You Associate performs duties related to preparing and delivering meals and providing direct meal service to patients, staff, and guests. Duties may include taking inventory and maintaining records; stocking food and supplies; food preparation, setup, and service; transporting food and supplies within or between hospitals; and cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work areas. The associate prepares, delivers, collects, and reviews daily patient menus to ensure selections comply with prescribed diets. The role may also include preparing and delivering patient formulas, interacting with Nursing to confirm diet prescriptions and meet patient food needs, and maintaining patient diet records. The associate assists the Dietitian in monitoring patients who are NPO, on liquid diets, or have a calorie count ordered. A friendly, caring attitude is expected when introducing the Catering to You program, taking menu selections, delivering trays, conducting catering rounds, and retrieving trays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Skills to effectively operate hospital admission, discharge, and transfer systems and other computer-based systems that manage patient-care records.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute ratios and percentages.
Prior hospital food service experience.
Thorough knowledge of modified diet restrictions for patient meal preparation and meal services.

Responsibilities

Take inventory and maintain records.
Stock food and supplies.
Prepare, set up, and serve food.
Transport food and supplies within or between hospitals.
Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas.
Prepare, deliver, collect, and review daily patient menus to ensure selections comply with prescribed diets.
May prepare and deliver patient formulas.
Interact with Nursing to ensure diet prescriptions are accurate and patients’ food needs are met.
Maintain patient diet records.
Assist the Dietitian with monitoring patients who are NPO, on liquid diets, or have a calorie count ordered.
Introduce the Catering to You program, take menu selections, deliver trays, conduct catering rounds, and retrieve trays while providing friendly, caring service.