Dietary Server: PRN

Firelands Health•Sandusky, OH

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Server (PRN) position involves ensuring patients receive their meals accurately and promptly while adhering to strict food safety and sanitation guidelines. Key responsibilities include checking patient statuses (NPO, admissions, diet changes), collecting and completing menus, entering meal orders, and delivering trays. The role requires reading menus to patients as needed, communicating special patient needs to nursing and dietitians, and managing unit floor supplies by creating lists based on par levels. Additionally, the server is responsible for organizing and cleaning patient refrigerators, discarding outdated or unlabeled items, and reporting pertinent information to the Diet Office Operators. The position also entails collecting dirty trays from units, bringing them to the dishroom, documenting patient intake (fluids, carbohydrates, calorie counts), and breaking down trays for washing. Assembling and delivering floor stock orders for assigned units is also a part of the role. Emphasis is placed on timely meal delivery, monitoring and reporting delays, ensuring trays are covered, carefully pouring hot beverages, and maintaining cleanliness of unit kitchens, including refrigerators, freezers, and microwaves. Proper wrapping, labeling, and dating of items, frequent hand washing, and adherence to isolation precautions and personal protective equipment usage are mandatory. The server also coordinates menus with patients' families when direct patient participation in room service is not possible.

Requirements

Ability to read and write small letters and numbers.
Ability to communicate and understand written and oral communication.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations.
Ability to lift 30 pounds and be mobile.
Punctual attendance at assigned work location is required.
Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner and maintain an accident free workplace, including ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of emergency codes.
Ability to comply with OSHA regulations and CDC standard and transmission-based precaution recommendations and to utilize proper personal protective equipment.
Ability to comply with provisions of applicable S.D.S. forms.
Successful completion of a ninety (90) day probationary period.

Responsibilities

Checks NPO status with Nursing utilizing Host Round Sheets.
Checks for new admissions and/or diet changes.
Conducts introduction rounds while collecting and completing menus with patients prior to each meal.
Enters meal orders and delivers trays from holding cart on a continuous basis (follows scripting).
Reads menus to patients as necessary.
Communicates with nursing and dietitians regarding special patient needs/concerns.
Checks unit floor supplies.
Creates floor supply list based on par levels.
Organizes and cleans patient refrigerators, discarding any outdated or opened items, non-patient food and any items without a label.
Reports pertinent information to the Diet Office Operators.
Collects dirty trays from assigned units.
Checks nursing units for soiled carts.
Brings carts to the dishroom.
Documents intake of fluids, carbohydrates, and calorie counts.
Breaks down dirty trays to be washed.
Assembles and delivers floor stock orders for the assigned unit.
Delivers meals in a timely fashion.
Monitors and reports delays in service.
Insures that all trays are covered prior to delivery to patient’s room.
Carefully pours hot beverages as trays are delivered.
Cleans unit kitchen, including refrigerator/freezer, and microwave.
Insures all items are properly wrapped, labeled, and dated.
Practices frequent hand washing after handling soiled or contaminated items.
Follows isolation precautions on patient doors; uses appropriate protective equipment.
Coordinates menus with patients` families when they cannot participate in room service.