Nutritional Services Aide

Lifepoint Health • Howard, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Aide is responsible for providing excellent customer service while taking patient menu requests and communicating dietary information for use by kitchen personnel in the preparation of meals for patients. Responsible for accurately identifying the patient to ensure they receive the proper diet and nutritional supplements. Follows diet manual guidelines, organizational and departmental policies and procedures. Effectively uses downtime to accomplish departmental tasks as assigned or recognized. Accurately prepares food trays for general and therapeutic diets and prepares special diet foods as necessary. Verifies trays for accuracy. Prepares and delivers items, such as trays or snacks, as requested by patient care units or patients. Deliver/collect daily menus and assist patients with ordering Record meal intakes of patients Maintains tray line in a clean, neat and organized manner and puts clean dishes and utensils away. Collect soiled trays and utensils from dining room tables and transport them to dish washing area.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Great interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Prior food service or customer service experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Providing excellent customer service while taking patient menu requests
• Communicating dietary information for use by kitchen personnel in the preparation of meals for patients
• Accurately identifying the patient to ensure they receive the proper diet and nutritional supplements
• Following diet manual guidelines, organizational and departmental policies and procedures
• Effectively using downtime to accomplish departmental tasks as assigned or recognized
• Accurately preparing food trays for general and therapeutic diets and preparing special diet foods as necessary
• Verifying trays for accuracy
• Preparing and delivering items, such as trays or snacks, as requested by patient care units or patients
• Delivering/collecting daily menus and assisting patients with ordering
• Recording meal intakes of patients
• Maintaining tray line in a clean, neat and organized manner and putting clean dishes and utensils away
• Collecting soiled trays and utensils from dining room tables and transporting them to dish washing area

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED