PATIENT DINING ASSOCIATE (DIETARY AIDE) (PART TIME)

Compass Group • Cedartown, GA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Morrison Healthcare is hiring a part-time Patient Dining Associate to work on assigned units in a healthcare facility. The associate helps patients make menu selections and assembles, delivers, and retrieves meal trays as part of the caregiving team. The role supports patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the right time and temperature.

The position is located at Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia. The schedule consists of 12-hour shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; days may vary and weekends are included. The fixed pay rate is $18.85 per hour.

Requirements

• Previous food service and customer service experience.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret documents in English.
• Basic computer and mathematical skills.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds and maneuver and push food delivery carts.

Responsibilities

• Help patients understand menu selections and coordinate with nursing to ensure orders comply with nutritional requirements and restrictions.
• Work with caregivers and the culinary team to determine menu alternatives for food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences, and requests for additional selections.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals accurately and promptly according to patients’ selections; retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
• Follow applicable regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards, and comply with facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies under HIPAA.
• Follow HACCP guidelines when handling food, cleaning workstations, and breaking down the patient tray line.
• Follow facility and department infection-control policies and procedures.
• Assist dietitians, including helping monitor patients who cannot eat by mouth, are on liquid diets, or have specific calorie requirements.
• Communicate patient problems or concerns to appropriate personnel promptly and according to department procedures.
• Complete daily, weekly, or monthly reports required by Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Comply with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Free parking.
• Retirement Plan (401k).
• Associate Shopping Program.
• Health and Wellness Programs.
• Discount Marketplace.
• Identity Theft Protection.
• Pet Insurance.
• Voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program.
• Paid and/or unpaid time off may be available in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed