PATIENT DINING ASSOCIATE (DIETARY AIDE) (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)

Compass Group•Leitchfield, KY

8d•$13 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Patient Dining Associates work on assigned units in a healthcare facility, helping patients make menu selections and assembling, delivering, and picking up meal trays. They are part of the caregiving team and contribute to patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the appropriate time and temperature. The role supports Morrison Healthcare’s work nourishing patients, caregivers, and communities while maintaining high standards of detail, quality, and excellence. This position is offered in full-time and part-time schedules. Work is Monday through Friday, with shifts from 5:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., plus rotating weekends and holidays. The location is Twin Lakes Owensboro, 910 Wallace Avenue, Leitchfield, Kentucky. Pay ranges from $13.25 to $19.55 per hour. Previous healthcare experience is required.

Requirements

Previous healthcare experience required.
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 or restrictions.
Work with caregivers and the culinary team to identify menu alternatives for patients with food allergies or sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences, or requests for additional selections.
Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to patient selections in a timely and accurate manner; retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO requirements, and follow 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 calorie-count requirements.
Communicate patient problems or concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner 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.