Patient Dining Associate II

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Patient Dining Associate II at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in the Food and Nutrition Department. The position involves delivering trays to patients and taking patient orders. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report. The Department of Food and Nutrition serves patients, visitors, and employees across various service areas, including patient meal services, retail, and catering. The department's goal is to meet the nutritional needs of patients to aid in their recovery and well-being, offering opportunities for all skill levels.

Requirements

• No Experience
• Must attain ServSafe Certification and pass Patient Dining test within 90 days.
• High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

• 2-5 years experience
• ServSafe Certification

Responsibilities

• Ensures that patients receive the correct diet as ordered by the physician and screens food allergens and modified diets as appropriate.
• Assembles and serves patient meals.
• Serves as a primary customer service representative for patients, families, and nursing staff.
• Serves as a trainer for new Patient Dining associates.
• Has knowledge of all special/modified diets.
• Assists patients/families with meal selections by providing guidance based on prescribed diet order and diet/allergen restrictions.
• Reviews tray tickets, assembles meals, delivers meals and retrieves all soiled meal trays from assigned area.
• Monitors galley/floor stock/supplement par levels by calculating appropriate level of inventory for assigned units.
• Rotates stock and ensures all stock is properly dated or discarded.
• Demonstrates/teaches “Standard Work” Processes and all meal delivery Program standards to newly hired associates.
• Provides encouragement, feedback and mentoring to trainee.
• Assesses performance and provides additional training as needed.
• Communicates pertinent information to nursing staff, production staff, supervisory staff, and patients/families (such as meal delivery times, patient diet, special order requests, etc.).
• Demonstrates/teaches safe food handling, Infection Control Prevention, and basic computer software applications.
• Assesses performance and provides additional training as needed.
• The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

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