Patient Dining Associate II -Part Time (20 hours per week)

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time position (20 hours per week) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in the Food and Nutrition Department. The role involves taking patient orders, delivering trays, and ensuring patients receive the correct diet as ordered by their physician. The associate will also screen for food allergens and modified diets, assemble and serve patient meals, and act as a primary customer service representative for the department. Additionally, this position serves as a trainer for new Patient Dining associates. The hospital is a large, top-ranked facility in Missouri, and the Food and Nutrition Department serves patients, visitors, and employees across various service areas.

Requirements

• No Experience
• Must be able to work AM & PM shifts
• Rotating Weekends and Holidays
• Must attain ServSafe Certification and pass Patient Dining test within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2-5 years experience
• Supervisor Experience
• ServSafe Certification

Responsibilities

• Ensures that patients receive the correct diet as ordered by the physician.
• Screens food allergens and modified diets as appropriate.
• Assembles and serves patient meals.
• Serves as a primary customer service representative from the Food and Nutrition Department 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.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.

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: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED