PATIENT DINING ASSOCIATE (DIETARY AIDE) (FULL TIME)

Compass Group•San Antonio, TX

27d•$15 - $16•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 support patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the right time and temperature. The role involves coordinating with nursing, caregivers, culinary staff, and dietitians to address dietary requirements, allergies, sensitivities, and patient preferences, while following food safety, sanitation, infection control, confidentiality, and patient-rights policies.

Requirements

Previous food service experience.
Valid Food Handler's card.
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 work with nursing to ensure orders comply with nutritional requirements or restrictions.
Work with caregivers and the culinary team to determine 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 each patient’s menu selection in a timely and accurate manner; retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards, and adhere to 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 food by mouth, are on liquid diets, or have a specific calorie count to manage.
Communicate patient problems or concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
Complete daily, weekly, or monthly reports as outlined in Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
Comply with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.