PATIENT DINING ASSOCIATE (DIETARY AIDE) (FULL TIME)
About The Position
The Patient Dining Associate works on assigned units in a healthcare facility as part of the caregiving team. The role helps patients make menu selections, assembles and delivers meal trays, and retrieves trays from patient rooms. The associate supports patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the right time and temperature, while coordinating with nursing, caregivers, culinary staff, and dietitians to address patients’ nutritional needs and preferences. The role follows applicable food safety, sanitation, infection control, confidentiality, and patient-rights procedures.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Previous related experience is preferred but not required.
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 food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences, and requests for additional selections.
- Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to each patient’s selection in a timely and accurate manner.
- Retrieve meal trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
- Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards, 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 as outlined in 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
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Legal Services
- Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life Insurance/AD
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits, subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
