PATIENT DINING ASSOCIATE (DIETARY AIDE) (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)
About The Position
Morrison Healthcare is hiring full-time and part-time Patient Dining Associates (Dietary Aides) at Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Patient Dining Associates work on assigned units in a healthcare facility as part of the caregiving team. They help patients make menu selections and assemble, deliver, and pick up meal trays, supporting patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the correct time and temperature. Associates help patients understand menu choices and coordinate with nursing and culinary staff to accommodate nutritional requirements, restrictions, allergies, sensitivities, and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences. They follow regulatory, confidentiality, infection-control, food-safety, and sanitation procedures, and communicate patient concerns to appropriate personnel. The schedule is full-time or part-time, generally between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; days may vary, and rotating weekends and holidays are required. The pay range is $18.25 to $19.25 per hour. Previous patient experience is preferred.
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 patient experience preferred.
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 identify menu alternatives for patients with allergies, sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences, or requests for additional selections.
- Manage tray tickets and assemble meals accurately and promptly according to each patient’s selection; retrieve 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 a specific calorie count to manage.
- Communicate patient problems or concerns to appropriate personnel promptly and according to department procedures.
- Complete daily, weekly, or monthly reports as required by Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
- Comply with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
- Perform other assigned duties.
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 (full-time positions)
- Dental insurance (full-time positions)
- Vision insurance (full-time positions)
- Life Insurance/AD (full-time positions)
- Disability Insurance (full-time positions)
- Commuter Benefits (full-time positions)
- Employee Assistance Program (full-time positions)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) (full-time positions)
- May be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off in accordance with applicable laws
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
