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 Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Associates work on assigned units in a healthcare facility, helping patients select meals and assembling, delivering, and retrieving meal trays. They contribute to patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the appropriate time and temperature. Previous related experience is preferred, but training is available. The fixed pay rate is $17.50 per hour. Days and hours may vary, and some weekend and holiday work is expected. The position supports patient care in coordination with nursing, caregivers, culinary team members, and dietitians. Associates follow nutritional restrictions, food-safety and sanitation procedures, infection-control policies, confidentiality requirements, and applicable regulatory standards. The role requires the ability to read, write, and interpret documents in English, basic computer and mathematical skills, and the ability to occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds and maneuver and push food delivery carts.
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.
Responsibilities
- Help patients understand menu selections and coordinate with nursing to ensure orders comply with nutritional requirements and restrictions.
- Work with caregivers and the culinary team to identify menu alternatives for patients with allergies or sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences, or requests for additional selections.
- Manage tray tickets and assemble meals accurately and promptly according to patient selections; retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
- Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO requirements, and follow facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies under HIPAA.
- Follow HACCP guidelines when handling food, cleaning work stations, 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 specific calorie-count requirements.
- 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 for full-time positions
- Dental insurance for full-time positions
- Vision insurance for full-time positions
- Life Insurance/AD for full-time positions
- Disability Insurance for full-time positions
- Commuter Benefits for full-time positions
- Employee Assistance Program for full-time positions
- Flexible Spending Accounts for full-time positions
- Paid and/or unpaid time off may be available in accordance with applicable laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
