PATIENT SERVER (FULL TIME)

$36,400 - $39,520/Yr

Unidine - Naples, FL

Part-time,Full-time

Naples, FL

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

The Patient Server position at Unidine involves providing food service to patients in a healthcare setting. This role is essential for ensuring that patients receive their meals according to dietary restrictions and preferences, while also maintaining a high level of customer service and compliance with health regulations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for patient food service on assigned units, including menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick-up, special requests and needs, and in-between meal food delivery.
• Exhibits a friendly, caring attitude to patients when taking menu selections, delivering trays, inquiring during catering rounds and retrieving trays.
• Takes patients' menu selections prior to each meal and complies with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets.
• Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences.
• Assembles trays according to patients' menu selections on tray tickets in a timely and accurate manner.
• Interacts with nursing staff to ensure patients' diet prescriptions are accurate and food needs are met.
• Retrieves trays from patients' rooms and maintains accurate information for each patient on assigned unit(s).
• Assists dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or have a calorie count ordered.
• Communicates any patient related problems/concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Adheres to facility confidentiality and patients' rights policy as outlined in the facility's HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Contributes to patient satisfaction goals by providing quality service and complies with health and sanitation regulations.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary working environment and follows HACCP guidelines when assembling and distributing food supplies.
• Completes all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in corporate policies and procedures.
• Identifies and utilizes cleaning chemicals following directions recommended by manufacturers and per MSDS sheets.
• Utilizes equipment in performing job functions according to department's safety procedures.
• Follows facility and departmental safety policies and procedures, including incident reporting and infection control policies.

Requirements

• 1 year of related experience preferred.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Computer technical skills to operate hospital systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)