PATIENT SERVER (PART TIME)

Compass Group • Alma, MI

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Morrison Living is hiring immediately for part time PATIENT SERVER positions. This role is 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. The ideal candidate will exhibit a friendly, caring attitude towards patients, comply with dietary restrictions, and ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines. This position involves assembling trays accurately and timely, interacting with nursing staff, retrieving trays, and maintaining patient information. The role also supports dietitians in monitoring patients, communicates patient-related issues, and adheres to facility confidentiality and patient rights policies. Additionally, the Patient Server contributes to patient satisfaction goals, complies with health and sanitation regulations, maintains a clean working environment, follows HACCP guidelines, and completes required reports. Safety procedures, including those for cleaning chemicals, equipment usage, incident reporting, infection control, Hazardous Materials and Waste Program, and Emergency Preparedness, are to be followed. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Prior customer service experience required.
• Prior food handling experience required.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Computer technical skills to operate hospital systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Willing to train!

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Complies with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
• Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
• 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 patients' food needs are met.
• Retrieves trays from patients' rooms.
• Maintains accurate and current 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 following departmental procedures.
• 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.
• Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary working environment.
• Follows HACCP guidelines when assembling and distributing food supplies to ensure quality and safety of food supply.
• Completes all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the corporate policies and procedures on a timely basis meeting all prescribed deadlines.
• 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 to include incident reporting.
• Follows facility and departmental infection control policies and procedures.
• Follows the facility's protocols for Hazardous Materials and Waste Program.
• Adheres to Emergency Preparedness Program and Life Safety Program. Participates in drills, as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Earned sick time
• Uniform provided
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed