Room Service Associate

Baptist Healthcare System•Paducah, KY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for serving meals to patients in a professional and efficient manner. Complies with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations. Demonstrates knowledge of all therapeutic diets and the proper foods and condiments served with the particular diets. Gives all patients an opportunity to order their meals including calling isolation patients for their selections. Interacts with nursing to ensure patients’ diet prescriptions are accurate, and patients’ food needs are met. Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
One to three months’ experience

Nice To Haves

Food Handler card or Servsafe certificate

Responsibilities

Serving meals to patients in a professional and efficient manner.
Complying with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets.
Ensuring optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
Demonstrating knowledge of all therapeutic diets and the proper foods and condiments served with the particular diets.
Giving all patients an opportunity to order their meals, including calling isolation patients for their selections.
Interacting with nursing to ensure patients’ diet prescriptions are accurate and patients’ food needs are met.
Offering alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.