Tray Passer/ Dietary Aide- Aramark at Connecticut Children's

Aramark Corp.•Hartford, CT

55d

About The Position

The Patient Feeding Host/hostess position, under direct supervision of food service and clinical nutrition leadership, performs routine food service preparation related tasks designed to support our production, patient feeding, retail dining programs. Team members holding this position are responsible for ensuring the preparation and delivery of all food products are nutritionally compliant in accordance to each patient's prescribed diet order. At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Requirements

Must be able to follow written and verbal directions
Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and frequently lift, push, pull, or carry up to 30 lbs
Must be able to walk and stand for extended time periods, up to 6 hours
Requires repetitive motion
Required working with chemicals, heated equipment and steam
This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking & standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Responsibilities

Communicate patient care areas to identify needs and react accordingly.
Evaluate patient diet orders to ensure all dietary requirements are satisfied appropriately
Communicates with and collaborates effectively with clinical nutrition team representatives when preparing for, or providing meals, formula and snacks for patient consumption.
Appropriately identify regular menus, in CBORD to properly distribute trays to patients
Orient patients and patients' families to Food and Nutrition Programs (CBORD/GETWELL NETWORK) to ensure we meet the patients' needs.
Delivers patient trays to the clinical area.
Escalates customer concerns to a supervisor or manager when appropriate, otherwise handles customer concerns appropriately, in a self-directed fashion.
Assist with the preparation of patient meal trays
Prepares, portions, assembles and labels patient and non-patient food items.
Stocks and maintains patient feeding starter station and storage areas
Keeps the Cold Cart Storage reach-ins clean and organized
Assists with Pantry standard; inventorying, ordering assembly, delivery and stocking. Must also label, date and ,rotate pantry stock on the patient care floors
Communicates with Kitchen and diet Tech staff via Voalte or open communication
Works collaboratively with clinical support team members in order to provide the highest quality service to patients, families and clinical team members.
Performs daily opening and closing procedures. Checks out all team members, ensuring that all tasks have been completed for by each team member working a schedule.