Dietary Assistant

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville is seeking a Dietary Assistant to verify patient diet orders and deliver meals. You will assist with passing nourishment, perform dish room duties and uphold sanitation standards, under supervision.

Strong communication and customer service are essential, with knowledge of therapeutic diets and basic computer skills beneficial. Join a team at a 450+ bed facility with a broad range of services.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills (oral and written) required.
• Knowledge of food handling, safety and sanitation.
• Familiar with therapeutic diets; reading/writing English with computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verify patient diet orders.
• Pass food trays to patients and nourishment.
• Perform sanitation and dish room duties; assist with other food service tasks.
• Maintain high level of customer service at all times.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Food safety

Therapeutic diets

Reading and writing English

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Dietary Assistant? At HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Responsible for verifying patient diet orders, passing food trays to patients, and passing nourishment. Under direct supervision of the Supervisor and Patient Service Mgr., the dietary assistant performs a variety of food service duties for patients, employees, medical staff, and visitors. Completes assigned sanitation, dish room duties and other related tasks. Effective communication skills oral and written required.

Maintain high level of customer service at all times. Must be knowledgeable in food handling, safety and sanitation and be familiar with therapeutic diets. Able to read and write English with computer skills preferred. Strong customer service skills preferred.

Benefits

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1969, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 450+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients, including 24-hour emergency care at three different locations and a Level II trauma center. Other specialized programs include our accredited Chest Pain Center, certified Stroke Center, Heart Center, Bone and Joint Center, maternity center and much more. Memorial has received the Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Centers and is sepsis-certified by the Joint Commission.

At Memorial Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our Jacksonville community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.