Dietary Services Aide – Patient Nutrition

Aramark; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark in Texas is seeking Patient Services Workers to coordinate dietary orders, deliver patient meals, and act as a liaison between patients and the Food and Nutrition Services Department and Nursing Services. You will deliver trays, collect nourishments, obtain preferences, and communicate patient needs to the FNS team, ensuring diet orders are followed with proper menu selections.

The role requires English literacy; physical tasks may include lifting and extended standing; Aramark

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English. Bilingual abilities preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers and collects patient trays during meal service.
• Delivers nourishments and/or snacks to patients as ordered by physician/dietitian.
• Visits patients to introduce the services of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• May obtain food preferences/dislikes from patients and/or family members.
• Communicate all patient food needs to the appropriate area of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• Ensures that nutrition diet care orders are provided to the patient by offering appropriate menu selections.
• Maintains and adheres to all sanitation standards by following assigned cleaning schedules.
• Completes other sanitation tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/Relief Supervisor.
• Inventories and re-stocks pantries, refrigerator, and freezers on assigned unit(s).
• Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers.
• Understands therapeutic diets using established protocols and seeks assistance from Supervisor or Dietitian if an error is observed.
• Assists the clinical staff in ensuring all patients' basic nutrition care needs are met.

Skills

English fluency

Job description

Aramark in Texas is seeking Patient Services Workers to coordinate dietary orders, deliver patient meals, and act as a liaison between patients and the Food and Nutrition Services Department and Nursing Services. You will deliver trays, collect nourishments, obtain preferences, and communicate patient needs to the FNS team, ensuring diet orders are followed with proper menu selections.

The role requires English literacy; physical tasks may include lifting and extended standing; Aramark