Dining Host - Methodist

Carle Health; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health in Peoria, IL seeks a dietary support associate to assist patients with selecting daily and alternate menus that fit their diet orders and preferences. You will deliver food trays, record intake and calories, and assist with kitchen and pantry inventories while maintaining a clean, safe environment.

The role emphasizes accurate menu audits, timely submissions, and daily coordination with dietitians and nursing teams to meet patient needs and department standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 95% accuracy on menu audits per diet order and policies.
• Submit menus on time and ensure face-to-face patient interactions.
• Attend department meetings and HRD- guided education hours.
• Deliver and collect patient food trays per policy; ensure nourishments reach patients.
• Document all intake, fluid intake, and calorie counts accurately.
• Deliver late trays for special orders and changes; rotate floor stock daily.
• Record refrigerator temperatures and maintain a clean, sanitary environment.
• Update daily diet changes and tally items for food preparation.

Skills

Food service

Menu audits

Patient interaction

Documentation

Inventory management

Job description

Overview

Assists patients with their selection of food items from a daily menu and alternate menu that fits the patient’s diet order and preference. Collects and reviews patient menus for accuracy. Delivers food trays and snacks and picks up trays, records fluid intake and % eaten after meals. Passes snacks and provides floor stock to unit pantries.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

MANAGES THE PATIENT MENU PROCESS

• 95% accuracy on menu audits per diet order and departmental policies and procedures
• Turns in menus on time
• 100% face to face visit with patient and/or family, evidenced by a random audit (likes and dislikes known and reported to team)
• Attends meetings and/or read minutes to be aware of information given at dining host meetings
• Attends 6-8 hours of Carle Health or department education per HRD guidelines

DELIVERS AND COLLECTS PATIENT FOOD TRAYS PER DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Delivers trays to patient's bedside per Delivery Schedule
• Delivers nourishments to patient or makes arrangements for patient to receive
• Documents 100% of patient’s intake and fluid intake on patient's record
• Documents 100% of calorie count intakes, researching when not completed, turn in to dietitians daily
• Delivers late trays of special orders/requests/changes in orders as needed

MAINTAINS UNIT KITCHENS, FLOOR STOCK, AND REFRIGERATORS

• Inventories and distributes floor stock daily, according to established deadlines
• Rotates floor stock and maintains light housekeeping of refrigerators, counters, and drawers on the nursing units and other designated lounges or pantries
• Documents refrigerator temperatures daily and ensures the receipt of documentation for Quality Improvement each month
• Maintains and ensures a safe, clean, sanitary and organized environment utilizing gloves, hairnets, proper cleaning materials, proper temperatures for food service (cold and hot foods), etc.

MANAGES INFORMATION IN THE OFFICE

• Keeps up to date with daily/hourly diet changes from the doctor's orders, patients' requests, and dietitians' orders.
• Tallies all items for food preparation by established deadlines to include foods that are not on the menu or the alternate menu using tally forms, including all late additions, changes or discharges

About Us

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our more than 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include seven, award-winning hospitals across eight hospital campuses and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physicians Group, Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle BroMenn Medical Center including Carle Eureka Hospital and associated Carle Health Medical Group clinics all hold Magnet with Distinction designation, the nation's highest honor for nursing care granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital all hold the exclusive Magnet designation.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: [e-mail].

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $15.39per hour - $24.93per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.