LEAD, PATIENT SERVICES (FULL TIME)

Compass Group USA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Benefits package

Career development

Job summary

Compass Group USA is seeking a Lead, Patient Services for a full-time role in Austin. You will coordinate patient meal service, supervise dining associates, and ensure accurate meal delivery and patient satisfaction.

The position requires Serve Safe certification and a background in food service. Training will be provided. This role emphasizes compassion, efficiency, and collaboration with healthcare staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate and read documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals, and operation and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to operate hospital’s ADT system and other computer-based patient care records systems.
• The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and push food delivery carts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Patient Dining Program services to meet strategic and operational goals.
• Supervise Patient Dining Associates and ensure trays are assembled, delivered, and picked up.
• Coordinate menu alternatives for allergies, sensitivities, and cultural preferences.
• Communicate patient needs to nursing and culinary teams and monitor daily meal processes.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance and adherence to health and sanitation regulations.
• Support dietitians in monitoring patients on restricted diets.

Skills

Food service

Safety compliance

Job description

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• We are hiring immediately for a LEAD, PATIENT SERVICES (FULL TIME) position.
• Address: Ascension Seton Northwest 11113 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759 Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full Time; Monday through Fridays with weekends and holiday availability.
• Requirement: Serve Safe food handlers required, food service background encouraged! We will provide training in the position.
• Perks: Free parking, benefits package, career development and growth opportunities within the sector and larger Compass business, and more!
• Pay Range: $18.00 per hour to$20.00 per hour.

If serving others is in your blood and you thrive on helping people heal, TouchPoint is the place for you! As part of Compass Healthcare, we care deeply for people, build belonging, and serve with detail, quality, and excellence to set the stage for healing.

We’re TouchPoint Support Services, and our mission is to serve up hospitality for patients, families, and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals across the U.S. From meals to facilities to patient support, our work creates moments that matter. This takes a big heart, a commitment to do the right thing, and the belief that together we can achieve more than we ever could alone. We empower and uplift each other, grow in our careers, and have fun while supporting the mission to improve the health of the poor and vulnerable.

Job Summary

Patient Services Leads are responsible to coordinate patient meal service and special requests and needs for the Patient Dining Program. Ensure that Patient Dining Associates are adequately trained and that units are properly staffed to provide service. They are a huge part of creating a culture of comfort and compassion in the healthcare environment, taking care of patients’ special requests and nutritional needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees systems and processes to ensure that the strategic and operational objectives of the Patient Dining Program service are accomplished.
• Supervise Patient Dining Associates and ensure they provide services that include helping patients make menu selections, assemble, and deliver/pick-up their meal trays.
• Work with the caregivers and culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies and sensitivities; cultural, ethnic and religious preferences; or when a patient inquires about additional selections.
• Interacts with nursing and evaluates on a daily basis patient meal selection, tray completion, tray delivery and tray retrieval process.
• Is responsive to patients' needs at all times. Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• Assist dietitians, such as helping monitor patients who cannot eat food through their mouth, are on liquid diets or have a specific calorie count to manage.
• Adhere to facility confidentiality and the patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facility’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policies and procedures.
• Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
• Follow Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines, a prevention based food safety system for meal assembly and distribution.
• Comply with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
• Complete all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Conduct daily associate team meetings following Morrison’s branded GR8 Start Meeting guidelines and template.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate and read documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals, and operation and maintenance instructions.
• Aptitude for effectively operating hospital’s admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) system, and other computer-based systems, which manage patient care records.
• The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, as well as maneuver and push food delivery carts. Reasonable accommodations can enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Associates at Touchpoint are offered many fantastic benefits.

Both full-time and part-time positions offer the followingbenefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:

• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Application Deadline: applications are accepted ongoing until all openings are filled for this position. If an applicant is declined due to the position being filled, they may still be considered for future opportunities and are always welcome to reapply.

Touchpoint maintains a drug-free workplace.

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