Patient Catering Associate

TriHealth; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

TriHealth is seeking a Part-Time Patient Catering Associate for Good Samaritan Hospital. This role involves providing meal services for patients and ensuring diet restrictions are met based on dietary orders.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent and 1-2 years of experience in a related field. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent OR relevant work experience OR 1 year in TriHealth Nutrition role.
• 1-2 years experience in a related field.
• Able to read and perform basic math calculations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for patient meal service and menu selections.
• Communicates patient food issues to dietitian.
• Ensures quality service reflected in patient satisfaction surveys.

Skills

Basic math calculations

Reading and writing skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Job description

Patient Catering Associate - Good Samaritan Hospital

Make a difference every day as a Patient Catering Associate at TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital. Join a compassionate, servant led team committed to excellence in patient care service while working in a supportive, high-energy environment.

We offer career growth opportunities, a comprehensive benefits package, and competitive shift differentials as appropriate for your shift worked.

Location: Good Samaritan Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45220

Work Schedule

• Part-Time (24 hours weekly)
• Shift: 12 pm (noon) to 8:30 pm (gets shift differential for hours after 3 pm)
• Works every other weekend
• Holiday rotation

Incentives & Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package—including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent OR relevant work experience OR 1 year in TriHealth Nutrition role is acceptable - instead of minimum education
• 1-2 years experience in a related field
• Able to read and perform basic math calculations, reading and writing skills

Job Overview

This position is responsible for patient meal service, menu selections, process menus, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, disassembling of dirty trays, food preparation, special requests and needs, in-between meal food delivery, cleanliness of trayline stations and equipment, and restocking trayline. This position also communicates and addresses patient food issues/concerns and needs to area dietitian and nutrition supervisor, and assists dietitian with fluid intakes, etc. This position needs to be familiar with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations, food/allergy and is responsible for quality service reflected in internal or external patient satisfaction survey results on assigned unit. The tasks outlined above may not be exclusive to one task and other daily tasks may be asked to be performed by your reporting manager. Job routines which include times of specific daily tasks will be provided.

Job Responsibilities

• Works assigned area always keeping Service Excellence And customer service a priority.
• Performs all assigned tasks accurately, willingly, and on time.
• Follows all sanitation procedures per HAACP standards.
• Builds and delivers patient trays and ensures all safety processes are being adhered to when completing task.

Working Conditions

• Bending - Frequently
• Climbing - Rarely
• Concentrating - Consistently
• Continuous Learning - Frequently
• Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
• Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
• Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
• Kneeling - Rarely
• Lifting <10 Lbs. - Consistently
• Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely
• Lifting <50 Lbs. - Rarely
• Pulling - Consistently
• Pushing - Consistently
• Reaching - Consistently
• Reading - Frequently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Standing - Consistently
• Stooping - Occasionally
• Talking - Consistently
• Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
• Use of Hands - Consistently
• Color Vision - Occasionally
• Visual Acuity: Far - FrequentlyVisual Acuity: Near - Consistently
• Walking - Frequently