Patient Diet & Nutrition Services Aide

Aramark; Rowlett (TX); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking Patient Services Workers to support hospitals and long-term care facilities by delivering patient trays, nourishments, and related services. You will act as a liaison between patients, the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services to ensure accurate diet orders are followed.

Responsibilities include visiting patients, obtaining preferences, communicating needs to the department, maintaining sanitation standards, stocking pantries, and recording temperature

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English.

Responsibilities

• Delivers and collects patient trays during meal service.
• Delivers nourishments and/or snacks to patients as ordered by physician/dietitian in a timely manner.
• 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.
• 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.
• Duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Skills

English literacy

Bilingual abilities preferred

Job description

Aramark is seeking Patient Services Workers to support hospitals and long-term care facilities by delivering patient trays, nourishments, and related services. You will act as a liaison between patients, the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services to ensure accurate diet orders are followed.

Responsibilities include visiting patients, obtaining preferences, communicating needs to the department, maintaining sanitation standards, stocking pantries, and recording temperature