Patient Dining Aide

Hartford HealthCare; Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career development

Work-life balance

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare's Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT, is seeking a patient food service associate responsible for menu selections, tray assembly, delivery, and patient support on assigned units. You will ensure dietary restrictions are respected, accommodate special requests, and collaborate with nursing to meet patients' nutrition needs.

Daily duties include rounding after trays, supporting a dietitian as needed, and participating in departmental meetings.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and speak English.
• Ability to perform basic math and measurements.
• Proficient with hospital ADT and computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menus selections and tray assembly for patients.
• Deliver and pick up patient trays on assigned units.
• Stock patient units and fulfill special dietary requests.
• Coordinate with nursing staff to ensure accurate diet orders.
• Round after meal delivery and address patient needs.
• Assist dietitian with monitored diets as needed.
• Participate in department meetings and training.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Customer service

Basic math

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ADT system

Job description

Location Detail:

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (10115)

Shift Detail:

3:30p - 7:30p - Every weekend and 1 day during the week - Alternating Holiday Schedule.

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Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 122-bed, general acute care community hospital located in Torrington, Connecticut, that serves as a regional health care resource for the 100,000 residents of Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut. CHH offers personalized attention from an expert team of caregivers and physicians that utilize advanced technology and clinical partnerships in a convenient, safe and comfortable patient environment.

Job Summary

Responsible for patient food service on assigned units including menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, stocking patients units where needed, and fulfills special requests in-between meal food delivery.

• Responsible for maintaining accurate and current information for each patient on their assigned unit. Conducts patient food service including menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, stocking units where needed, and fulfills special requests in-between meal food delivery.
• Takes patients menu selections prior to meal service while complying with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
• Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
• Interacts with Nursing to ensure patients’ diet prescriptions are accurate, and patients’ food needs are met.
• After trays are passed, completes rounding to check on patients and address any additional needs. Retrieves trays from patients once meal is done.
• May assist dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or have a calorie count ordered.
• Communicates any patient related problems/concerns to appropriate personnel, in a timely manner following departmental procedures.
• Participates and attends departmental meetings and staff development programs, as appropriate.
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and speak English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. May need to exhibit ability to compute ratio, and percent.
• Possesses necessary skills to effectively operate hospital’s admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) system and other computer-based systems, which manage patient-care records.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• 2 years of customer service preferred

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