Patient Dining Aide — Caring Food Service

Compass Group USA; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 14,774 - 21,042; Full time

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Job summary

Morrison Healthcare is hiring for a Patient Dining Associate (Dietary Aide) at Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen, TX. Both full-time and part-time positions available. Schedule 6:00 am to 7:00 pm with rotating weekends and holidays.

Competitive pay rate of $13.00 per hour. You'll assist patients with menu selections, deliver meals, work with nursing and culinary teams, and ensure safety and sanitation per HIPAA and HACCP guidelines.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and interpret documents in English.
• Basic computer and mathematical skills.
• Must be able to occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds, as well as maneuver and push food delivery carts.

Responsibilities

• Help patients understand their menu selections and work with nursing to ensure their orders comply with their nutritional requirements or restrictions.
• 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.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to each patient’s menu selection in a timely and accurate manner. Retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
• Complies with regulator agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO. 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.
• Follows Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines when handling food, cleaning work stations and breaking down patient tray line.
• Follows facility and department infection control policies and 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.
• Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• Complete all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Comply with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Skills

English literacy

Basic computer skills

Physical endurance

Job description

Morrison Healthcare is hiring for a Patient Dining Associate (Dietary Aide) at Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen, TX. Both full-time and part-time positions available. Schedule 6:00 am to 7:00 pm with rotating weekends and holidays.

Competitive pay rate of $13.00 per hour. You'll assist patients with menu selections, deliver meals, work with nursing and culinary teams, and ensure safety and sanitation per HIPAA and HACCP guidelines.