Patient Dining Aide — Nourish Patients in Healthcare

Compass Healthcare; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

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Pet insurance

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FSAs

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring for a full-time Patient Dining Associate (Dietary Aide) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Lebanon, TN. The role includes helping patients with menu choices, assembling meals, and delivering trays while ensuring safety and accuracy.

No prior experience is required, and the position offers competitive pay and benefits. Typical shifts require availability on weekends and holidays with varying days and hours.

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

• Assist patients with menu selections and work with nursing to ensure dietary requirements are met.
• Collaborate with caregivers and culinary team to provide suitable menu options for allergies, dietary restrictions, and preferences.
• Assemble meals and retrieve trays from rooms according to patient selections, on time and accurately.
• Follow HIPAA, confidentiality, and patient rights policies; comply with HACCP and sanitation guidelines.
• Support dietitians and monitor patients on special diets as needed.
• Communicate issues to appropriate staff promptly and document daily/weekly/monthly reports.

Skills

Reading & writing in English

Basic computer skills

Lifting up to 100 lbs

Job description

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring for a full-time Patient Dining Associate (Dietary Aide) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Lebanon, TN. The role includes helping patients with menu choices, assembling meals, and delivering trays while ensuring safety and accuracy.

No prior experience is required, and the position offers competitive pay and benefits. Typical shifts require availability on weekends and holidays with varying days and hours.