Patient Dining Associate

Northside Hospital; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Dietary Services Assistant to coordinate patient menus with the Food Service Department and ensure diet orders are followed. You will read patient menus twice daily, adjust selections for dietary restrictions, assemble and deliver meal trays, and support salad/dessert/beverage prep as needed.

This role requires accuracy, timeliness, and a focus on patient satisfaction, with responsibilities extending to occasional food item preparation and

Qualifications

• Six months of customer service or food service experience.
• Familiarity with dietary restrictions and modified diets to ensure accurate patient care.

Responsibilities

• Reads patient menus twice daily and edits selections to meet diet orders.
• Assembles and delivers meal trays to patient rooms and nursing units.
• Occasionally prepares salads, desserts, beverages and other items as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Food service

Diet order awareness

Job description

Responsible for communications between the nursing units and the Food Service Department in regard to patient menus, diet changes, and general patient services. Reads the patient menus to patients twice daily. Edits patient selections to meet restrictions associated with diet orders. Organizes and manages diet orders in a timely and effective manner. Develops menu tallies of special requests. Must be familiar with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal patient care and satisfaction. Reacts accurately and effectively to all changes to ensure efficiency. Assembles trays for patients and deliver meal trays to patient rooms and nursing units. Occasionally, may also prepare salads, desserts, beverages and other miscellaneous food items.

REQUIRED

• Six (6) months of customer service or food service experience