Patient Dining Associate

Northside-Hospital-Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside-Hospital-Inc. in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Diet Aide to coordinate patient meal services within the Food Service Department. You will read menus to patients, adjust selections per diet orders, and ensure timely processing of diet modifications.

Responsibilities include assembling and delivering trays, ensuring dietary restrictions are met, and handling occasional salads, desserts, and beverages. Six months of customer or food service experience required, with shifts 6:30am–6:30pm and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Reads patient menus to patients twice daily.
• Edits patient selections to meet diet order restrictions.
• Organizes and manages diet orders in a timely and effective manner.
• Assembles trays for patients and delivers meal trays to patient rooms.
• Occasionally prepares salads, desserts, beverages and other miscellaneous food items.

Skills

Customer service

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Responsible for communications between the nursing units and the Food Service Department in regard to patient menus, diet changes, and general patient services. Reads 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.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

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

Work Hours:

6:30am-6:30pm

Weekend Requirements:

Yes- Rotating Basis

On-Call Requirements:

No