Patient Dining Associate

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

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Canton, Georgia is seeking a Dietary Aide to support patient meal services. You will communicate between nursing units and the Food Service Department to manage patient menus and diet changes, and read menus to patients twice daily.

You will edit selections to meet diet restrictions, assemble trays for delivery, and occasionally prepare salads, desserts, and beverages to support patient care and satisfaction.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Communicates between nursing units and the Food Service Department regarding patient menus, diet changes and general patient services.
• Reads patient menus to patients twice daily and edits selections to meet diet restrictions.
• Organizes and manages diet orders and develops menu tallies of special requests.
• Assembles trays for patients and delivers meal trays to patient rooms and nursing units.
• Occasionally prepares salads, desserts, beverages and other food items.

Skills

Customer service

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.

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.

REQUIRED

1. Six (6) months of customer service or food service experience