Patient Dining Associate

Berger Health System; Pickerington (OH); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

OhioHealth Nutrition Services is seeking a patient-focused team member to support meal service at an OhioHealth care site. You will help patients make menu selections, assemble, deliver and retrieve meal trays, and communicate with dietitians and nursing staff to uphold safety and satisfaction goals.

Your role emphasizes accuracy, timeliness, and proper meal temperatures, with a variable schedule totaling about 24 hours per week across shifts in a caring hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Assist patients with menu selections and meal preferences.
• Assemble, deliver and retrieve patient meal trays.
• Maintain clear communication with dietitians and nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• 35% Responsible for patient satisfaction: complete meal orders, assemble, distribute and retrieve trays in a timely manner.
• 30% Interact with patients, visitors and associates to meet service standards.
• 15% Clean and stock work stations, pods and kitchen areas as assigned.
• 10% Use department software to enter preferences, print reports, labels and diet order changes.
• 10% Prepare and deliver nourishments, manage floor stocks, and record temperatures of unit refrigerators.

Skills

Patient service

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary: Responsible for working at an OhioHealth care site to provide services that include helping patients make menu selections, assemble, deliver and pick-up their meal trays. They are part of the caregiving team, responsible for patient safety and satisfaction goals by making sure meals are accurate and delivered at the right time and temperature.

Responsibilities And Duties

• 35% Responsible for patient satisfaction to include completing patient meal orders, assembling, distributing and retrieval of meal trays in a timely manner. Maintains clear and accurate communications at all times with dietitians, nursing and all OhioHealth associates.
• 30% Professionally interacts with patients, visitors and associates to meet or exceed preset service standards.
• 15% Cleaning and stocking work stations, pods, kitchen areas as assigned.
• 10% Using the computer software systems in department/hospital, enter preferences, print reports, labels for nourishments, and diet order change sheets.
• 10% Prepares and delivers nourishments, floor stocks, late trays and records temperatures of unit refrigerators. May be assigned to assist in other areas of the department as needed.

Work Shift: Variable Scheduled Weekly Hours : 24

Department Nutrition Services Join us! ... if your passion is to work in a caring environment ... if you believe that learning is a life-long process ... if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.

WE Are Inspired to Do Our Best. OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, innovative healthcare system delivering world-class patient care in a supportive, professional environment filled with limitless opportunities to learn and grow. We are a unique organization in the healthcare field. Our model system of facilities encompasses a wide scope of expertise and care. For professionals, we are a place where people committed to doing their best are given the tools and resources to accomplish our mission every single day. OhioHealth is recognized as a Great Place to Work CertifiedTM organization. The Great Place to Work® is a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. This recognition is one measure of our success in achieving a part of our vision ̶ to be an organization "where people want to work."