PATIENT DINING ASSOCIATE/DIETARY AIDE (FULL AND PART TIME)

Compass Healthcare; O'Fallon (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health and wellness programs

Discount marketplace

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Life insurance/AD

Disability insurance

Commuter benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Compass Healthcare is seeking Patient Dining Associates to work in a healthcare facility. The role involves assisting patients with menu selections, managing meal tray assembly, and ensuring compliance with health standards.

Ideal candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to comply with nutritional requirements. Full-time and part-time positions offer various benefits, including retirement plans and health programs.

Qualifications

• Occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds and maneuver and push food delivery carts.

Responsibilities

• Help patients understand their menu selections and ensure orders comply with dietary requirements.
• Collaborate with caregivers and culinary team for menu alternatives.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals in a timely and accurate manner.
• Comply with health and sanitation regulations.

Skills

Ability to read, write, and interpret documents in English

Basic computer skills

Basic mathematical skills

Job description

Job Summary

Patient Dining Associates work on assigned units in a healthcare facility, providing services that include helping patients make menu selections, assembling, delivering, and picking up their meal trays. They are part of the caregiving team, responsible for patient safety and satisfaction goals by ensuring meals are accurate, delivered on time, and at the correct temperature.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Help patients understand their menu selections and work with nursing to ensure orders comply with nutritional requirements or restrictions.
• Collaborate with caregivers and the culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies, sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences, or when additional selections are requested.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to each patient’s menu selection in a timely and accurate manner; retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
• Comply with regulator agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO; adhere to facility confidentiality and the patient’s rights policy as outlined in HIPAA procedures.
• Follow Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines when handling food, cleaning work stations, and breaking down the patient tray line.
• Follow facility and department infection control policies and procedures.
• Assist dietitians, such as monitoring patients who cannot eat food orally, are on liquid diets, or require specific calorie counts.
• Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• Complete all daily, weekly, or monthly reports as outlined in Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Comply with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
• Perform other duties assigned.

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 and maneuver and push food delivery carts.

Benefits

• Full‑time and part‑time positions offer a retirement plan, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and other voluntary benefits (critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, choice auto and home program).
• Full‑time positions also provide medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD, disability insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts.

Equal Opportunity and Disclaimer

Compass Group is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on abilities, achievements, and experience, without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. This job post is not an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. The company reserves the right to modify or change essential functions based on business necessity.

Certain positions may require a Florida Level 2 background screening. Details are available at https://info.flclearinghouse.com/.

Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug‑free workplace.