Patient Dining Associate — Nourish & Care Team

Hackensack Meridian Health; Stafford Township (NJ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Catering to You - Patient Dining Associate in New Jersey. You will assist patients with menu selections and coordinate with the Food and Nutrition Department to assemble and deliver meals, while aligning with clinical staff on nutrition needs.

Responsibilities include handling modified diets, maintaining patient information, and providing high-quality customer service to support patient care and overall nutrition goals.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Customer service skills.
• Proficiency with basic computer skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
• Strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers.
• Exceptional focus on teamwork.
• Dedication to ongoing education.
• Ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate and current information for each patient on assigned unit(s).
• Demonstrates knowledge of modified diets, proper condiments and related restrictions for diets based upon passing a written test provided by clinical staff. Reports patients understanding of diet to Dietitian / Diet Technician.
• Assists Dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or need to have intake recorded.
• Adapts to Physician-ordered modified patient diets and ensures efficient timing of services by providing quality patient customer service.
• Assists patients with menu selections and works with our Food and Nutrition Department with assembling meals on trays and with delivery/pick-up of meal trays.
• Communicates any patient/resident related problems to appropriate personnel, in a timely manner.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Skills

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Quick learner

Teamwork

Ongoing education

Patient focus

Accountability

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Catering to You - Patient Dining Associate in New Jersey. You will assist patients with menu selections and coordinate with the Food and Nutrition Department to assemble and deliver meals, while aligning with clinical staff on nutrition needs.

Responsibilities include handling modified diets, maintaining patient information, and providing high-quality customer service to support patient care and overall nutrition goals.