Patient Dining Associate - Part Time

OhioHealth; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking a Dietary Aide to support nutrition services at an OhioHealth care site. You will assemble, deliver and retrieve patient meal trays, ensuring accuracy, appropriate timing, and safe temperatures.

You will interact professionally with patients, visitors, and associates to meet service standards. The role supports the caregiving team within Nutrition Services, with responsibilities including stocking, operating department systems, and assisting in other areas as needed.

Qualifications

• 6 months preferred experience in nutrition or food service.
• No degree required.
• Ability to assemble, deliver and retrieve patient meal trays as part of a caregiving team.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, deliver and retrieve patient meal trays in a timely manner with accurate orders.
• Ensure meals are correct, and delivered at the right time and temperature.
• Maintain clear communications with dietitians, nursing staff and OhioHealth associates.
• Clean and stock work stations and kitchen areas as assigned.
• Enter meal preferences and diet order changes using department software.

Skills

Patient interaction

Communication

Teamwork

Education

No Degree or Diploma

Tools

Dietary software

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.

Additional Job Description

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE Years of Experience: 6 months preferred

Work Shift

Variable

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Department

Nutrition Services

Minimum Qualifications

No Degree or Diploma

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 Certified 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."