Patient Dining Associate-PRN

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville is seeking a Patient Dining Associate in the Food & Nutrition Department to provide patient meal service, tray assembly, and nourishment delivery on assigned units.

You will document meal intake, coordinate with nursing on diet orders, and ensure galley stock is maintained. Shifts are PRN, 3:30PM–7:30PM with rotating weekends and holidays, with benefits and growth opportunities within BJC HealthCare.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient meals to assigned areas and documents intake.
• Assembles meal trays and menus according to guidelines.
• Communicates patient diets and special requests with care team.
• Maintains an organized galley with stocked supplies.

Skills

Delivers patient meals

Assembles meal trays

Communicates patient diets

Galley maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Do you enjoy working with and helping patients make their meal choices? Come work with us at Memorial Hospital as a patient dining associate.

DAILY PAY AVAILABLE

• PRN (as needed)
• Shift: 3:30PM-7:30PM
• Rotating Weekends and Holidays
• Deliver Patient Trays
• Assembling Patient Tray

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

The Food & Nutrition Department is responsible for providing high quality nutrtion services to patients, staff and visitors on a daily basis. Services also include vending machines and meeting/special event catering.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Performs patient meal service for the Department of Food and Nutrition. Responsible for patient meal service on assigned units. This includes menu selections, tray assembly, catering rounds, tray delivery and retrieval, recording of intake/calorie counts, special requests, galley/floor stock maintenance, and nourishment delivery. Communicates directly with nursing to obtain updated diet orders. Responds to patient, family and nursing needs.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient meals to assigned areas, documents meals and calorie intake and rounds on patients in accordance to department expectations.
• Assembles meal trays and menus in accordance to guidelines.
• Communicates patient diets, delivery of meals and special requests with patient care team.
• Maintains an organized and stocked galley.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer