Patient Dining & Nutritional Services Aide

Memorial Physician Practices; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

401(k) retirement with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Nutrition Services Aide to support patient meals and dietary needs. Under supervision, you will prepare trays, assist with menu orders, and maintain clean dining areas while ensuring accurate patient identification and diet adherence.

You will contribute to a patient-focused dining program, participate in process improvements, and support the dietary team in delivering high-quality nutrition services.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• Prior food service or customer service experience is preferred.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and great interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepares food trays for general and therapeutic diets and prepares special diet foods as necessary. Verifies trays for accuracy.
• Prepares and delivers items, such as trays or snacks, as requested by patient care units or patients.
• Deliver/collect daily menus and assist patients with ordering
• Record meal intakes of patients
• Maintains tray line in a clean, neat and organized manner and puts clean dishes and utensils away.
• Collect soiled trays and utensils from dining room tables and transport them to dish washing area.
• Wash dishes, clean equipment, wipe off dining room and worktables, clean utensils, pots and pans; mop floors in dietary as schedule and as necessary.
• Clean and maintain kitchen, storage areas and food preparation equipment. Wash, sanitize, and store trays, dishes and utensils
• Disposes of trash and garbage in appropriate manner and as needed.
• Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customer experience, enhance work flow, and/or improve the work environment
• Use meal program to enter new patients and adjust diet orders

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Customer service

Work under pressure

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Food service or customer service experience

Job description

Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Nutrition Services Aide to support patient meals and dietary needs. Under supervision, you will prepare trays, assist with menu orders, and maintain clean dining areas while ensuring accurate patient identification and diet adherence.

You will contribute to a patient-focused dining program, participate in process improvements, and support the dietary team in delivering high-quality nutrition services.