Patient Dining Specialist

Med Center Health; Bowling Green (KY); Vor Ort; USD 26.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Med Center Health is seeking a patient food service associate to support meal service for assigned units. You will take patient menu selections, assemble and deliver trays, and respond to patient needs with a friendly, caring attitude.

You will work with Dietitians and Nursing staff to ensure diet orders are followed, accommodate allergies and preferences, and maintain a clean, sanitary work environment according to MSDS sheets and regulations.

Qualifikationen

• Previous institutional or fast food kitchen experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Aufgaben

• Takes patient menu selections prior to each meal. Delivers trays, inquires during catering rounds, and retrieves trays. Responds to patient needs at all times and reports issues to supervisor as appropriate.
• Complies with dietary restrictions on therapeutic and modified diets; communicates with Dietitian and Nutrition Tech to ensure accuracy and patient safety.
• Offers alternatives to menu within prescribed diet, considering allergies and cultural/religious preferences.
• Assembles trays according to patient menu on tray tickets in a timely and accurate manner.
• Interacts with Nursing personnel to ensure diet prescriptions are accurate and patients’ food needs are met.
• Completes catering rounds after passing trays to inquire if patient needs anything; retrieves trays shortly after rounds.
• Maintains accurate and current information for each patient on assigned unit(s).
• Communicates patient-related problems/concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Adheres to federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations; maintains a clean and sanitary work environment.

Kenntnisse

Kitchen experience

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Med Center Health is seeking a patient food service associate to support meal service for assigned units. You will take patient menu selections, assemble and deliver trays, and respond to patient needs with a friendly, caring attitude.

You will work with Dietitians and Nursing staff to ensure diet orders are followed, accommodate allergies and preferences, and maintain a clean, sanitary work environment according to MSDS sheets and regulations.