Patient Dining Specialist (Dietary Aide)

Compass Healthcare; Mount Pleasant (SC); On-site; USD 23,419 - 26,174; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Pet Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Compass Healthcare in Mount Pleasant, SC is hiring for a Patient Dining Associate (Dietary Aide). The position offers full‑time and part‑time roles with a schedule Monday–Friday and rotating weekends. Pay range is $17.00 to $19.00 per hour, no prior experience required.

As a member of the caregiving team you will help patients with menu selections, assemble and deliver meals, and support dietary and safety standards in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and interpret documents in English.
• Basic computer and mathematical skills.
• Must be able to lift or move up to 100 pounds and maneuver and push food delivery carts.

Responsibilities

• Help patients understand menu selections and work with nursing to ensure orders comply with nutritional requirements or restrictions.
• Work with caregivers and culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies, sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, or when a patient inquires about additional selections.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to each patient’s menu selection accurately and timely; retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
• Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO. Adhere to facility confidentiality and patient rights policy as outlined in HIPAA.
• Follow HACCP guidelines when handling food, cleaning workstations and breaking down the patient tray line.
• Follow facility and department infection control policies and procedures.
• Assist dietitians, such as helping monitor patients who cannot eat food through their mouth, are on liquid diets or have a specific calorie count to manage.
• Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• Complete daily, weekly, or monthly reports as outlined in Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Comply with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Skills

English literacy

Basic computer skills

Lifting up to 100 lbs

Job description

Compass Healthcare in Mount Pleasant, SC is hiring for a Patient Dining Associate (Dietary Aide). The position offers full‑time and part‑time roles with a schedule Monday–Friday and rotating weekends. Pay range is $17.00 to $19.00 per hour, no prior experience required.

As a member of the caregiving team you will help patients with menu selections, assemble and deliver meals, and support dietary and safety standards in a healthcare setting.