Patient Dining Specialist - Safe, Timely Meal Service

OhioHealth; Kenton (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth seeks a dedicated team member to join the Nutrition Services department, handling meal orders, assembling and delivering trays, and ensuring patient meals meet safety and temperature standards. You will work with dietitians, nursing staff, and associates to support patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, visitors, and staff, maintaining clean work areas, using department software, and helping with nourishment preparation and temperature records.

Qualifications

• 16- and 17-year-old individuals may be considered only with a valid work permit.
• 18-year-old individuals enrolled in high school do not need a high school diploma/GED/work permit.
• HS diploma/GED is preferred for individuals over 18 and not in high school.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

No Degree or Diploma

Job description

OhioHealth seeks a dedicated team member to join the Nutrition Services department, handling meal orders, assembling and delivering trays, and ensuring patient meals meet safety and temperature standards. You will work with dietitians, nursing staff, and associates to support patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, visitors, and staff, maintaining clean work areas, using department software, and helping with nourishment preparation and temperature records.