Patient Meal Service Specialist

Advocate Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Chicago seeks a Dietary Aide to support meal service, tray preparation, and delivery to nursing units. The role includes assembling nourishments, requisitioning supplies, and maintaining sanitary, organized work areas in a hospital kitchen.

Responsibilities require the ability to lift and move equipment, with frequent lifting up to 25 lbs and up to 35 lbs with assistive devices. On-the-job training is provided; candidates should be reliable and team-oriented.

Qualifications

• 2-3 weeks of job training provided.
• Ability to prepare service line for meal service and serve customers.
• Ability to deliver routine food orders to nursing units.
• Ability to assemble patient nourishment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare service lines for meal service and service customers.
• Prepare patient tray lines and assemble trays as assigned.
• Deliver routine food orders to nursing units (food carts).
• Assemble patient nourishments as ordered.
• Requisition and store necessary supplies.
• Clean and maintain assigned areas; including conference rooms.
• Collect and dispose of trash from non-patient areas; may operate waste compactor.
• Complete daily floor care for hard surfaces.
• Follow sanitation and HACCP standards and maintain cleanliness of work areas.

Skills

Meal service prep

Tray assembly

Delivery to nursing units

Nourishment assembly

Supply requisition

Cleaning & sanitation

Communication

Instruction following

Education

On-the-job training

Tools

Steam tables

Food carts

Job description

Advocate Health in Chicago seeks a Dietary Aide to support meal service, tray preparation, and delivery to nursing units. The role includes assembling nourishments, requisitioning supplies, and maintaining sanitary, organized work areas in a hospital kitchen.

Responsibilities require the ability to lift and move equipment, with frequent lifting up to 25 lbs and up to 35 lbs with assistive devices. On-the-job training is provided; candidates should be reliable and team-oriented.