Patient Nutrition & Meal Services Aide

Aramark; Medina (OH); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Patient Services Worker to support hospital and long-term care dietary services. You will receive, interpret, and follow through on patient diet orders, deliver trays and nourishments, and serve as a liaison between patients, the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services.

You will collect patient preferences, communicate dietary needs, and help maintain sanitation and temperature logs.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
• Bilingual abilities preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers and collects patient trays during meal service.
• Delivers nourishments and snacks to patients as ordered by physician/dietitian.
• Visits patients to introduce the services of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• Communicate all patient food needs to the appropriate area of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• Ensures that nutrition diet care orders are provided to the patient by offering appropriate menu selections.
• Maintains sanitation standards by following cleaning schedules and completes other sanitation tasks as assigned by supervisors.
• Inventories and restocks pantries, refrigerator, and freezers.
• Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers.
• Assists clinical staff in ensuring all patients\' basic nutrition care needs are met.

Skills

English language proficiency

Bilingual abilities preferred

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Patient Services Worker to support hospital and long-term care dietary services. You will receive, interpret, and follow through on patient diet orders, deliver trays and nourishments, and serve as a liaison between patients, the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services.

You will collect patient preferences, communicate dietary needs, and help maintain sanitation and temperature logs.