Patient Nutrition Services Associate

Aramark Corporation; Alamosa, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Patient Services Worker to handle patient diet orders and act as a liaison between patients and the Food and Nutrition Services Department in hospital and long-term care settings. The role involves delivering trays, communicating patient dietary needs, and ensuring sanitation and accurate diet care orders.

Responsibilities include collecting patient preferences, maintaining temperature logs, and assisting clinical staff to meet nutrition care needs.

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/or 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 and adheres to all sanitation standards by following assigned cleaning schedules.
• Inventories and re-stocks pantries, refrigerator, and freezers on assigned unit(s).
• Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers.
• Understands therapeutic diets using established protocols and seeks assistance from Supervisor or Dietitian if an error is observed.
• Assists the clinical staff in ensuring all patients' basic nutrition care needs are met.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Patient Services Worker to handle patient diet orders and act as a liaison between patients and the Food and Nutrition Services Department in hospital and long-term care settings. The role involves delivering trays, communicating patient dietary needs, and ensuring sanitation and accurate diet care orders.

Responsibilities include collecting patient preferences, maintaining temperature logs, and assisting clinical staff to meet nutrition care needs.