PATIENT SERVICES LEAD (FULL TIME)

Compass Healthcare; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 54,443,000 - 57,308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, part of Compass Group, is hiring a full-time Patient Services Lead in Charleston, SC. The role oversees the patient dining program, coordinates meal service, and supervises dining associates to ensure accurate tray assembly and timely delivery. Leadership experience required; schedule includes three 12-hour shifts and one 6-hour shift with rotating weekends.

Pay ranges from $19.00 to $20.00 per hour. Online applications are accepted only.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and read safety/procedure documents.
• Aptitude for operating hospital ADT and other computer-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient meal service and special requests for the Patient Dining Program.
• Supervise Patient Dining Associates and ensure trays are assembled, delivered, and retrieved.
• Determine menu alternatives for patients with allergies, dietary restrictions, or cultural preferences.
• Interact with nursing to evaluate daily meal selections, tray completion, and delivery/ retrieval processes.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and facility policies; follow HACCP guidelines and sanitation procedures.
• Complete daily/weekly/monthly reports; conduct daily associate team meetings; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication

People supervision

Tools

ADP/ADT system

Job description

• We are hiring immediately for full time PATIENT SERVICES LEAD positions.
• Location: Roper Hospital - 316 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full time schedule; three 12 hour shifts and one 6 hour shift. Days and hours may vary; rotating weekends. More details upon interview.
• Requirement: Previous leadership experience required.
• Pay Range: $19.00 per hour to $20.00 per hour.

Make a difference in the lives of people, your community, and yourself

At Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, you’ll join a culture that values caring for people, fostering belonging, and creating moments that truly matter. Here, your work has purpose: to nourish patients, caregivers, and communities while upholding the highest standards of detail, quality, and excellence in every meal served.

For more than 70 years, Morrison has supported leading health systems nationwide with culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise. With more than 31,000 dedicated team members, including 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, we empower and uplift each other by working together, take responsibility for our commitments, and believe in helping one another achieve more together by realizing our unlimited potential.

Job Summary

• Patient Services Leads are responsible to coordinate patient meal service and special requests and needs for the Patient Dining Program. Ensure that Patient Dining Associates are adequately trained and that units are properly staffed to provide service. They are a huge part of creating a culture of comfort and compassion in the healthcare environment, taking care of patients’ special requests and nutritional needs.
• Oversees systems and processes to ensure that the strategic and operational objectives of the Patient Dining Program service are accomplished.
• Supervise Patient Dining Associates and ensure they provide services that include helping patients make menu selections, assemble, and deliver/pick-up their meal trays.
• Work with the caregivers and culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies and sensitivities; cultural, ethnic and religious preferences; or when a patient inquires about additional selections.
• Interacts with nursing and evaluates on a daily basis patient meal selection, tray completion, tray delivery and tray retrieval process.
• Is responsive to patients' needs at all times. Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department 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.
• Adhere to facility confidentiality and the patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facility’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policies and procedures.
• Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
• Follow Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines, a prevention based food safety system for meal assembly and distribution.
• Comply with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
• Complete all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Conduct daily associate team meetings following Morrison’s branded GR8 Start Meeting guidelines and template.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate and read documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals, and operation and maintenance instructions.
• Aptitude for effectively operating hospital’s admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) system, and other computer-based systems, which manage patient care records.
• The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, as well as maneuver and push food delivery carts. Reasonable accommodations can enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Benefits For Our Team Members

• Full-time and part-time positions are offered the following benefits: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identify Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Morrison Healthcare is a member of Compass Group. Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Application Deadline: applications are accepted ongoing until all openings are filled for this position. If an applicant is declined due to the position being filled, they may still be considered for future opportunities and are always welcome to reapply.

Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug-free workplace.