Patient Services Lead: Nutrition & Care Support

Aramark Correctional Services; Alamosa (CO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Work-life resources

401(k)

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Job summary

Aramark in Alamosa, CO is seeking a Patient Services Worker Lead to manage receipt, interpretation, and follow-through of patient diet orders in hospital and long-term care settings. You will act as a liaison between patients and the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services.

You will support training for other Patient Services Workers, ensure sanitation standards, and assist clinical staff in meeting patients' basic nutrition needs while maintaining scheduling and inventory

Qualifications

• Experience as a Patient Services Worker required.
• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Requires strong organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• 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 in a timely manner.
• Visits patients to introduce the services of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• May obtain food preferences/dislikes from patients and/or family members.
• 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.
• Completes other sanitation tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/Relief Supervisor.
• Train and support Patient Services Workers in their roles supporting patients / residents.
• 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

Experience as Patient Services Worker

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

English language

Job description

Aramark in Alamosa, CO is seeking a Patient Services Worker Lead to manage receipt, interpretation, and follow-through of patient diet orders in hospital and long-term care settings. You will act as a liaison between patients and the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services.

You will support training for other Patient Services Workers, ensure sanitation standards, and assist clinical staff in meeting patients' basic nutrition needs while maintaining scheduling and inventory