Patient Transport & Meal Service Aide

Mount Sinai; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System seeks staff to provide patient transport and meal delivery services, including assisting with diet changes and menu selections in coordination with nursing and nutrition teams.

Responsibilities include delivering meals, transporting patients on stretchers or wheelchairs, stocking supplies, and maintaining patient charts. High school diploma or GED and 0-1 year of experience are required, with SEIU 1199-MSH as the bargaining unit.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED.
• 0-1 year experience.
• Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH.

Responsibilities

• Advises patient of diet change and concomitant changes in menu selection, in conjunction with nursing/nutrition.
• Assists patient and patient’s guest with menu selection.
• Daily delivery of newspapers and magazines.
• Damps and sanitizes surfaces as needed.
• Delivers meal service, including meals from the Kosher Kitchen, to patient room or designated dining area, setting up with appropriate table linen.
• Escorts ambulatory patients to and from the areas outside the unit.
• Fills refrigerator with nourishment appropriate to patient’s diet upon request.
• Maintains control of the patient’s chart while the patient is off the unit, and releases charts only to authorized personnel.
• Makes certain patient is ready to receive delivery of meal, in coordination with nursing.
• Offers patient appropriate menu after consulting with nursing/nutrition.
• Spot cleaning of walls, windows, furniture and other items as needed.
• Stocks deliveries to the floor as requested.
• Transports patient on a stretcher or wheelchair to and from, or outside the unit.
• Transports patient’s belongings and luggage to and from the unit.
• Provides patients with items as needed, such as linens, unit literature and other related items.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System seeks staff to provide patient transport and meal delivery services, including assisting with diet changes and menu selections in coordination with nursing and nutrition teams.

Responsibilities include delivering meals, transporting patients on stretchers or wheelchairs, stocking supplies, and maintaining patient charts. High school diploma or GED and 0-1 year of experience are required, with SEIU 1199-MSH as the bargaining unit.