Catering Associate at Medical Center Health System

Position Summary

Responsible for patient meal service food on assigned units, e.g., menu# selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs,# in-between meal food delivery. Communicates and addresses patient food# issues/concerns and needs to Food # Nutrition Services. Interacts with Nursing# in regard to patient nutrition needs or requirements as well as unit food service# needs.

Assists dietician with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets# or need to have intake recorded. Reacts accurately and effectively to all# changes to ensure efficient timing of services, accuracy of physician#s ordered# modified diets. Is familiar with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to# ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations# on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within# guidelines of diet order limitations.

Responsible for quality service reflected in# internal or external patient satisfaction survey results on assigned units.

Qualifications

• A.
• Education: High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must have the ability to# read, write and speak English, follow written and verbal instructions and# complete simple computational skills.
• B.
• Training and Experience: Experience in health care environment is desirable but not required.# Strong verbal communication, reading and writing abilities required.
• Be# able to interact with patients and staff congenially.
• Proficient in basic# mathematical skills.
• VI.
• Unusual Physical Demands and Working Conditions: A.
• Exposure to loud noise, slippery and wet surfaces, which require safety# equipment.
• Frequently exposed to moving objects.
• Rarely exposed to# hazardous material chemicals, vibration, potential electrical hazard,# potential burns, requiring special clothing and/or safety equipment.
• B.
• Must be able to see objects closely, as in reading, on a continuous basis.# Must be able to see objects far away continuously.
• Must be able to# discriminate color continuously.
• Must be able to perceive depth# continuously.
• C.
• Must be able to give and receive verbal communications on a continuous# basis.