Patient Services Attendant

Description

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Summary:

The Patient Services Attendant assembles patient trays and delivers to patient rooms. Collect trays from patient units. Break down patient trays prior to meal service. Prepares cold food items: tea, desserts, salads, jello, etc. Clean tray carts and work areas.

Responsibilities:
1. Assists with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.
2. Assists with early and late food tray deliveries in a timely manner
3. Assists with tray preparation and/or delivery and works to ensure tray accuracy, adherence to special diets and customer service
4. Assists with tray preparation during meal service hours.
5. Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, utensils and work areas, including dish room. Washes dishes by hand or by machine.
6. Delivers food trays or nourishments to patient's rooms or nursing units.
7. Maintains compliance with JCAHO, State Health Department, and OSHA regarding on-going required job training and health standards,
8. Transfers food in kitchen and on patient trays in a timely manner and using proper protocol (wears hair restraint, gloves, and properly covers food to prevent contamination).

Other information:

1. High school graduate or equivalent.
2. Able to follow verbal and written instructions.
3. Must be able to verbalize understanding of all special diets used at Nash UNC Health Care.
4. Must successfully complete diet competencies annually.

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: NGH Dietary

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Weekend

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No