What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Dining Associate position at BJC?
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Looking for a fulfilling job that lets you help patients in need? Look no further than Missouri Baptist Medical Center! We're currently seeking Patient Dining Associates to join our team. As a Patient Dining Associate, you'll provide a reassuring presence while taking patient orders/preparing trays and delivering patient meals. Join us in our mission to provide quality care and make a difference in our patients' lives.
- Full Time Role - 36 Hours a Week
- 6:15 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
- Works 3/12 shifts a week
- Rotating Holidays and Works Every Other Weekend
- Requires Direct Patient Interaction
Overview
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.
The Food and Nutrition Services department at Missouri Baptist Medical Center's mission is to provide�nutritionally balanced�meals and medical nutrition therapy�for patients, staff and visitors of Missouri Baptist Medical Center by�working collaboratively with�the facility's nursing, ancillary�and medical staff professionals.� Our licensed clinical dieticians provide medical nutrition therapy�to both inpatients and outpatients as it relates to their personal medical�needs.�The department's patient services,�production and retail teams work to deliver a variety of�food offerings on a daily basis�that are nutritionally balanced, healthy, flavorful and fresh for the hospital's patients, employees and visitors.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Performs patient meal service for the Department of Food and Nutrition. Responsible for patient meal service on assigned units. This includes menu selections, tray assembly, catering rounds, tray delivery and retrieval, recording of intake/calorie counts, special requests, galley/floor stock maintenance, and nourishment delivery. Communicates directly with nursing to obtain updated diet orders. Responds to patient, family and nursing needs.
Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
Experience
Supervisor Experience
Preferred Requirements
Education
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer