Host-Hostess

Provides meal service for patients, including obtaining menu selections from patients in person or via the facility's ordering system. Assembles, delivers, retrieves, and cleans patient trays and prepares menu items.

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Answer patient phone calls in a courteous manner following established standards.
• Use current systems to obtain necessary patient information and to accurately process requested menu items following established procedures.
• Communicate with patient to share meal options and obtain meal selections.
• Compare patient menu selections with the diet order and make any adjustments to the selections as needed.
• Assemble patient tray with selected menu items and deliver meal trays to patients within guidelines for timeliness.
• Retrieves patient meal trays within a reasonable timeframe.
• Checks trays for missing items and intervenes to correct.
• Maintains supply of condiments on cart.
• Follows department procedure for the missed meal reports including alerting nursing.
• Follows delivery standards including hand sanitization, infection control requirements, two patient identifiers, AIDET and key phrases.
• Alerts nursing if patient is not properly positioned to begin eating or otherwise appears to need assistance.
• Documents information required for ordered calorie counts.
• Monitors new patients for knowledge of room service, gives menu and explains as needed.
• Communicates clearly with tray line and production personnel regarding patient special requests (follow-ups on any unusual requests) to meet patient needs.
• Maintains established standard of cleanliness in work area and patient area.
• Aid with the room service assembly or other areas of food service as needed.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Food Handlers card OR obtained within 30 days of hire through ONE of the following, as required by County DHHR: StateFoodSafety.com, Servsafe National Restaurant Association, Local County Health Department.
• To be completed as established by department: (Administered at Department level) Person in Charge (PIC) training provided through the County Health Department.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Current Food Handlers card OR obtained within 30 days of hire through ONE of the following, as required by County DHHR: StateFoodSafety.com, Servsafe National Restaurant Association, Local County Health Department.
• To be completed as established by department: (Administered at Department level) Person in Charge (PIC) training provided through the County Health Department.

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Skills and Abilities

• Understand written and oral communication.
• Computer skills - know how to use basic computer components (keyboard, mouse, tablet) and basic computer applications such as Microsoft word.
• Telephone skills - know how to use speaker phones, headsets, and telephone etiquette.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to push fully loaded tray cart (approx. 250 lbs.).
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.

Working Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Requires patient interaction with some conditions/appearance that may be distressing.
• Enter isolation precaution patient rooms with proper protective equipment.
• Kitchen environment that is often noisy.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40