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Legacy Health · 4 hours ago

Patient Dining Assistant

Portland, OR

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$18.47/hr - $25.01/hr

Legacy Health is committed to making life better for others, and they are seeking a Patient Dining Assistant to support their food and nutrition team. The role involves assisting patients with meal ordering, ensuring adherence to dietary restrictions, and providing excellent customer service.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Provide excellent customer service as the Nutrition Services “greeter,” communicating directly with patients by telephone or in person

Serve meals to patients in a professional and efficient manner

Instruct patients on how to use the meal ordering system and assist them in placing orders

Assess patients’ ability to utilize the meal order system independently

Complete calorie counts by accurately recording patient intake

Clearly communicate diet order restrictions to patients to ensure safety and compliance

Take patient meal and snack orders and input selections accurately into the system

Print and manage meal tickets; respond to printed requests from nursing units

Ensure patient meal selections align with prescribed diet orders

Collaborate with nurses, dietitians, and other members of the food and nutrition team to support patient care

Qualification

Specialized dietsCustomer service experienceComputer operationsMedical terminology knowledgeTriage requestsTime management skillsUnderstanding patient nutritionEffective communicationProblem-solving skillsNegotiate