Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 11 hours ago
Patient Care Host-Hostess: Lancaster, PA ( Full -Time/Varied Shifts)
Penn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. The Patient Care Host Hostess provides personalized meal service to patients, assisting with meal selections and ensuring dietary guidelines are met.
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Responsibilities
Successful completion of a Patient Care Host Hostess training program
Assures that meal selections meet guidelines for modified diets per diet manual
Works directly with patients in selecting meals and communicates those selections to the production staff
Calculates, prepares, and serves between meal feedings and nutritional supplements and tube feedings as ordered
Maintains accurate written and oral communication with other patient care team members, and assists them as time allows and the need arises. This includes monitoring and recording patient intake and communicating this data to the dietician and or nursing staff as needed. May also include responsibility for completion of calorie counts
Obtains current diet list of patients from the hospital computer prior to each meal period and maintains accurate patient diet information according to department procedures
Assists in assembly of meals and serves the meal to the patient
Collects dishware following meal service, transports dishware to dish room and assists in clean up
Stocks patient and or provider pantries with supplies according to set standards and ensures proper labeling, dating and rotation of all stock
May produce cold foods such as salads and sandwiches as requested and may prepares all foods associated with them
Maintains exemplary customer service at all times to create quality outcomes
Communicates any problems, concerns, or potential issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner
Assists in maintaining high level of sanitation in Food Services Department
Able to follow procedures for monitoring patient intakes and calorie counts, if assigned to do so
Records and maintains all assigned documents and forms according to department procedures and takes corrective action as needed
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent GED
One (1) year of experience working directly with customers
Six (6) months experience working with computers or computerized equipment
One (1) year of experience working directly with customers, clients or patients in institutional food service or health care
Benefits
Comprehensive compensation and benefits program
Prepaid tuition assistance programs
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
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