**Join Our Caring Dining Team!** As a dining assistant in our hospital, you’ll play a key role in meal preparation and service, ensuring patients receive nourishing and appealing meals in their rooms! Work alongside a dedicated team in a supportive environment where your contributions matter! If you’re passionate about food and helping others, apply today!**
The Dining Assistant is responsible for patient meal service food on assigned units, e.g., menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs, in-between meal food delivery. The Dining Assistant is responsible for meeting and maintaining established food service protocols.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable and responsible for patient meal service food on assigned units, e.g., menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs, in-between meal food delivery.
- Is familiar with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations and assists dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or need to have intake recorded.
- Accurately reports information to members of the department team and other members of Washington Health System.
- Completes and demonstrates competency in all technical skills and patient care procedures as delegated according to established Washington Health System Core Dining Assistant Skills & Responsibilities.
Schedule: Rotating daylight and afternoon shifts between 5AM-7PM, including but not limited to 5AM-1:30PM, 5:30AM-2PM, 6AM-2:30PM, 10:30AM- 7PM, and 3:30PM-7PM. Must be available to work between 5AM-7PM. Rotating days, holidays, and weekends required.
- Hospital experience preferred.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills required.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Act 33, 34, 73, 31
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran