Patient Dining Associate - Dietary

                    

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Job Title

Patient Dining Associate - Dietary

                        

Location

Canton

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp

                     

Department

Dietary-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

                      

Job Code

H08000

                     

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm/10:30am-7:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

Cleveland Clinic understands that keeping up with nutritional needs is essential to staying well. As a Patient Dining Associate, you provide proper food handling, portioning, serving, preparing and cooking to ensure patients receive the best possible experience while receiving care. You will ensure they understand any dietary changes or answer their questions as needed. In this role, you can make a lasting difference in both their lives and the community.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 7:30AM - 3:30PM or 10:30AM - 7:00PM, with every third weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Assist with food preparation, loading, heating, tray assembly and sanitation. 
• Provide food service delivery of menus and trays to patients/visitors. 
• Maintain inventory to ensure work area is stocked with adequate and acceptable food and supplies. 
• Assure quality in patient/visitor meal service by visiting patients after every meal delivery to ensure customer satisfaction and responding to patient/visitor concerns. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma/GED 
• One year of customer service experience 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Food experience 

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Must lift and carry items up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to push service carts and maneuver tray stands.
• Requires a high degree of dexterity to perform all job positions in the work area.
• Ability to work in an environment with possible extreme temperature change.
• Visual acuity with the ability to distinguish colors used in coded dating system required.
• Hearing to normal range.
• Exposure to chemicals for the purpose of cleaning and sanitizing.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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