Patient Host | Grady Hospital

Description/Job Summary
Patient Services Workers - Host/Hostesses

• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUG SCREEN & BACKGROUND CHECK
• $15.00 per hour; bi-weekly pay!
• MUST BE COVID-19 VACCINATED

As a Host/Hostess you are responsible for a variety of specialized duties related to the receipt, interpretation, and follow-through of patient diet orders in hospital and long-term care settings. Acts as a liaison between the patient, the Food and Nutrition Services Department, and Nursing Services.
Job Responsibilities

• Ensures that nutrition diet care orders are provided to the patient by offering appropriate menu selections.
• May obtain food preferences/dislikes from patients and/or family members.
• Inventories and re-stocks pantries, refrigerator, and freezers on assigned unit(s).
• Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers.
• Communicate all patient food needs to the appropriate area of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• Delivers and collects patient trays during meal service. Delivers nourishments and/or snacks to patients as ordered by physician/dietitian in a timely manner. Visits patients to introduce the services of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• Understands therapeutic diets using established protocols and seeks assistance from Supervisor or Dietitian if an error is observed.
• Assists the clinical staff in ensuring all patients' basic nutrition care needs are met.
• Maintains and adheres to all sanitation standards by following assigned cleaning schedules. Completes other sanitation tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/Relief Supervisor.

This job profile does not contain a comprehensive listing of all required activities, duties, or responsibilities. Job duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English. Bilingual abilities preferred, but not required.

This role may have physical demands including but not limited to lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended standing or walking. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance