Provides nutritional services directly to patients and nursing units.

Delivers and picks up meals, nourishments and tube feedings to patients; records patient food intake; acts as a liaison between the patient and the department.

Under general supervision, provides basic nutritional services to patients such as distribution and pick-up of meals.

Delivers meals, nourishments and tube feeding in accordance with patient diet orders; picks up food trays from patients; 

Serves in a guest relations role to patients and visitors; relays patient food requests/comments to Dietetic Technicians; 

Delivers or relays messages from nursing and other health care staff to the department; 

Records food intake of selected patients; 

Delivers and picks up patient food preference sheets; 

May direct the work of student trainees and staff; 

Performs related duties as required.

There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.

Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

One year of food service experience in a health care setting

OR 

Equivalent education/experience.