Patient Services Worker - UMMC Madison

• 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
• May obtain food preferences/dislikes from patients and/or family members
• Communicate all patient food needs to the appropriate area of the Food and Nutrition Services Department
• Ensures that nutrition diet care orders are provided to the patient by offering appropriate menu selections
• Maintains and adheres to all sanitation standards by following assigned cleaning schedules
• Completes other sanitation tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/Relief Supervisor
• Inventories and re-stocks pantries, refrigerator, and freezers on assigned unit(s)
• Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers
• 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

• 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)

Bilingual abilities preferred, but not required