Job Description

Patient Dining Associates play an essential role in creating a positive, compassionate experience for patients within a healthcare setting. Working on assigned units, they assist patients with menu selections and ensure meals are accurately assembled, delivered, and picked up. Their attention to detail and warm, supportive presence help meet patients’ nutritional needs while contributing to a comforting and caring environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure meals are prepared accurately and delivered at the correct time and temperature.
• Assist patients with menu choices and accommodate special requests within dietary guidelines.
• Introduce patients to the food service program in a friendly, compassionate manner.
• Deliver and retrieve meal trays with professionalism and care.
• Maintain positive, helpful interactions with nurses, physicians, hospital staff, and visitors.
• Help patients understand their menu selections and work with nursing to ensure orders comply with nutritional requirements or restrictions.
• Maintain current and accurate information for each patient in assigned unit(s).
• Work with caregivers and culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences, or when patients inquire about additional selections.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to each patient’s menu selection in a timely and accurate manner.
• Retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
• Assist dietitians, such as helping monitor patients who cannot eat food through their mouth, are on liquid diets or have a specific calorie count to manage.
• Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• Complete all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary working environment.
• Attend and participate in department meetings and staff development programs, as appropriate.
• Break down, load, or wash small wares and/or dishes between meal services.

• Food preparation and dishwashing
• Line cook experience
• Excellent customer service and patient-focused communication
• Ability to follow dietary guidelines and nutrition restrictions
• Strong attention to detail when preparing and delivering meals
• Basic food safety and sanitation knowledge
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Teamwork and collaboration with clinical and food service staff
• Reliability and strong time-management skills
• Compassionate, friendly, and professional demeanor
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Physical stamina for standing, walking, and lifting meal trays

• High school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, procedure manuals, and operation and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Capacity to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations, to patients, families, and associates of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio and percent.
• Aptitude for effectively operating hospital’s admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) system, and other computer-based systems, which manage patient care records.
• Capacity to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Join a supportive and caring team that values compassion and patient-centered care. Enjoy opportunities for professional development and growth within a collaborative healthcare environment. Benefit from a work culture that emphasizes teamwork and positive interactions with staff and patients alike.

Work Environment

The work environment is within a hospital setting, offering a full-time schedule with shifts on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 6 am to 7:30 pm. Initial training will occur on weekends. The position involves standing, walking, and lifting meal trays, requiring physical stamina.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Addison, TX.

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $17.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Addison,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 1, 2026.

About Aerotek

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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