Room Service Attendant

Room Service Attendant

As a Room Service Attendant you will be a part of a cohesive team that strives to achieve premier patient services.

Full time shift: 11:30am-8:00pm varied days

Weekends and holiday rotation included.

You will enjoy an additional $1/hour weekend shift differential for all weekend shifts.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides patients with menu and/or patient meal service, receives and forwards patient requests and communication to Dietetic Technicians and Dietitians when appropriate. Provides patient meal assembly according to correct quantities.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Visits patients to obtain or discuss menu selections based upon dietary orders. Enters or records all daily patient meal selections and preferences for one or more patient units.

2. Demonstrates appropriate judgment with modified diets, food and menu knowledge when relating to patients. Requests Diet Tech or Dietitian assistance when needed. Edits patient menus as required.

3. Provides patient meal service which may include setting up tray work stations, preparing/portioning assigned foods according to correct quantities, and/or assembling patient trays.

4. Delivers and serves meals while making independent judgments about special requests, snacks and nourishments.

5. Provides excellent customer service on the phone or in person and resolves customer complaints effectively and efficiently.

6. Maintains food handling and sanitation standards to meet licensing agency requirements.

7. This position interacts with patients and families, other food service staff, nursing staff, dietetic technicians and dietitians. Requires the ability to follow a work routine, to work quickly and correctly while providing good customer service and maintaining dietary, food quality and sanitation standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requires reading, writing and mathematical skills. Skills and knowledge of nutrition services as typically gained through one to two years of related experience.

This position requires effective interpersonal communication skills and a friendly customer service attitude. The work requires the ability to follow instructions and safety guidelines for working with cleaning chemicals, as well as the ability to learn and work with business computer software and point of sale systems. Requires the ability to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required. Must have demonstrated effective customer service skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Understanding of nutrition services, common modified diets, and portion measures. Additional skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services preferred. Bilingual skills preferred in some assignments. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.