Patient Dining Associate

Are you a hospitality professional looking to make a meaningful impact? We are seeking a reliable, customer-centric Food Service Associate to join our premier medical and surgical team in Sharon, CT.

In this role, you are more than just a food service provider—you are a vital part of the patient recovery experience. You will ensure our patients' nutritional needs are met with top-tier service, care, and a welcoming smile, directly contributing to a world-class healing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Interaction & Order Management: Take accurate food orders directly from patients at their bedside, ensuring strict adherence to their specific dietary restrictions and personal preferences.
• Premium Meal Delivery: Promptly and courteously deliver breakfast, lunch, and dinner trays directly to patient rooms, maintaining a high standard of hospitality.
• Logistics & Sanitation: Efficiently transport food carts and used dinnerware from patient floors back to the dish room for proper sanitization.
• Inventory Support: Restock floor pantries, nourishment stations, and prep areas to ensure the facility is fully prepped for the next day's service.
• Compliance & Safety: Maintain a spotless, safe work environment by strictly following hospital protocols and food safety regulations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: Previous food service or food handling experience is required. Experience in a hospitality, restaurant, or healthcare setting is highly preferred.
• Hospitality Mindset: Exceptional customer service and communication skills, with the ability to interact empathetically and professionally with patients, families, and clinical staff.
• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand and walk for the duration of an 8-hour shift and comfortably push/pull heavy food carts throughout the facility.

Benefits:
We offer eligible employees competitive pay and access to a range of benefits and support programs based on assignment type, schedule, length of employment, and eligibility requirements, including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, short-term disability, 401(k), employee assistance, childcare assistance, discounts, paid holidays, and longevity bonuses. Depending on the benefit, cost may be paid by the Company, the employee, or shared between both.

EOE:
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.

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