Patient Services Lead; Nutrition

Touch Point

• We are hiring immediately for a full time PATIENT SERVICES LEAD (NUTRITION) position.
• Address: Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital - 16001 West 9 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.
  
  Note:
  
  online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full time schedule.
  
  Shifts:
  
  5:00 am – 1:00 pm, 11:00 am – 7:30 pm, and/or 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Days may vary, further details upon interview.
• Requirement: Minimum of two years of Healthcare or Senior Living Food Service Experience.
• Fixed Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour.

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If serving others is in your blood and you thrive on the idea of helping someone heal, TouchPoint is the place for you!

We asked some of our associates why they love working for Touchpoint.  to see what they said!

We’re TouchPoint Support Services and our mission is to serve up hospitality, for patients, their families and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals throughout the U.S. But our work isn’t just about cooking, serving, cleaning and transporting patients. We set the stage for healing with sparkling facilities, great food and service.

This is the kind of work that takes a big heart for service and for supporting Ascension’s mission to improve the health of the poor and vulnerable. We’re serious about the role we play in healing – and just as passionate about having fun, supporting each other and serving our communities.

Maybe you have a passion for people and an obsession with service. Or maybe you’re looking for a launchpad for a career managing people. Are you generous and hard working? When you spot a need, are you ready to jump?

Patient Services Leads are responsible to coordinate patient meal service and special requests and needs for the Patient Dining Program. Ensure that Patient Dining Associates are adequately trained and that units are properly staffed to provide service. They are a huge part of creating a culture of comfort and compassion in the healthcare environment, taking care of patients’ special requests and nutritional needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees systems and processes to ensure that the strategic and operational objectives of the Patient Dining Program service are accomplished.
• Supervise Patient Dining Associates and ensure they provide services that include helping patients make menu selections, assemble, and deliver/pick-up their meal trays.
• Work with the caregivers and culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies and sensitivities; cultural, ethnic and religious preferences; or when a patient inquires about additional selections.
• Interacts with nursing and evaluates on a daily basis patient meal selection, tray completion, tray delivery and tray retrieval process.
• Is responsive to patients' needs at all times. Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• 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.
• Adhere to facility confidentiality and the patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facility’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policies and procedures.
• Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
• Follow Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines, a prevention based food safety system for meal assembly and distribution.
• Comply with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations, as well as department sanitation procedures.
• Complete all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the Morrison Healthcare policies and procedures.
• Conduct daily associate team meetings…