Patient Server

Position: Patient Server (Full time)

Location: Freeman Health Springdale – 609 West Maple Avenue, Springdale, AR 72764.

Schedule: 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week (days and hours may vary; details provided during interview).

Pay: $15.00 – $17.00 per hour.

Responsible for patient food service on assigned units, including menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick‑up, special requests and needs, and in‑between meal food delivery.

• Exhibit a friendly, caring attitude to patients when taking menu selections, delivering trays, inquiring during catering rounds, and retrieving trays.
• Take patient menu selections prior to each meal.
• Comply with dietary restrictions on special and modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
• Offer alternatives to menu when allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies, sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.
• Assemble trays according to patients' menu selections on tray tickets in a timely and accurate manner.
• Interact with nursing staff to ensure patients' diet prescriptions are accurate and patients' food needs are met.
• Retrieve trays from patients' rooms.
• Maintain accurate and current information for each patient on assigned unit(s).
• Assist dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets, or have a calorie count ordered.
• Communicate any patient‑related problems or concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner following departmental procedures.
• Adhere to facility confidentiality and patients' rights policy as outlined in the facility's HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Contribute to patient satisfaction goals by providing quality service.
• Comply with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary working environment.
• Follow HACCP guidelines when assembling and distributing food supplies to ensure quality and safety of food supply.
• Complete all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in corporate policies and procedures on a timely basis, meeting all prescribed deadlines.
• Identify and utilize cleaning chemicals following directions recommended by manufacturers and per MSDS sheets.
• Utilize equipment in performing job functions according to department's safety procedures.
• Follow facility and departmental safety policies and procedures, including incident reporting.
• Follow facility and departmental infection control policies and procedures.
• Follow the facility's protocols for Hazardous Materials and Waste Program.
• Adhere to Emergency Preparedness Program and Life Safety Program; participate in drills as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Computer technical skills to operate hospital systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program.
• Full‑time positions also offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until all openings are filled. The position may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug‑free workplace. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.