Nutrition Ambassador

Job description

Department: Food and Nutrition Schedule/Status: Varies; Full Time: Standard Hours/Week: 40: General Description: Under the direct supervision of the Patient Services Manager and Food Service Supervisors, the Ambassador role is to obtain patient menu selections, assemble and deliver patient trays and attend to patients’ food needs in a timely fashion. The Ambassador is competent with patient diets and ensures customer satisfaction. Requires excellent interpersonal communication skills and interactions with patients, nursing care partners and visitors. The Ambassador is the initial and primary representative, to the patient, of the Food and Nutrition Services department. The position shall exemplify the desired Culture of Choice® and philosophies of Parrish Healthcare. Requirements: - Visits patients, in-person, to obtain meal orders by using iPad and Breadbox program. Follows up with all missed patients with a return visit or telephone call to the room prior to meal service, to assure orders are taken. - Always follows AIDET+ (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) plus the 4 P’s (pain, potty, possessions, and position) guidelines for nonclinical care partners in...