
Patient Services Supervisor - IU Health Riley Children's Hospital FNS
- Indianapolis, IN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supervises Patient Services Workers during meal service. Delivers nourishments and/or snacks to patients as ordered by physician/dietitian in a timely manner. Visits patients to introduce the services of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
- May obtain food preferences/dislikes from patients and/or family members.
- Communicate all patient food needs to the appropriate area of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
- Ensures that nutrition diet care orders are provided to the patient by offering appropriate menu selections.
- Maintains and adheres to all sanitation standards by following assigned cleaning schedules. Completes other sanitation tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/Relief Supervisor.
- Lead, train, and support Patient Services Workers in their roles supporting patients / residents.
- Inventories and re-stocks pantries, refrigerator, and freezers on assigned unit(s).
- Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers.
- Understands therapeutic diets using established protocols and provides assistance as Supervisor if an error is observed.
- Assists the clinical staff in ensuring all patients' basic nutrition care needs are met.