Saint Anthony Hospital
Catering Associate – Dietary Department
Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community‑centric organization where your career can thrive while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.
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Position Purpose
Responsible for patient food service on assigned units, menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs, in‑between meal food delivery.
Exhibits a friendly, caring attitude to patients when introducing the Catering to You program, taking menu selections, delivering trays, inquiring during catering rounds and retrieving trays.
Essential Functions
Takes patients menu selections prior to each meal.
Complies with food and nutrition restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
Assembles trays according to patients menu on tray tickets in a timely and accurate manner.
Interacts with nursing to ensure patients’ diet prescriptions are accurate, and patients’ food needs are met.
Completes catering rounds after passing trays to inquire if patient needs anything else.
Retrieves trays from patients’ rooms shortly after completing round.
Maintains accurate and current information for each patient on assigned unit(s).
Assists dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or have a calorie count ordered.
Communicates any patient related problems/concerns to appropriate personnel, in a timely manner following departmental procedures.
General Job Requirements
High School Diploma/GED
3 months of food service experience
Ability to follow oral and written instructions
Able to work harmoniously with peers, supervisors, and other departments, visitors and patients
Previous experience in dietary or food services preferred
Ability to read and write English
Sanitation certification preferred
Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights
Independent, nonprofit, faith‑based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.
Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
Offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.
Employs and teaches some of the city’s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industry Hospitals and Health Care
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Learn more at
focalpointchicago.org .
Position Purpose
Responsible for patient food service on assigned units, menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs, in‑between meal food delivery.
Exhibits a friendly, caring attitude to patients when introducing the Catering to You program, taking menu selections, delivering trays, inquiring during catering rounds and retrieving trays.
Essential Functions
Takes patients menu selections prior to each meal.
Complies with food and nutrition restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
Assembles trays according to patients menu on tray tickets in a timely and accurate manner.
Interacts with nursing to ensure patients’ diet prescriptions are accurate, and patients’ food needs are met.
Completes catering rounds after passing trays to inquire if patient needs anything else.
Retrieves trays from patients’ rooms shortly after completing round.
Maintains accurate and current information for each patient on assigned unit(s).
Assists dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or have a calorie count ordered.
Communicates any patient related problems/concerns to appropriate personnel, in a timely manner following departmental procedures.
General Job Requirements
High School Diploma/GED
3 months of food service experience
Ability to follow oral and written instructions
Able to work harmoniously with peers, supervisors, and other departments, visitors and patients
Previous experience in dietary or food services preferred
Ability to read and write English
Sanitation certification preferred
Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights
Independent, nonprofit, faith‑based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.
Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
Offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.
Employs and teaches some of the city’s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industry Hospitals and Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Saint Anthony Hospital by 2x.
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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