Also called: Room Service Host (Hospital), Diet Clerk
Takes patients' meal orders and delivers food that matches their medical diet.
A dining ambassador visits patient rooms with a tablet, helps patients choose meals that fit their diets, and delivers trays with a friendly chat.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus on-the-job training in the hospital's diet rules and ordering system, and a food handler card.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks non-restaurant food servers.
Medium risk for 10 years. Bedside tablets let patients order meals and delivery robots run trays, so hospitals need fewer ambassadors.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to hospital food service openings for patient dining hosts
Classes: Health-science CTE class, Foods & Nutrition class, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-3041.
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