Culinary Diet Tech

Intermountain Health; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado is seeking a Nutrition Services team member to provide patient nutrition care following standardized guidelines.

You will take patient meal selections, modify them per provider orders, and assist with nutrition data entry and calorie counts as needed. The role is full-time (36 hours per week) with shifts from 6:30am–3pm or 7am–3:30pm.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification is required by first day of work (required ONLY in the states of Utah and Idaho).
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Takes patient meal selections and modifies them using system standards to meet provider orders.
• Checks trays for accuracy during meal assembly.
• Communicates clearly to both clinical and culinary caregivers.
• Collects and inputs nutrition screening information.
• May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility.
• Utilizes a computer to run reports and take orders.
• Delivers and presents trays to patients using the standard process.
• Performs food preparation functions according to system standards (e.g., salads, sandwiches, vegetables, fruit).
• Follows standardized practices relating to Nutrition Services (e.g., dining experience, meal delivery and stock levels).
• Performs accurate credit transactions and resolves basic customer service issues.

Skills

Nutrition

Diet Management

Computer Literacy

Interpersonal Communication

Active Listening

Coordinating tasks with others

Patient Interactions

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Description

Provides nutrition services to patients utilizing standardized guidelines. This position interacts with clinical caregivers, patients, and patient's family members to explain the meal process and modify meal selections according to provider orders.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate: Based on Experience

Shift Details: Full-Time (36hrs/wk). 6:30am to 3pm or 7am to 3:30pm

Essential Functions

• Takes patient meal selections and modifies them using system standards to meet provider orders.
• Checks trays for accuracy during meal assembly.
• Communicates clearly to both clinical and culinary caregivers.
• Collects and inputs nutrition screening information
• May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility
• Utilizes a computer to run reports and take orders.
• Delivers and presents trays to patients using the standard process.
• Performs food preparation functions according to system standards (following standard recipe, assembling ingredients) for example, prepares salads, sandwiches, vegetables, and fruit.
• Follows standardized practices relating to Nutrition Services (e.g. dining experience, meal delivery and maintaining required stock levels)
• Performs accurate credit transactions according to system standards and independently resolves basic customer service issues.

Skills

• Nutrition
• Diet Management
• Computer Literacy
• Interpersonal Communication
• Active Listening
• Coordinating tasks with others
• Patient Interactions
• Attention to detail

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification is required by first day of work (required ONLY in the states of Utah and Idaho). Remote and off-site caregivers are exempt.
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.
• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

Work City

Wheat Ridge

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Hourly Rate

$19.29 - $23.92

Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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