Culinary Diet Tech Bedside

Intermountain Health; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Education assistance

Job summary

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital is seeking a part-time nutrition services assistant to support patient meals and dining operations. You will assist in meal selection, record orders, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure diets meet physician orders and modified diet guidelines.

This role emphasizes patient service, accuracy, and teamwork in a hospital setting with 12-hour shifts. The position offers benefits and requires a Food Handler Permit and experience in healthcare or

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital food service or patient experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred).
• Food service or healthcare experience (preferred).
• Coursework in Nutrition (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Assists in meal selection for patients as established by standard guidelines.
• Records and modifies patient meal orders based on physician diet orders and Intermountain Modified Diet Guideline.
• Works with the clinical team to provide excellent patient care.
• Uses technology and meal ordering platform to facilitate the nutrition care process and needed departmental reports.
• Communicates patient needs to room service assembly area.
• Performs functions of room service call center and Bedside Connect.
• Provides exceptional customer service in all customer and patient interactions.
• May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility.
• Check and verify that patients receive appropriate meal selections on the room service line.
• Delivers patient trays according to department policy to provide safe and efficient meal service.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nutrition

Diet management

Computer literacy

Interpersonal communication

Active listening

Coordinating tasks

Patient interactions

Attention to detail

Education

Food Handler Permit

Coursework in Nutrition

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.

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. At Intermountain, we are not your standard institutional hospital food. Our hospitals employ professional chefs, culinary leaders, cooks, and nutrition care associates. We treat our hospitals and catering events like hotels, with restaurant-quality cafes and a guest-centric culture of hospitality for our patients and caregivers. With high-quality food as medicine, we bring new life into the world of hospital nutrition services and are making a difference in the lives of our patients every day.

Work Schedule

• Bedside Position
• Work Schedule: Part Time, 24 hours per week
• Availability Needed: Sunday-Saturday
• Work Shift: 12hr shifts 7:00 am -8:00 pm
• Pay Rate: Based on Experience ($18.40 - $23.92)
• Benefits Eligible: Yes; Medical, Dental, Vision, Education Assistance.

Essential Functions

• Assists in meal selection for patients as established by standard guidelines
• Records and modifies patient meal orders based on physician diet orders and Intermountain Modified Diet Guideline
• Works with the clinical team to provide excellent patient care
• Uses technology and meal ordering platform to facilitate the nutrition care process and needed departmental reports
• Communicates patient needs to room service assembly area
• Performs functions of room service call center and Bedside Connect
• Provides exceptional customer service in all customer and patient interactions
• May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility
• Check and verify that patients receive appropriate meal selections on the room service line
• Delivers patient trays according to department policy to provide safe and efficient meal service
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

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

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit
• One year of food service or cashier experience preferred.
• Hospital food service or patient experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)
• Food service or healthcare experience (preferred)
• Coursework in Nutrition (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. Typical 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 St George Regional Hospital

Work City

St George

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.40 - $23.92

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.

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