Culinary Diet Technician

Intermountain Healthcare; Murray (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare in Murray, Utah, is seeking a part-time Call Center Nutrition Assistant for evenings (3:00pm - 8:00pm). The role involves taking patient meal orders, modifying them per provider orders, and delivering trays while maintaining nutrition service standards.

Experience with nutrition, patient interactions, and strong customer service is preferred. Requires food handler permit or ServSafe certification by day one for UT/ID; on-site shifts with weekends required.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification 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).

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 (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

Job description

Job Description

Part-Time (20 hrs/wk) - In-Person Call Center position in the Evenings. Provides nutrition services to patients utilizing standardized guidelines. This position interacts with clinical caregivers, patients, and patients' family members to explain the meal process and modify meal selections according to provider orders.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate: Based on Experience

Shift Details: Part-time (20 hrs/wk), Evenings (3:00pm - 8:00pm). Weekends Required. (Thursdays and Fridays off each week)

Assigned Holidays Located at Intermountain Medical Center Culinary Services. Additional Details: In-Person Call Center Position. Phone and Nutrition experience preferred.

Qualifications

Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification 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).

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

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

Location: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center. Work City: Murray. Work State: Utah.

Salary

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $18.40 - $23.92

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.

Additional Information

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

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Equal Opportunity

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