Culinary Diet Technician

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City is seeking a dedicated Nutrition Services professional for Primary Children’s – Taylorsville Campus. This full-time role focuses on patient meal management, modifying selections per provider orders, and accurate tray assembly in a busy hospital setting.

You will work closely with clinical and culinary teams, collect nutrition data, and use the meal system to deliver safe, patient-centered dining.

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

• Take patient meal selections and modify them per provider orders.
• Check trays for accuracy during meal assembly.
• Communicate clearly with clinical and culinary staff.
• Input nutrition screening information.
• May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility.
• Utilize a computer to run reports and take orders.
• Deliver and present trays to patients.
• Follow standard recipes and dietary guidelines for meal preparation.
• Follow Nutrition Services standards for dining, meal delivery, and stock levels.
• Handle credit transactions and resolve basic customer service issues.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Modified diets

Nutrition screening

Tools

Computer skills

Meal order system

Job description

Primary Childrens at Taylorsville

Full time

R189450

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.

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.

Posting Specifics

• Rate: Depending on experience

• Benefits Eligible: Yes

• Shift Entry Details: Sunday - Thursday from 10:00am - 6:30pm. There will be requirements to work some holidays that may not fall within the normal schedule.

• Department: Nutrition Services - Primary Children's - Taylorsville Campus

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:

Primary Childrens at Taylorsville

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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.

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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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

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. Learn more. (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/peak-program/)

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

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