Culinary Diet Technician Bedside PRN

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital is seeking a Part-time Nutrition Services Aide to support patient meal planning and delivery in a hospital setting. The role requires coordination with clinical staff to modify meals per provider orders and ensure accurate tray preparation and delivery.

The incumbent will utilize standard systems to input nutrition data, support calorie counts and nutrition analyses as needed, and interact with patients and families to explain meal options.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification required by first day of work.
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Takes patient meal selections and adjusts them to provider orders.
• Checks trays for accuracy during meal assembly.
• Communicates clearly with clinical and culinary staff.
• Inputs nutrition screening information into the system.
• May perform calorie counts and nutrition analysis as directed.
• Uses computer systems to run reports and take orders.
• Delivers and presents trays to patients following standard processes.
• Prepares salads, sandwiches, vegetables and fruit per standard recipes.

Skills

Nutrition services

Communication

Customer service

Diet modification

Meal assembly

Education

Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification

Job description

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Part time

R187299

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.

Work Schedule

• Work Schedule: PRN, on call or as needed to cover shifts
• Pay Rate: Based on Experience ($18.40 - $23.92)
• Benefits Eligible: No

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.

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 St George Regional Hospital

St George

Utah

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

$18.40 - $23.92

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