Diet Aide

LLU Childrens Hospital; Loma Linda (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital is seeking a Diet Aide to support patient meal services. Responsibilities include managing dietary requests, ensuring compliance with therapeutic diets, and providing excellent patient communication. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and be able to work independently in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Able to read, write, and speak in English.
• Capable of operating equipment and following instructions.
• Ability to use computer programs necessary for the position.

Responsibilities

• Interact with patients to provide menus and explain meal processes.
• Enter food preferences and verify dietary restrictions.
• Process food orders and deliver meal trays as needed.

Skills

Communication

Independence

Teamwork

Job description

Our mission is to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Our core values are compassion, excellence, humility, integrity, justice, teamwork and wholeness.

The Diet Aide is responsible for visiting patients daily, providing a menu, reviewing the prescribed diet order, and explaining the meal service process. The diet aide obtains patient food preferences, verifies food allergies or intolerances, and obtains menu selections for breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. The diet aide enters meal selections into Computrition, assuring food items provided meet prescribed therapeutic diet order restrictions and patient satisfaction. The diet aide may be assigned diet office responsibilities such as processing food requests orders, printing meal tickets / reports, and answering unit phone calls for meal service. The diet aide may deliver food items / meal tray to the unit as appropriate. Performs other duties as needed.

Able to read, write and speak in English. Able to read and follow written and oral instructions. Able to distinguish colors and hear sufficiently in order to safely complete job duties. Able to safely operate standard equipment required for the position. Able to work independently. Able to use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). Able to communicate positively, effectively, and professionally with others; work calmly and respond courteously when under pressure; collaborate and accept direction.