Diet Aide (CH,PT)

Loma Linda University; Loma Linda (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking a Diet Aide to support patient meal services. Responsibilities include menu management, ensuring dietary restrictions are met, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have food service experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months food service experience required.
• One year of nutrition or dietetic education may be considered in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for visiting patients daily and providing a menu.
• Enters meal selections into Computrition.
• May deliver food items/meal tray to the unit.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

CH: Kitchen-( Part-Time, Varied) -

Job Summary: 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.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED preferred. Minimum six months food service experience required. One year of nutrition or dietetic education may be considered in lieu of experience. Customer service experience preferred.

Knowledge and Skills: 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.

Licensures and Certifications: Food Handler's Certification from San Bernardino County Public Health Department required upon hire date. Mobile friendly course can be completed via this website https://sbc.statefoodsafety.com/. SafeServ Managers certification preferred, as it supercedes Food Handlers certificate. Mobile friendly course can be completed via this website https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Manager/Get-Certified.