Diet Aide (MC, Per Diem)

Loma Linda University Health; Loma Linda (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Loma Linda University Health in California is seeking a Diet Aide to support patient meals and nutrition services within a hospital setting. The role involves visiting patients daily, offering menus, reviewing diet orders, and guiding the meal service process.

You will collect patient preferences, verify allergies, and input selections into Computrition, ensuring diet restrictions are met and patients are satisfied. Strong English, computer literacy, and customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum six months of food service experience required.
• One year of nutrition or dietetic education may substitute experience.
• Customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients daily to provide menus and explain meal service.
• Obtain patient food preferences and menu selections for meals.
• Enter meal selections into Computrition ensuring diet order compliance.
• Assist with diet office duties and meal delivery as needed.

Skills

English literacy

Computer literacy

Customer service

Independent worker

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

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 assigned.

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 . SafeServ Managers certification preferred, as it supercedes Food Handlers certificate. Mobile friendly course can be completed via this website ServSafe-Manager/Get-Certified.

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