Diet Control Assistant - Part Time

University Hospital; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospital in Newark, NJ is seeking a Diet Control Assistant for part-time day shifts in the Dietary department. The role provides nutrition services to patients across age groups, delivers meals, and supports liaison between patient care units and nutrition staff.

Responsibilities include maintaining electronic patient card files, adjusting menus to diet orders, preparing supplements, delivering meals, and communicating with patients at appropriate developmental levels.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Certificate required.
• At least 1 year of Food Service, Customer Service, and/or hospitality experience required.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
• Effective verbal and written communications.
• Customer service and hospitality-oriented.
• Attention to detail with appropriate follow through.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to establish effective relationships within a multi-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains electronic patient card files.
• Modifies menu to comply with diet orders.
• Formulates patient meal supplements and nourishments.
• Delivers meals and snacks per policy; retrieves trays.
• Communicates with patients at developmental and cognitive levels.
• Calculates production requirements for meals.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality

Attention to detail

Team player

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED Certificate

Job description

Diet Control Assistant

Newark, NJ | Part-Time (Day) | Dietary |

About The Role

The primary purpose of the Diet Control Assistant position is to provide infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients with quality Food & Nutrition services, operational information; and serves as the liaison between the patient care unit(s) and the Department of Food & Nutrition. Delivers all meals/food items to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients in designated patient care unit(s) within specified time frames. Performs in a caring, conscientious and confidential manner toward patients, family members, visitors, colleagues, staff and students. Maintains individual patient care electronic Card files and coordinates interdepartmental communications.

Responsibilities

• Maintains electronic patient card files.
• Modifies menu to comply with diet order prescriptions/meal patterns.
• Formulates patient meal supplements and nourishments.
• Delivers meals and snacks per policy and procedures. Retrieves patient meal trays per policy and procedure. Utilizes knowledge of growth and development when providing services to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Communicates with infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients in a manner which demonstrates an understanding of the patient’s developmental and cognitive level.
• Calculates production requirements for meals, including tallied items.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

Required

• High School Diploma or GED Certificate required.
• At least one (1) or more years of Food Service, Customer Service, and/or hospitality experience required.
• Ability to read, write speak, and understand English fluently to perform the duties of the position required.
• Effective verbal and written communications.
• Customer service and hospitality- oriented.
• Attention to detail with appropriate follow through.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to establish effective relationships within a multi-cultural environment.

Compensation (NJ Job Transparency Law)

In compliance with New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Act, the hourly rate for this position is $20.06 - $21.18

University Hospital considers multiple factors when determining compensation, including (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant work experience, education and training, key skills, internal equity, market data, and organizational needs .

About Us

University Hospital is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. As the principal teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the only state-certified Level 1 Trauma Center in Northern New Jersey, University Hospital is training the next generation of physicians and advancing science to discovery while taking exceptional care of patients, regardless of their financial situation.