Diet Technician

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) Plan with match

Job summary

St. Marks Hospital is seeking a Diet Technician to deliver quality nutritional care and appropriate meal trays for patients, coordinating menus and meals with the nursing team.

You will participate in daily operations, assess patient dietary needs, and support the meal service process within a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate meal trays to assigned patients.
• Pass and collect patient menus and meal trays.
• Supply bulk nourishment to nursing units.
• Provide between meal feedings to patients as needed.
• Provide pertinent diet information about special needs of the patients.
• Perform other functions as requested.

Skills

English proficiency

Customer service

Education

Food Handlers Permit or ServSafe Certification

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Diet Technician you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. Marks Hospital which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Diet Technician at our facility you will have the opportunity to provide quality nutritional care and appropriate meal trays to assigned patients. You will be joining a hard-working and compassionate team that is so vital for the day-to-day functions of our hospital.

In this role:

• You will provide appropriate meal trays to assigned patients.
• You will pass and collect patient menus and meal trays.
• You will supply bulk nourishment to nursing units.
• You will provide between meal feedings to patients as needed.
• You will provide pertinent diet information about special needs of the patients.
• You will perform other functions as requested.

What qualifications you will need:

• You must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and to push 500 pounds or more using a cart.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and all hours as scheduled.
• Food Handlers Permit or ServSafe Certification required.
• Food service, hospital diet office, and cash register experience preferred.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen

Benefits

St. Marks Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For 150 years, St. Marks Hospital has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utahs first hospital, St. Marks team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Marks drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St. Marks was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Marks has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center and West Valley Emergency Center. Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Marks Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Marks sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors its a quick commute to Salt Lakes urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utahs glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder\"

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.