Dietary Aide

Ummsphysician; Largo (MD); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated nutrition services coordinator to join their team at a new state-of-the-art medical center. This entry-level role is crucial for ensuring patients receive accurate meal deliveries and maintaining kitchen standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving and communication skills, along with a foundational knowledge of diet therapies. With a commitment to improving community health, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to patient care in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about nutrition and patient service, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring 1-3 years of experience in food preparation.
• Preferred completion of food safety courses.

Responsibilities

• Distributing and assisting with patient menu selections and meal trays.
• Maintaining unit kitchens and recording patient intake.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of diet therapies

Education

Completion of Sanitation and Food Handlers course

Job description

At UM Capital Region Health, we’re about to changeUP everything with the opening of our new hospital in Spring 2021!

Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George’s County, our new state-of-the-art regional medical center (UM Capital Region Medical Center) will provide improved access to primary and ambulatory care services, and serve as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients. In addition, our new space will allow us to expand our offerings as a community partner to help improve the health status of Prince George’s County residents.

Job Description

Functions as the primary point of contact for nutrition services on the patient unit. Utilizes problem-solving and communications skills as well as knowledge of diet therapies to perform duties in an accurate and timely manner.

• Distributing, assisting, collecting and correcting of patient menu selections.
• Deliver patient trays to floors per unit using Meal Delivery Carts.
• Assemble Meal Trays according to Patient Selections and Diet Guidelines.
• Passing of meal trays and nourishments using two Patient identifiers and collecting of meal trays from all patients, including isolation patients.
• Fill patient requests and retrieve missing/needed items for delivery to patients in a timely manner.
• Assist in passing water to patients.
• Record intake for patients on I & O's and/or caloric counts.
• Maintain the unit kitchens:
  • Clean kitchen and refrigerators.
  • Record refrigerator temperatures each day and adjust thermostats as necessary.
  • Rotating and replenishing bulk nourishments.
• Maintain updated diet lists, and status on all patients:
  • Who, why, when status of eating.
  • Admissions, transfers, discharges.
  • Know where trays and nourishments are.
  • Decrease number of extra trays.
  • Process upcoming requisitions.
• Deliver TF to nursing unit as ordered.
• Record tray count on meal conversion sheets.

Qualifications

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: NA.
• Preferred:
• Other:

Education/Knowledge

• Attained Level: Entry level.
• Preferred: Completion of Sanitation and Food Handlers course.
• Completed Course Work/Program:

Applicable Experience

• Experience (years): Required: 1 - 3 years. Preferred: 3 - 5 years.
• Experience (describe required & preferred): One year of food preparation experience preferably in a large scale institutional dietary setting.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.