Dietary Aide – Hospital Patient Meals

UCI group; California; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Discounts and perks

Job summary

UCI Health is recruiting a Dietary Clerk to assist in meal service preparation, processing diet orders, and stocking meals for patient care units. You will enter tube feeding products using Mass Cash POS and support patients by phone for menu selections in line with diet orders.

The role requires administrative experience, customer service, and strong English communication. Attention to nutrition basics and the ability to work with hospital systems is essential.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in an administrative or clerical position.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Education or experience in nutrition or dietary requirements.
• Computer experience to include financial management software.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation for patient meal service through processing diet orders using hospital computer applications (TDS and Mass Cash POS).
• Enter all tube feeding products and/or snacks into Mass Cash POS System for a ready-at-time delivery to patient care units.
• Assist patients via telephone orders with menu selection and educate as needed in accordance with diet order.
• Update changes from diet sheets for each mealtime.
• Visit or call patients that require assistance with menu selection and perform daily floor stocking duties.

Skills

Administrative experience

Customer service

English communication

Nutrition knowledge

Computer skills

Work pace management

Interpersonal relationships

Tools

Mass Cash POS System

TDS

Job description

UCI Health is recruiting a Dietary Clerk to assist in meal service preparation, processing diet orders, and stocking meals for patient care units. You will enter tube feeding products using Mass Cash POS and support patients by phone for menu selections in line with diet orders.

The role requires administrative experience, customer service, and strong English communication. Attention to nutrition basics and the ability to work with hospital systems is essential.