Dietary Aide - Patient Meal Coordinator

University of California - Irvine Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

UCI Health is seeking an Administrative/Clerical Assistant in the Diet Services area to support patient meal preparation and order processing. You will enter diet orders using hospital systems and assist patients with menu selections and telephone orders.

Daily floor stocking and diet-sheet updates are also required. The role emphasizes accurate data entry, customer service, and cross-department collaboration within the health system.

Qualifications

• Administrative or clerical experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication 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 workload

Responsibilities

• Assist in meal service preparation by processing diet orders
• Enter tube feeding products and snacks into Mass Cash POS for ready-at-time delivery
• Assist patients via telephone orders with menu selection
• Update changes from diet sheets for each mealtime
• Perform daily floor stocking duties

Skills

Administrative experience

Customer service skills

English communication skills

Workload management

Relationship building

Education

Nutrition or dietary requirements knowledge

Tools

TDS hospital system

Mass Cash POS

Job description

UCI Health is seeking an Administrative/Clerical Assistant in the Diet Services area to support patient meal preparation and order processing. You will enter diet orders using hospital systems and assist patients with menu selections and telephone orders.

Daily floor stocking and diet-sheet updates are also required. The role emphasizes accurate data entry, customer service, and cross-department collaboration within the health system.