Dietary Assistant

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with matching

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA HealthONE Swedish is seeking a Dietary Assistant to verify patient diet orders, prepare and pass food trays, and support nourishment delivery under supervision. Strong communication and customer service are essential.

The role emphasizes food handling, safety, and knowledge of therapeutic diets, with computer skills and English literacy preferred. This is a patient-facing position within a large healthcare system.

Qualifications

• Must be able to verify patient diet orders and pass food trays to patients.
• Follows sanitation, dish room duties and related tasks.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, required.

Responsibilities

• Verify patient diet orders and pass nourishment.
• Pass food trays to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Maintain high level of customer service and adhere to safety and sanitation standards.

Skills

Dietary order verification

Food tray distribution

Sanitation & dish room duties

Oral & written communication

Reading & writing English

Computer skills

Customer service

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: 19.29 - 23.88 / hour
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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Dietary Assistant? At HCA HealthONE Swedish, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

What qualifications you will need:

Responsible for verifying patient diet orders, passing food trays to patients, and passing nourishment. Under direct supervision of the Supervisor and Patient Service Mgr., the dietary assistant performs a variety of food service duties for patients, employees, medical staff, and visitors. Completes assigned sanitation, dish room duties and other related tasks. Effective communication skills oral and written required.

Maintain high level of customer service at all times. Must be knowledgeable in food handling, safety and sanitation and be familiar with therapeutic diets. Able to read and write English with computer skills preferred. Strong customer service skills preferred.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Swedish, 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Swedish, a proud member of the community for more than 115 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Swedish is a national leader in neurosciences and serves as the region’s preeminent referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment and was the state’s first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. HCA HealthONE Swedish is also home to a robust robotics program, a certified burn and reconstructive center, and a wide-ranging oncology center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than 1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than 400M in federal, state and local taxes.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Dietary Assistant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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.