Patient Dietary Aide

The University of Kansas Health System; Overland Park, Northern (KS, KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Patient Dietary Aide at the Marillac Campus in Overland Park. Under the supervision of the Dietary Supervisor, you will prepare meals for patients, visitors and staff, while ensuring diet orders are followed and sanitation standards are met.

This full-time role requires a High School diploma or GED and 1+ year of related experience. You will work in a fast-paced hospital kitchen, promote teamwork, and uphold organizational policies to support

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED.
• 1+ years of related field experience.
• Full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook to order foods with short prep times.
• Read food orders or follow verbal instructions.
• Maintain patient diet orders and coordinate with nursing.
• Contact dietician on call for diet order issues.
• Prepare foods using kitchen equipment; measure, mix, wash, cut.
• Follow safety and sanitation rules; clean stations.
• Promote teamwork and professional demeanor.
• Manage resources (time, supplies, equipment).

Skills

Teamwork

Communication with nursing

Food preparation

Sanitation

Time management

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Position Title Patient Dietary Aide Marillac Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest: Under the direction of the Dietary Supervisor this position is responsible for preparing meals for patients, visitors and employees. The position will also clean and sanitize work stations and equipment as per regulatory rules and procedures and stock items in the food service department.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short preparation times.
• Reads food order or receives verbal instructions.
• Maintains patient diet orders, affectively communicates with nursing if any issues arise pertaining to a patient’s diet order.
• Contacts dietician on call when problems arise with patient diet orders.
• Prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Typically performs fast food cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to customers.
• Follows basic product directions for preparing, cooking, and serving of meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuff for consumption.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment, measures and mixes ingredients, washing, and peeling, cutting and shredding vegetables.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Cleans and sanitizes work stations and equipment following regulatory rules and procedures.
• Promotes effective teamwork.
• Displays professional behavior and positive attitude at all times.
• Adheres to organizational policies and procedures.
• Effectively manages hospital resources (time, supplies, equipment, etc.)
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• 1 or more years of experience in related field.

Time Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: R-57033

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.

See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.