Patient Meal & Diet Services Assistant

UCI Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Discounts and perks

Job summary

UCI Health is seeking a patient meal service assistant to support diet orders and meal delivery in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will process diet orders in hospital systems (TDS and Mass Cash POS) and enter all tube feeding products and snacks for timely delivery to patient care units.

You will assist patients by telephone with menu selections, educate as needed per diet orders, and update diet changes for each mealtime while performing daily floor stocking duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative or clerical work.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Knowledge of nutrition or dietary requirements.
• Experience using hospital computer systems (e.g., Mass Cash POS, TDS).
• Ability to maintain workflow and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation for patient meal service by processing diet orders.
• Enter tube feeding products and snacks into Mass Cash POS for timely delivery.
• Assist patients with menu selections via telephone orders and educate as needed.
• Update changes from diet sheets for each mealtime and perform daily stocking duties.

Skills

Customer service

English communication

Time management

Education

Nutrition/dietary knowledge

Tools

Mass Cash POS

TDS system

Financial management software

Job description

UCI Health is seeking a patient meal service assistant to support diet orders and meal delivery in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will process diet orders in hospital systems (TDS and Mass Cash POS) and enter all tube feeding products and snacks for timely delivery to patient care units.

You will assist patients by telephone with menu selections, educate as needed per diet orders, and update diet changes for each mealtime while performing daily floor stocking duties.