Culinary Diet Tech

Intermountain Health

21h•$18 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nutrition services to patients utilizing standardized guidelines. This position interacts with clinical caregivers, patients, and patient’s family members to explain the meal process and modify meal selections according to provider orders.

Requirements

Nutrition
Diet Management
Computer Literacy
Interpersonal Communication
Active Listening
Coordinating tasks with others
Patient Interactions
Attention to detail
Food Handler Permit

Nice To Haves

One year of food service or cashier experience preferred.
Hospital food service or patient experience preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)
Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)
Food service or healthcare experience (preferred)
Coursework in Nutrition (preferred)

Responsibilities

Takes patient meal selections and modifies them using system standards to meet provider orders.
Checks trays for accuracy during meal assembly.
Communicates clearly to both clinical and culinary caregivers.
Collects and inputs nutrition screening information.
May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility.
Utilizes a computer to run reports and take orders.
Delivers and presents trays to patients using the standard process.
Performs food preparation functions according to system standards (following standard recipe, assembling ingredients) for example, prepares salads, sandwiches, vegetables, and fruit.
Follows standardized practices relating to Nutrition Services (e.g. dining experience, meal delivery and maintaining required stock levels).
Performs accurate credit transactions according to system standards and independently resolves basic customer service issues.