Culinary Diet Tech Bedside PRN

Intermountain Health • St. George, UT

20h • 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

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification is required by first day of work

Nice To Haves

• One or more year of cashier, food service or patient experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Takes patient meal selections and modifies them using system standards to meet provider orders.
• 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.
• Assists in meal selection for patients as established by standard guidelines
• Records and modifies patient meal orders based on physician diet orders and Intermountain Modified Diet Guideline
• Works with the clinical team to provide excellent patient care
• Uses technology and meal ordering platform to facilitate the nutrition care process and needed departmental reports
• Communicates patient needs to room service assembly area
• Performs functions of room service call center and Bedside Connect
• Provides exceptional customer service in all customer and patient interactions
• Check and verify that patients receive appropriate meal selections on the room service line
• Delivers patient trays according to department policy to provide safe and efficient meal service
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution through the PEAK program.
• 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed