Culinary Diet Technician

Intermountain Health

19h • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides nutrition services to patients by utilizing standardized guidelines. The Culinary Diet Technician interacts with clinical caregivers, patients, and their family members to explain the meal process and modify meal selections according to provider orders. The role is part-time, 24 hours per week, with availability needed Sunday-Wednesday from 3:00pm-9:00pm. Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, and a health plan division with over one million members, recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Requirements

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification is required by first day of work.
• One or more year of experience in customer service, food service or patient service.
• Nutrition Diet Management.
• Computer Literacy.
• Interpersonal Communication.
• Active Listening.
• Coordinating tasks with others.
• Patient Interactions.
• Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets.
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service.

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.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Education Assistance (PEAK program provides up-front tuition coverage for undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates).
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees