Diet Aide (MC,UN)
About The Position
The Diet Aide is responsible for visiting patients daily, providing a menu, reviewing the prescribed diet order, and explaining the meal service process. The diet aide obtains patient food preferences, verifies food allergies or intolerances, and obtains menu selections for breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. The diet aide enters meal selections into Computrition, assuring food items provided meet prescribed therapeutic diet order restrictions and patient satisfaction. The diet aide may be assigned diet office responsibilities such as processing food requests orders, printing meal tickets/reports, and answering unit phone calls for meal service. The diet aide may deliver food items/meal tray to the unit as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Minimum six months food service experience required.
- Able to read, write and speak in English.
- Able to read and follow written and oral instructions.
- Able to distinguish colors and hear sufficiently in order to safely complete job duties.
- Able to safely operate standard equipment required for the position.
- Able to work independently.
- Able to use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Able to communicate positively, effectively, and professionally with others; work calmly and respond courteously when under pressure; collaborate and accept direction.
- Food Handler's Certification from San Bernardino County Public Health Department required upon hire date.
Nice To Haves
- One year of nutrition or dietetic education may be considered in lieu of experience.
- Customer service experience preferred.
- SafeServ Managers certification preferred, as it supercedes Food Handlers certificate.
Responsibilities
- visiting patients daily
- providing a menu
- reviewing the prescribed diet order
- explaining the meal service process
- obtaining patient food preferences
- verifying food allergies or intolerances
- obtaining menu selections for breakfast, lunch and dinner meals
- entering meal selections into Computrition
- assuring food items provided meet prescribed therapeutic diet order restrictions and patient satisfaction
- processing food requests orders
- printing meal tickets/reports
- answering unit phone calls for meal service
- delivering food items/meal tray to the unit as appropriate
- performing other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Ambulatory Health Care Services
Education Level
High school or GED
