Diet Aide

St. Charles Health System•Madras, OR

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Diet Aide is the patient’s first point of contact with the food service department, and serves as a customer service champion. The Diet Aide answers incoming room service calls from patients, nurses, and dietitians and places patient food orders. This position does not directly supervise any other caregivers.

Requirements

Current county food handler’s card
Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System.
Ability to multi-task and work independently.
Strong team working and collaborative skills.
Ability to work in a stressful, fast paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and a high customer service level.
Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and Access), and ability to track financial costing.
Excellent customer service.
Understanding of gavage feeding and special diets in a therapeutic environment.
Standing and walking, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 1-10 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
Sitting, bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing stairs, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 11-25 pounds.
Climbing ladder/step-stool, reaching overhead, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle, using clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.
Keyboard operation.
Exposure to Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.
Risk for Exposure to BBP.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED
ServSafe Manager Certification
Minimum 1 year of hospital or nursing home with diet experience

Responsibilities

Answers incoming phone lines from patient rooms to take food orders from patients and staff.
Inputs patient’s menu order utilizing point of sale ordering system.
Enters patient’s meal orders accurately and efficiently into point of sale system while on the phone with the patient or staff member.
Reviews patient’s dietary restrictions at time of order to ensure food orders meet dietary requirements.
Recommends alternate menus if patient requests are not in compliance with dietary restrictions.
Requests the patient’s assigned nurse to review and approve the patient’s request if it is not in alignment with the patient’s diet restrictions.
Maintains knowledge of therapeutic diets and menu items to ensure patient’s diet restrictions are adhered to.
Understands and researches diet restrictions to ensure patients have opportunity for nourishment by coordinating food choices with nursing staff.
Prepares special diet needs, such as tube feeding, when directed.
Enters appropriate charges for tube feeding.
Stores and handles all food properly following the guidelines of Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Maintains clean work areas, including work surfaces, floors, walls and equipment in compliance with St. Charles Health System standards and Oregon Food Sanitation standards.
Provides support to other areas of food services as directed by manager, supervisor or coordinator including delivery of food to patients, as needed during high volume times.
Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.