Diet Aide (MC,FT)

Loma Linda•Loma Linda, CA

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. They obtain patient food preferences, verify food allergies or intolerances, and collect menu selections for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. The diet aide enters meal selections into Computrition, ensuring food items provided meet prescribed therapeutic diet order restrictions and patient satisfaction. The diet aide may also be assigned diet office responsibilities such as processing food requests orders, printing meal tickets/reports, and answering unit phone calls for meal service. Additionally, the diet aide may deliver food items/meal trays to the unit as appropriate, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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
Able to work calmly and respond courteously when under pressure
Able to collaborate and accept direction
Food Handler's Certification from San Bernardino County Public Health Department required upon hire date

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred
One year of nutrition or dietetic education (may be considered in lieu of experience)
Customer service experience preferred
SafeServ Managers certification preferred

Responsibilities

Visiting patients daily
Providing a menu to patients
Reviewing the prescribed diet order with patients
Explaining the meal service process to patients
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 (if assigned diet office responsibilities)
Printing meal tickets/reports (if assigned diet office responsibilities)
Answering unit phone calls for meal service (if assigned diet office responsibilities)
Delivering food items/meal tray to the unit as appropriate
Performs other duties as assigned