Dietary Worker

Aramark•Red Deer, AB

About The Position

The Dietary Worker provides patient support via phone and software systems and serves as a liaison to other departments regarding patient meal services. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary by Aramark location based on client requirements and business needs. The role involves maintaining a friendly, efficient, positive customer service demeanor toward customers, clients, and co-workers, and being adaptable to customer needs. Responsibilities include answering phones, taking menu orders, answering questions, or directing calls from patients related to their meals or nutritional needs. The worker uses software to record patient orders, maintains general knowledge of therapeutic diets, and collaborates with doctors, nurses, and the Food & Nutrition team to ensure accurate patient nutrition. The position also requires maintaining patient privacy, safety, and dignity through client confidentiality and adherence to safety and sanitation standards, as well as compliance with ARAMARK’s standards of operation, Business Conduct Policy, and all local, state, and federal regulations and codes.

Requirements

Needs to communicate fluently in the English language.
Ability to stay calm under pressure.
Comfort with using technology including web-based software, keyboard, and telephone headset for the majority of shift.
Typical typing of 35 – 45 wpm.
Must be flexible and adaptable to change.

Nice To Haves

Previous customer service and/or call center experience preferred.
Experience in food service, as a dietary clerk, or in a related field preferred.
Bilingual or multilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

Function comfortably in a fast-paced, performance-based call center environment where every call is recorded and assessed to ensure performance levels are maintained.
Maintains friendly, efficient, positive customer service demeanor toward customers, clients, and co-workers.
Adaptable to customer needs.
Responsible for patient customer service functions of answering phones, taking menu orders, answering questions or if unable to answer, appropriately directing calls from patients as it relates to their meal or other nutritional needs.
Uses software to record patient orders.
Maintains general knowledge of therapeutic diets to ensure meal orders are processed accurately.
Works closely with doctors, nurses, and the Food & Nutrition team to ensure accurate patient nutrition.
Maintains the privacy, safety, and dignity of each customer by observing client confidentiality and by closely adhering to safety and sanitation standards.
Maintains compliance with ARAMARK’s standards of operation.
Adheres to ARAMARK’s Business Conduct Policy at all times.
Maintains all records and reports to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and codes.