Culinary Diet Tech Bedside PRN

About the role

This position provides nutrition services to patients utilizing standardized guidelines. It involves interacting with clinical caregivers, patients, and patient's family members to explain the meal process and modify meal selections according to provider orders.

Responsibilities

• Aids in meal selection for patients as per standard guidelines
• Records and modifies patient meal orders based on physician diet orders and Intermountain Modified Diet Guidelines
• Works with the clinical team to provide excellent patient care
• Uses technology and meal ordering platform to facilitate the nutrition care process and generate necessary departmental reports
• Communicates patient needs to the room service assembly area
• Performs functions of the room service call center and Bedside Connect
• Provides exceptional customer service in all customer and patient interactions
• Completes calorie count and nutrition analysis as required by the facility
• Delivers patient trays according to department policy to ensure safe and efficient meal service
• Completes other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification required by first day of work (Utah and Idaho)
• One or more years of cashier, food service, or patient service experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets preferred
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service preferred

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe Certification required by first day of work (Utah and Idaho)
• Remote and off-site caregivers are exempt from this requirement
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets preferred
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service preferred

Skills

• Nutrition
• Diet Management
• Computer Literacy
• Interpersonal Communication
• Active Listening
• Coordinating Tasks with Others
• Patient Interactions
• Attention to Detail

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and assess customer needs
• Frequent interactions with customers requiring communication and understanding of spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment
• Work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work
• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals

Benefits

We offer a 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.

Pay

The hourly range for this position is $18.40 - $23.92. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

Schedule

Work Schedule: PRN, on call or as needed
Availability Needed: Sunday-Saturday
Work Shift: 12hr shifts 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

Location

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital
Work City: St George
Work State: Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0