Job Description:

The Culinary Diet Tech provides nutrition services to patients under. This position interacts with clinical caregivers, patients, and patient’s family members to explain the meal process.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? Healthcare has changed! At our Intermountain hospital, we don’t serve hospital food, we serve world class cuisine! We not only serve our caregivers and patients, but we also cater to high profile guests and special events.

Work Site & Scheduling

Bedside PositionWork Status: PRN, on call or as neededWork Schedule: 7:00am-8:00pm (12hr shifts)Benefits Eligible: No

Essential Functions

Assists in meal selection for patients as established by standard guidelines Records and modifies patient meal orders based on physician diet orders and Intermountain Modified Diet Guideline Works with the clinical team to provide excellent patient care Uses technology and meal ordering platform to facilitate the nutrition care process and needed departmental reports Communicates patient needs to room service assembly area Performs functions of room service call center and Bedside Connect Provides exceptional customer service in all customer and patient interactions May complete calorie count and nutrition analysis as dictated by facility Check and verify that patients receive appropriate meal selections on the room service line Delivers patient trays according to department policy to provide safe and efficient meal service Other duties as assigned 

Skills

NutritionDiet ManagementComputer LiteracyInterpersonal CommunicationActive ListeningCoordinating tasks with othersPatient InteractionsAttention to detail

Qualifications

Food Handler Permit (as required by State) or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work. (Remote caregivers exempt)Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)Food service or healthcare experience (preferred)Coursework in Nutrition (preferred)

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

Interact with patients and co-workers requiring the employee to verbally communicate information, as well as understand spoken information.Operate food service equipment or computer requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.See and read labels, monitors, and documents.Carry, push/pull, and walk while transporting food, supplies, and service equipment.Climb, squat, kneel, and lift to clean equipment and reach and retrieve food and supplies.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.

Location:

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$17.60 - $22.88

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous 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.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado and Montana based caregivers.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.