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.

Essential Functions

• Ensuring communication in the kitchen by calling out orders, getting the status on dishes, and calling room service staff to deliver trays. 
• Informing the room service staff when certain dishes or ingredients have run out and passing food requests from the call center to room service. 
• Ensuring that all orders are completed in time and with the correct priority. 
• Keeping the storage and prep areas clean, neat, and well-stocked. 
• Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety standards. 
• Handling complaints and looking for solutions. 
• Ensures the efficient flow of orders. 
• Ensure orders are being prepared with the correct priority. 
• Assist in the final preparation of dishes. 
• Check dishes before delivery for accuracy and presentation. 
• Inspect the premises according to quality and sanitation standards and assist in cleaning. 
• Transfer important information between the kitchen and the room service staff. 
• Food prep as needed. 
• Support other tasks as needed

Skills

• Nutrition
• Diet Management
• Computer Literacy
• Interpersonal Communication
• Active Listening
• Coordinating tasks with others
• Patient Interactions
• Attention 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:

36

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.