Patient Meal Lead
Salt Lake City, UT 
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Job Description

Job Description:

This position is responsible to lead the nutrition patient services team when other leadership is not on-site within the Culinary Services department in the hospital while fulfilling the role of the Nutrition Care Associate or Diet Tech. Resolves immediate issues such as service recovery, coaching/redirecting caregivers, and rearranging staffing. Escalates to manager as appropriate. Supports facility efforts to improve the patient experience.

  • Leads and maintains workflow of assigned area and ensures tasks are completed.
  • Lead patient areas and have competency in modified diets and patient meal standard works.
  • Resolves immediate issues such as service recovery, coaching/redirecting caregivers, and rearranging staffing. Escalates to management as appropriate.
  • Ensures the room service line is stocked, clean and ready for each service period.
  • Contributes to achievement of patient engagement goals. Creates a positive experience for each patient and guest.
  • Participates in orienting, training, scheduling, coaching, and leading employees as appropriate.
  • Assists in keeping storage areas clean and organized to ensure all Joint Commission and Health Department guidelines are followed.
  • Ensures that department standards for quality, sanitation, and safety are met.
  • Communicates issues with the appropriate members of management.
  • Ensures a quality Nutrition Services operation, including production, customer service, and training.
  • Ensures caregiver competency.
  • Responsible to implement, under the direction of the Nutrition Services Manager, best practice, system-level initiatives.
  • Participate in and aligns services with all department guidelines including zero harm, goals, continuous improvement and more agencies and hospital.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Nutrition Services Manager.

Minimum Requirements

  • Food Handler Permit (as required by State) or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work. ServSafe certification obtained within 90 days of hire date if not current.
  • Demonstrated ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two years related food service experience.
  • Six months supervisory or lead experience.
  • Coursework related to Nutrition
  • One-year experience in Hospital Nutrition Services

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.
  • Tolerate hot and cold extremes in temperature.

Anticipated job posting close date:

05/16/2024

Location:

LDS Hospital

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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

$17.68 - $22.98

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, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment todiversity, equity, and inclusion.

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.



Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$17.68 - $22.98
Required Experience
2 to 6 years
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