Food Service Specialist

Job Description:

Job Essentials

• 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
• Collects and inputs nutrition screening information
• 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
• May check and verify that patients receive appropriate meal selections on the room service line
• May deliver patient trays according to department policy to provide safe and efficient meal service
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Food handler's permit (as required by facility)
• Demonstrated good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated basic computer skills and keyboarding proficiency.
• Demonstrated math skills.
Demonstrated ability to transcribe information quickly and accurately.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food service or healthcare experience.
• Coursework in Nutrition

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.

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

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.

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.