Dietary Technician Dietary Department

Dietary Technician (Full-time):
Dietary Department (Healthcare)

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is proud to be named a Top Workplace by the Des Moines Register for the tenth year in a row, earning 5th place among mid-sized employers in 2025. We're also honored to receive the #1 Overall Award for Employee Training, recognizing our commitment to staff growth and development, along with the prestigious USA Today Top Workplace award.

At MCHC, we put people first - our patients, our employees, and our community.

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Full-time: 32 hours/week, Monday - Friday

Hours:

10:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Includes the following rotations:
Every 6th weekend Holiday.

A shift differential is included with this position and equates to: $1.50/hour from 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
. You must work at least four hours during this timeframe to qualify.

Primary duties for this position include:

• Assists with general cleaning of the kitchen and cafeteria.
• Works cooperatively with other hospital staff to assure patient needs are met.
• Knowledge of principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System (HACCP).
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to all OSHA and infection control policies.
• Meet requirements to obtain performance improvement processes.
• Satisfactory completion of on-the-job orientation and competency skills checklist.
• May be asked to work in the cook role.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ongoing compliance with MCHC educational and training requirements.
• Adheres to the MCHC mission, vision, values, and Standards of Behavior.
• Maintains patient and hospital confidentiality.
• Promotes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors, coworkers, and providers.
• Actively participates in department huddles, in‑services, meetings, and educational opportunities.
• Follows all departmental policies and procedures and adheres to departmental budget.

• Keeps track of patient roster, diets, snacks, diet changes, census board, and telephone systems for the departmental function.
• Daily menu for patients, setting up menu cards for meals.
• Distributes all patient information to personnel required for meals, likes and dislikes of food products.
• Preparation of nourishment & delivery of nourishments.
• Delivers food carts/tray service.
• Portions desserts, salads, beverages for meals.
• Monitors each patients tray for proper diet and menu choice items are on tray.
• Helps Prep person and Cooks as requested.
• Cleaning Assignments.

• Prepares salads and desserts for patients and cafeteria.
• Preparation of gelatins and puddings for clear and full liquid diets.
• Prepares salad bar & dessert line for the cafeteria.
• Serves meals in the cafeteria.
• Keeps track of patient roster, diets, snacks, diet changes & census boards, telephone systems for the departmental function.
• Daily menu for patients, setting up menu cards for meals.
• Distributes all patient information to personnel required for meals, likes and dislikes of food products.
• Delivers food carts.
• Portions desserts, salads, and beverages for meals.
• Monitors each patients tray for proper diet and menu choice items are on tray.
• Helps cooks as requested.
• Cleaning assignments.

• Breakfast preparation in cafeteria.
• Stocking of supplies for patient use in cafeteria, nursing stations, same day surgery, dietary department, and all other areas as required.
• Cleaning and storage of dishes.
• Knowledge of OSHA/Safety Responsibilities.
• Knowledge of principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems (HACCP).
• Works cooperatively with other hospital staff to assure patient needs are.