Diet Aide

## Diet Aide Apply locations:
Madras, ORtime type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R1022976

Relief, Variable  Pay range: $20.51 - $26.25    Relief Differential - 15%  Swing Shift Differential - $2.50/hr  Night Shift Differential - $5.50/hr  Weekend Differential - $2.00/hr
** ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
**** JOB DESCRIPTION
***
* TITLE:

** Diet Aide                            
** REPORTS TO POSITION:
** Food Services Manager
** DEPARTMENT:
** Food Services
** DATE LAST REVIEWED:
** August 2024
** OUR VISION:
** Creating America’s healthiest community, together
** OUR MISSION:
** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
** OUR VALUES:
** Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
** DEPARTMENTAL

SUMMARY:

** The Food Services Department is a high volume service department that provides world class food and beverage services including patient room service, café, deli and catering.
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* POSITION OVERVIEW:

** The
** Diet Aide
** is the patient’s first point of contact with the food service department, and serves as a customer service champion.  The Diet Aide answers incoming room service calls from patients, nurses, and dietitians and places patient food orders. This position does not directly supervise any other caregivers.
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
** Answers incoming phone lines from patient rooms to take food orders from patients and staff.  Inputs patient’s menu order utilizing point of sale ordering system

Enters patient’s meal orders accurately and efficiently into point of sale system while on the phone with the patient or staff member.  Reviews patient’s dietary restrictions at time of order to ensure food orders meet dietary requirements. Recommends alternate menus if patient requests are not in compliance with dietary restrictions.  The Diet Aide will request the patient’s assigned nurse to review and approve the patient’s request to if it is not in alignment with the patient’s diet restrictions.

Maintains knowledge of therapeutic diets and menu items to ensure patient’s diet restrictions are adhered to.  Understands and researches diet restrictions to ensure patients have opportunity for nourishment by coordinating food choices with nursing staff

Prepares special diet needs, such as tube feeding, when directed.  Enters appropriate charges for tube feeding

Stores and handles all food properly following the guidelines of Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Maintains clean work areas, including work surfaces, floors, walls and equipment in compliance with St. Charles Health System standards and Oregon Food Sanitation standards

Provides support to other areas of food services as directed by manager, supervisor or coordinator including delivery of food to patients, as needed during high volume times

Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.

Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP
- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.

Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.

Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.  Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.

Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.

May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.
** EDUCATION*
* ** Required**:  N/A
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