Nutrition Assistant Per Diem 834000 – Pasadena, CA

Job Type: OTHER
Job Category: Clerical
Location: Pasadena, CA
Posted Date: 2024-11-07
Company: Huntington Hospital

When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we’ve grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you’ll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.

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Compensation Range:

Anticipated Base compensation rate is in the range of $23.00 – $24.79 / Hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Department:

834000 Dietary

Expectations:

Performs a variety of food and customer services tasks involved in receiving and processing patient meal orders. Call Center answers phones and takes meal requests, assisting patients with their menu selections. Ensures selections are appropriate for the diet prescription and enters them into the appropriate computerized system. Works under minimum supervision, able to work in a fast paced environment following departmental guidelines and procedures. Maintains and processes various reports and inspections. Communicates patients’ needs to the appropriate team member while maintaining patients confidentiality. Works closely with team members to meet the needs of the Food and Nutrition Department. This position requires flexibility of hours.

EDUCATION:
High School graduate or equivalent.
Nutrition education preferred.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital setting or equivalent.
Clerical experience preferred.
Prior food service experience with patient meal services preferred.
Must complete the required training program within the defined probationary period.

SKILLS:
Computer skills, Word, Excel, Windows or equivalent, and type 30 wpm. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and process correct diets and portions for all age groups from pediatrics through elderly adults. Demonstrates age appropriate communication skills for the patient population served. Ability to multitask, read, follow instructions, and use basic math skills required.
Mandatory education and in-service requirements to be completed within 30 days of the due date.
Must have the ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers.
Must be flexible and adapt easily to changes in schedule, work assignments and environment.

Worker Type:

Per Diem

Part time

Shift:

Evenings

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