Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $24.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
employee wellness program
Career development opportunities
Employee assistance program
Job Description
Marian Regional Medical Center is a distinguished healthcare institution located in Santa Maria, California. As a 191-bed facility, it is recognized nationally for its excellence in healthcare, having been named one of the Top 250 Hospitals by Healthgrades. The medical center also received the Best Maternity Care award from Newsweek, highlighting its commitment to providing exceptional care to mothers and newborns. Marian Regional is notable for ranking in the top 10 percent nationwide for safety core measures in cardiac services, demonstrating its dedication to patient safety and quality care. It is unique in offering the only comprehensive cancer treatment and... Show More
Job Requirements
- One year foodservice experience required
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to adhere to dietary guidelines and safety regulations
- Ability to operate kitchen equipment and utensils safely
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff
- Ability to use electronic diet office software and health records
- Ability to maintain personal hygiene and food safety protocols
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- One year of foodservice experience
- Knowledge of therapeutic diet guidelines
- Ability to follow food safety and hygiene standards
- Experience using electronic health records or diet office software
- Strong communication skills
- Customer service orientation
Job Duties
- Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment
- Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests
- Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes
- Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements
- Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines
- Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience
- Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation
- Provides service recovery efforts and escalates to leadership as needed
- Follows therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines including allergy restrictions for all patient meal trays, nourishment, snacks and supplements
- Prints, provides and follows production tool and/or electronic meal tallies/differentials for food preparation
- Explains basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and responds to questions from patients and family members
- Escalates additional patient nutrition questions or needs to appropriate clinical support team members
- Collects patient food preferences and ensures compliance with prescribed diet orders
- Distributes food preferences to the kitchen for menu planning in a timely manner
- Operates electronic diet office software and tools following established procedures and protocols
- Navigates electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports
- Performs general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers, office area, and emptying trash cans, etc.)
- Performs other duties as assigned by leader
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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