Dietary Clerk - Food and Nutrition Services - Multiple Shifts

Compensation :
Pay Range: $15.00 - $17.50 /hour

- Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks , UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

Shift Available:

UAB Medicine supports work/life balance. The shifts available for this unit are:
-5:00AM

-12:30PM

-4:00PM

  Job Highlights :

Our dietary clerks are also called “Room Service Agents.” These are the first people our patients contact. They make a great first impression, acting with professionalism and hospitality as patients make their meal selections. It is a great career opportunity for someone who enjoys navigating software, talking to people, and providing service in a fast-paced call center.

Work with the Best at UAB Medicine :
UAB Medicine is Alabama’s largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics in Birmingham , Alabama. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.
- U.S. News & World Report 's Best Hospitals, #1 in Alabama
- America’s No. 1 Best Large Employer, Forbes , 2021
- Level I Trauma Center
- NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Our success in patient care, innovation, and education is a direct result of our supportive and inclusive culture. Whether you are looking to start your career, fast-track your development, or diversify your skills, UAB Medicine offers avenues for advancement that other employers cannot match.
Job Description:

To provide dietary order assistance as required by the room service call center. To respond to meal requests from patients and patient family members, directing the patient towards appropriate food items to meet nutritional goals, explaining the room service process, and providing brief education about diet restrictions. To review and edit patients’ menu selections according to nutrition standards so patients receive food and/or supplements that are compliant with diet orders and discern when to consult with clinical nutrition or food service preparation staff. To ensure patient satisfaction with meal selection.

Reviews and discusses options in food selections with patients, families and visitors through the room service all center to ensure food services needs are met in compliance with the patient. 

Meets productivity standards consistently and incorporates UAB Hospital Core Values in area of services to be measured daily while providing helpful, caring and friendly service with food selections and effectively interacting and responding to patients, guests, and co-workers.

Responds to the unique food service needs of patients, knowing when to direct needs to clinical nutrition or food service production staff. 

Performs other duties as assigned.

High School diploma or GED and one (1) year of related experience required.

Licenses / Certifications / Registrations: Certified as completed the Food Handler Training Course by the Jefferson County Department of Health within twenty-one (21) days from date of employment required