UCLA Health

Dietetic Assistant

UCLA Health  •  $28 - $37/hr  •  Onsite  •  10 hours ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Varies

Posted Date

08/10/2026
Salary Range $27.97 - 36.94 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32342


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Diet Assistant, you’ll play an important role in supporting safe, accurate, and efficient meal service for our patients. Working under the direction of Principal Food Service Supervisors, you’ll serve as a key connection point between patients, the Call Center, and our food production and assembly teams.

In this role, you’ll obtain and enter patient meal orders, ensure selections meet prescribed diet requirements, and help coordinate meal information with the Production and Assembly areas. You’ll work in a fast-paced call center environment where accuracy, communication, and attention to detail are essential to delivering a positive patient experience.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, staying organized, and contributing to a team where their work directly supports patient care.


Job Qualifications


  • Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy

  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions

  • Basic knowledge of mathematics, measurements, and portion sizes

  • Knowledge of therapeutic diets and dietary requirements

  • Ability to maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary work environment

  • Ability to answer telephone calls with a pleasant and professional demeanor

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to communicate information clearly, effectively, and concisely

  • Basic computer literacy and ability to learn and use computer systems

  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment


As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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