Diet Rep-Marianjoy, Part Time, Rotating Shifts
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you used a computer system to keep track of a lot of details at once.
What they are checking: Whether they have the strong computer skills and organization the posting asks for.
This schedule includes early mornings, weekends and holidays. How does that fit with your life?
What they are checking: Whether they can reliably cover the specific rotation the posting lists.
Have you worked in food service or a healthcare setting before? What carried over?
What they are checking: Whether prior experience will help them pick up diet office work faster.
Tell me about a time you made an error and caught it. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they own mistakes and fix them quickly.
What would you do
A nurse calls with a diet order change for a patient who already has a tray coming. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they act fast to stop the wrong tray, since diet orders can be a matter of patient safety.
A patient calls upset that their meal was wrong again. How do you handle the call?
What they are checking: Whether they use good customer service and fix the root problem.
The phone is ringing, a tray is late and you have labels to print. How do you prioritize?
What they are checking: Whether they can multitask in a busy office and put patient safety first.
What would you do if a patient's preferences conflict with their diet order?
What they are checking: Whether they know to follow the diet order and involve a dietitian or nurse.
About the work
How do you make sure every patient at Marianjoy has a meal ordered for each meal?
What they are checking: Whether they have a checking system so no patient gets missed, as the posting requires.
How do you keep track of admits, discharges and transfers so the diet office system stays correct?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that the system is only useful if it is updated in real time.
How do you make sure the paperwork you print, like nourishment labels and patient lists, is correct?
What they are checking: Whether they double-check their work, since a wrong label can send the wrong food to a patient.
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