Rep Diet Office Part time Second shift
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This job is about processing diet orders, admits, transfers and discharges correctly. Why does accuracy matter so much with patient meals?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that a wrong tray can hurt a patient with an allergy, a restriction or an order to have nothing by mouth.
Tell me about a job where you had to stay organized under stress.
What they are checking: Whether they have real experience staying calm and accurate when things get busy, which the posting asks for.
This shift starts in the afternoon and ends around 10 or 11pm. How does that schedule fit your life?
What they are checking: Whether they will reliably show up for a second-shift schedule.
You need a Food Handler Certification within 180 days. How would you approach getting it done?
What they are checking: Whether they take required training seriously and plan to finish it on time.
What would you do
A patient's diet order changes to nothing by mouth right after their tray was sent. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they act fast to stop the tray and contact the unit rather than letting it slide.
The phone is ringing, a nurse needs a tray fixed and the Missed Meals Report is due. How do you decide what to do first?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize patient safety and time-sensitive meals over routine paperwork.
A patient calls upset because they keep getting food they did not order. How do you handle the call?
What they are checking: Whether they stay polite, fix the problem and look at what caused the repeat mistake.
You notice a menu choice that does not seem to match the patient's diet order, like a sugary dessert on a diabetic diet. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they catch conflicts between preferences and medical orders and follow up instead of entering it anyway.
About the work
How would you check that every patient on BHS and 1N has a correct meal ordered before a meal period?
What they are checking: Whether they have a systematic way to catch missing or wrong orders instead of relying on memory.
What kinds of computer systems have you used for orders or data entry?
What they are checking: Whether their basic computer skills are enough to learn a diet office system quickly.
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