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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.