Dietary Aide
Certificate
Dietary Aide Training for Your Employees
The Dietary Aide Program will prepare workers to successfully function as a dietary aide, assisting in patients’ recovery by helping them meet their nutritional needs. Your employees will learn to work with dietitians and the patient care team to create a diet plan for patients, as well as how to properly interview and take medical histories of patients to identify chronic illnesses and food allergies, and to understand their lifestyle needs and food choices.
What Your Learners Will Study
- How to stock and take inventory of supplies, set up food items, assist in food preparation and transportation, maintain storeroom and food preparation areas, and maintain sanitation activities.
- The foundations of communicating with patients and providing excellent customer service in a hospital or clinic setting.
- Working with patients with special dietary restrictions to meet nutritional needs.
- Food preparation and food service safety in order to meet requirements.
Dietary Aide Training Curriculum
Average completion time: 1-3 mo
The Dietary Aide Training Program curriculum covers the foundational knowledge and skills your employees need to be successful on the job. Online courses will cover:
- Patient communication and customer service skills
- Patient confidentiality and HIPAA
- Medical terminology
- Basic nutrition and caring for patients with special dietary needs
- Food preparation and food service safety
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As the trusted training provider for leading employers, education providers, and job training organizations, Penn Foster designs and delivers digital and blended learning programs that attract, upskill, and retain workers in America's fastest-growing fields and professions.
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