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91M: Hospital Food Service Specialist


Major Duties: The hospital food service specialist assists in the supervision of medical nutrition care operations, or plans, prepares, cooks, and serves food for regular and modified diets in field and fixed hospitals. Duties for MOS 91M at each skill level are:

  • Skill Levels
    • Skill Level 1 MOSC 91M1O. Performs basic clinical dietetic functions in the dietary management and treatment of patients. Prepares, cooks, and serves modified and regular food items according to nutrition care treatment plans under the supervision of a dietitian or NCO.

    • Skill Level 2 MOSC 91M2O. Performs and supervises basic clinical dietetic functions in the dietary management and treatment of patients. Supervises, prepares, cooks, and serves modified and regular food items according to nutrition care treatment plans under supervision of a dietitian or senior NCO.

    • Skill Level 3 MOSC 91M3O. Supervises the clinical dietetic management aspects in nutrition clinics, clinical dietetic branches, or production and service branches in nutrition care divisions. Supervises and assists in the preparation, cooking, and serving of modified and regular food items.

    • Skill Level 4 MOSC 91M4O. Supervises the production and service branch in nutrition care divisions.

    • Skill Level 5 MOSC 91M5O. Supervises the nutrition care divisions or appropriate headquarters staff position.

Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS. The hospital food service specialist must possess the following qualifications:

(1) Physical Demands Rating: moderately heavy

(2) Physical Profile: 222332

(3) Normal color vision.

(4) Minimum score of 100 in aptitude area OF.

(5) Formal training as follows or meet the civilian acquired skills criteria listed in AR 611-210:

(a) Successfully complete the Food Service Specialist (Resident) Course (94B1O) or have been awarded MOS 94B and complete the Hospital Food Service Specialist (Resident) Course (MOS 91M1O). If grade SSG or above at the time of initial classification into MOS 91M, qualification above must be met and attendance at the Advanced Hospital Food Service Specialist (Resident) Course (MOS 91M3O) successfully completed before award of the MOS.

(b) For RC only. Qualified as Food Service Specialist (MOS 94B), attained certificate of completion of Hospital Food Service Specialist (Basic) Correspondence Course; successfully complete the 2 week RC resident training at the Academy of Health Sciences, and complete a 2 week active duty experience in an Army nutrition care activity, with favorable recommendation from Chief, Nutrition Care Division.

MOS 91M will change to the alphanumeric designator of 68M in fiscal year 2007.

The major duties, physical demands, physical profile, and skill levels were obtained from Army Pamphlet 611-21.

MOS List for Medical Service Corps

 
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