Diet Clerk
About The Position
The Diet Clerk position is a full-time role within the Food and Nutrition department. This role is responsible for managing diet orders, patient admissions, cancellations, transfers, and special physician or dietitian orders. The Diet Clerk also answers the room service phone, obtains meal selections from patients, prints tube feeding and nourishment labels, and maintains department files. They are responsible for entering patient information such as supplements, tube feedings, snacks, allergies, and preferences into the card file. Additionally, the Diet Clerk answers questions regarding dietary procedures, nutrition services, and modified diets, prepares food production reports, prints missed meal and tray counts, and manages supply inventory. The role also involves operating a cash register and completing cash handling functions.
Requirements
- High School Graduate.
- Good customer service and communication skills.
- Good organizational and time management skills.
- Basic computer skills in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, and Word) or similar products.
- Must be able to walk and stand the majority of the workday.
- Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs. occasionally.
- Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and the ability to read, write, and perform basic math.
- May be required to enter isolation rooms, therefore personal protective equipment must be worn as necessary.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Nice To Haves
- No experience required.
Responsibilities
- Receives diet changes throughout the day, including diet orders, patient admissions, cancellations, transfers, and special physician or dietitian orders such as tube feedings and supplements, and requests for late trays and diet instructions.
- Checks menus for completeness and accuracy; refers problems to the Dietitian.
- Answers room service phone and obtains meal selections from patients based on current diet order.
- Prints tube feedings and nourishment labels; checks labels for accuracy.
- Maintains department files.
- Enters all supplements, tube feedings, snacks, other food allergies and patient preferences into the card file.
- Accurately performs duties or answers questions regarding dietary procedures, nutrition services procedures, write-ins, foods allowed on all modified diets, guest tray procedures, isolation procedures etc.
- Prepares food production reports.
- Prints off missed meals and tray counts.
- Inventories and orders supplies/forms or communicates need for supplies to the Manager, Supervisor or Lead.
- Operates a cash register and completes cash handling functions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
