DIET CLERK (PART TIME)
About The Position
Morrison Living is hiring a part-time Diet Clerk at Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehab in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The position is scheduled for 24 hours per week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with availability to work every third weekend required. There is potential for extra hours. Pay is $19.00 to $20.00 per hour. Under the direction of the Patient Services Manager and/or Clinical Nutrition Manager, the Diet Clerk is responsible for patient menu management, data collection, and diet office functions as needed. The role supports patient menu selections in accordance with prescribed diets, helps accommodate food allergies and sensitivities and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences, and assists with menus, supplements, tube feedings, and enteral formulas. The clerk follows confidentiality, HIPAA, patient rights, regulatory, and infection-control requirements and completes required documentation and logs. Morrison Living describes the work environment as fun and team-oriented, with a supportive team and an opportunity to contribute to the lives of those served. The role is part of Morrison Living, a member of Compass Group.
Requirements
- Prior diet office experience.
- Prior clerical or administrative experience.
- Prior food service experience.
- Availability to work every third weekend.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Distribute and collect menus.
- Assist patients with menu selections in compliance with prescribed diets, as assigned by a dietitian.
- Offer permitted menu alternatives that account for prescribed diets, food allergies or sensitivities, and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.
- Plan regular and modified menus based on the current diet manual.
- Prepare and distribute supplements, tube feedings, and enteral formula accurately and on time.
- May prepare, distribute, inventory, and manage human/donor milk and/or infant formula.
- Follow facility confidentiality, HIPAA, and patient-rights policies.
- Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and TJC standards.
- Complete required documentation, reports, and logs.
- Follow facility and department infection-control policies and procedures.
- Participate in facility-wide and department Performance Improvement Programs and teams to improve processes and patient care.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
- Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
