Diet Clerk - FT Days

Advocate Health • Milwaukee, WI

3d • $19 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The Diet Clerk works in the Food and Nutrition department at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center. The role processes diet changes and patient meal requests, verifies menus and labels, maintains dietary records, supports food production reporting and supply inventory, and performs cash-handling duties. The position is full-time, with 40 hours per week. Hours may vary among 5:45 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., and 6:15 a.m.–2:45 p.m. Every other weekend and holiday are required. The work is performed in a normal office environment, though entry into isolation rooms may be required, with personal protective equipment worn as necessary. No experience or licensure is required; a high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Requirements

• High school graduate.
• No experience required.
• Good customer service and communication skills.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills using Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) or similar products.
• Able to walk and stand for most of the workday.
• Able to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Functional speech, vision, and hearing, and the ability to read, write, and perform basic math.
• Able to wear personal protective equipment when entering isolation rooms as necessary.
• Able to operate the equipment necessary to perform the job.

Responsibilities

• Receive diet changes throughout the day, including diet orders, patient admissions, cancellations, transfers, special physician or dietitian orders, late-tray requests, and diet instructions.
• Check menus for completeness and accuracy and refer problems to the Dietitian.
• Answer the room-service phone and obtain meal selections from patients based on their current diet orders.
• Print tube-feeding and nourishment labels and check them for accuracy.
• Maintain department files and enter supplements, tube feedings, snacks, food allergies, and patient preferences into the card file.
• Answer questions and perform duties related to dietary and nutrition-services procedures, write-ins, foods allowed on modified diets, guest trays, and isolation procedures.
• Prepare food-production reports and print missed-meal and tray-count reports.
• Inventory and order supplies and forms, or communicate supply needs to the Manager, Supervisor, or Lead.
• Operate a cash register and complete cash-handling functions.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health-care and dependent-care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay for eligible shifts or on-call work, incentive pay for select positions, and the opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
• Career-development and well-being programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED