Diet Clerk

Kaiser Permanente • Fontana, CA

82d

About The Position

Under direct supervision, ensures that all menus and nourishment conform with special requirements of patients, keep all patients current and accurate; orders all expendable office items and patient selective menus; calls in daily food orders as requested; notifies proper people in emergencies, Checks patient trayline to ensure diet accuracy; direct patient contact for tray passing; menu and data collections, Also performs a variety of routine office clerical tasks such as photocopying, data entry, cash reconciliation etc.

Requirements

• Six (6) months experience in high volume food service environment with six (6) months experience cashiering required.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain positive working relationship and courteous interaction with public and co-workers.
• Must be able to lift items weighing up to 50 lbs. and pull carts weighing 100 lbs.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in the English language.
• Food Handler Certificate (California)

Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Calls in staff to cover unscheduled absences.
• Assembles and checks patient trays to ensure product quality, accuracy of food on the tray based on patients menu, attractiveness and neatness.
• Maintains accuracy of patients profile card via KPDS Diet Order or telephone call from authorized individuals; makes appropriate changes in patients profile card; retains profile cards current in cardex until patient is discharged.
• Does data entry on select menus.
• Sets aside menus for specials diet that needs the attention of the Diet Technician or Dietitian.
• Passes and retrieves select menus.
• Takes information on food likes, dislikes and allergies from patients and input into CBORD.
• Prints Diet List for menu pickup.
• Prints tally, updated tally, menus, tray tickets for each meal.
• Prints no order list and calls RN for follow-up.
• Prints nourishments.
• Assembles and delivers patient late trays and nourishments.
• Inventories and initiates requisition for replenishment of expendable supplies.
• Photocopies appropriate forms.
• Does register Z reading.
• Counts and balances moneybox, deposit bags, Complete Cashiers Worksheet and Deposit slip.
• Updates Cashier over/under log.
• Takes deposits to business office and get change.
• Puts away moneybox that is turned in by Cashier at the end of their shift.
• Assists in data entry-post invoices, floor stocks, sales sums.
• Logs attendance on education and other departmental meetings and file.
• Logs time and attendance records.
• Distributes mail for the department.
• Picks up catering changes and delivers to YY.
• Maintains assigned work area in an organized and clean condition and ensures orderly storage of all incoming office supplies.
• Establishes and maintains courteous cooperation relations when interacting with personnel in the department and other departments, Health Plan members and the public.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Promotes, ensures and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
• Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed