Diet Clerk | Full-Time, Day Shift

Phelps Health

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About The Position

Phelps Health is a 2000-employee-strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri. No matter where you start with us, we’re committed to taking our team to the top. If you’re ready for the challenge of providing life-saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family. General Summary The Diet Clerk is responsible for ensuring that all patients receive timely screenings, appropriate diet information, provides selective menus for patient meal choices, based on their prescribed diet order, completes appropriate paper work to ensure that patients receive the correct food items and check the patient tray line at meal periods for tray accuracy.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to learn and understand procedures related to patient feeding and diet modifications for patients.
• Ability to lift minimum of 30 lbs at a time during shift.

Nice To Haves

• Six months experience in Healthcare Food Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicates problems incurred with patient’s diets, appropriateness of meal selections, patient’s meal concerns, patient’s likes and dislikes that may affect their food and beverage intake, or the nutritional adequacy of the meal or diet that the patient is receiving.
• Performs administrative tasks pertaining to the maintaining of the patient menus, nutritional analysis, dietary allergies, food selections, snacks, and diet orders for accuracy.
• Communicates with patient or nursing any questions regarding patient’s understanding of diet or diet modifications.
• Ensures temperatures of food items have been taken prior to meal service.
• Checks meal tray accuracy of diet order to ensure quality.
• Passes patient trays at meal times.
• Prepares and delivers snacks for patients.
• Communicates with the dietitians any concerns of patient and or diet issues.

What This Job Offers

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