Diet Clerk

Position Responsibilities

• Responsible for patient meal food service on assigned units, e.g. menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs.
• Communicates and addresses patient food issues/concerns and needs to Nutrition and Food Services.
• Interacts with nursing regarding patient nutrition needs or requirements as well as unit food services needs.
• Aids dietitian with monitoring of patients who are NPO, liquid diet or need to have intake recorded.
• Reacts accurately and effectively to all changes to ensure efficient timing of services, accuracy of physician’s ordered modified diets.
• Familiar with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
• Reports incidents to supervisor/team leader immediately.
• Complies with current Hospital security and safety policies.
• Adheres to uniform policy for assigned areas.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of safety in the work area by lifting correctly, wiping up spills, and using carts to transport items and other steps to avoid accidents.

Qualifications

• No license/registration/certification required.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• One year in healthcare or restaurant food service preferred.