Dietetic Clerk II

Responsibilities

• Answers telephone promptly and courteously, responds appropriately.
• Records data received and directs to appropriate person or area.
• Takes patient and guest orders for meal selections.
• Follows diet compliances and is able to evaluate meal selections for adherence to special diet restrictions.
• Prioritizes patient requests and responds promptly.
• Communicates special needs/problems to the dietitian, diet technician, food service supervisor or clinical nutrition operations manager.
• Interact with healthcare practitioners including but not limited to dietitians, nurses, and speech pathologists to coordinate food and beverages for patients including the provision of special meals and nutritional supplements.
• Maintain high attention to detail and attentiveness with meal order entry to ensure all dietary restrictions are followed and patient specific food allergens are avoided.
• Ensure patient safety through diet order verification and proper entry of food allergies into food service computer software (CBORD).

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent required.