Patient Diet & Menu Coordinator

Tasmania Government; Hobart; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development

Fitness Passport

Job summary

The Tasmanian Department of Health is seeking a Permanent full-time Clerical Officer within the Food Services Department in Tasmania. You will provide and maintain a high standard of customer focused administrative services, manage information systems, and coordinate patient menus in line with dietary requirements.

You will work closely with Dieticians, Speech Pathologists, Food Service staff and nursing teams, ensure accurate menus, support quality, safety and WHS initiatives, and handle daily

Qualifications

• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills for interaction with patients, relatives and staff.
• Strong clerical skills including telephone, numeracy and literacy.
• Knowledge of menus and basic dietary restrictions and ability to apply written dietary instructions.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain high standard of customer-focused clerical and administrative services within the Food Services Department.
• Maintain information management systems and ensure processes follow guidelines.
• Organise patient menus to match diet requirements and coordinate with dieticians, speech pathologists, staff and patients.
• Cross-check menus with diet reports to ensure appropriate meals are provided.
• Participate in Quality & Safety and Work Health & Safety processes and related training.
• Ensure smooth operation of the Food Monitors Office including menus for printing, answering calls and relaying messages.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Clerical skills

Basic computer knowledge

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

The Tasmanian Department of Health is seeking a Permanent full-time Clerical Officer within the Food Services Department in Tasmania. You will provide and maintain a high standard of customer focused administrative services, manage information systems, and coordinate patient menus in line with dietary requirements.

You will work closely with Dieticians, Speech Pathologists, Food Service staff and nursing teams, ensure accurate menus, support quality, safety and WHS initiatives, and handle daily