Diet Assistant (Part-time)

Geisinger; Little Elm (TX); A distancia; USD 17.000 - 25.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Vision and dental coverage

Domestic partner benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Geisinger is seeking a Diet Assistant to transcribe patient diet orders and support nourishment delivery from the tray line to patients. Collaboration with clinical nutrition staff ensures dietary needs are met and accurate documentation is maintained.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED and at least 1 year of related experience. A focus on accurate data entry, nutrition details, and teamwork is essential for success in a hospital setting.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year related work experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills essential.

Responsabilidades

• Enter nourishment specifications, allergies and other diet details in patient records.
• Verify accuracy of substitution lists and decisions.
• Compute fluid restrictions and meal patterns per procedures.
• Process tray tickets for meals to ensure orders are correct.
• Update patient menus and tray tickets as diet changes occur.
• Print reports, nourishment labels and related documents.
• Handle payments and track meals for reporting.
• Assist during downtime to ensure patients are fed when resources are limited.

Conocimientos

Communication

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:24

Worker Type:Regular

Exemption Status:No

Job Summary:

Utilizing department software, the Diet Assistant transcribes patient diet orders in a manner that facilitates accurate delivery of nourishment from tray line to patient. In tandem with clinical nutrition staff, ensures that patients’ specialized dietary needs are met.

Job Duties:

• Enters nourishment specifications, allergies, food dislikes and other specialized information in the progress notes of each patient's diet history maintenance file.
• Checks the accuracy of the Substitution list, generated by the Information system, and makes decisions regarding the accuracy thereof.
• Calculates fluid restrictions and other specialized meal patterns according to procedure and specialized meal plans.
• Processes patient tray tickets, before each meal, to ensure all tray tickets are correct according to the patient's diet prescription and that all patients receive a tray, as ordered.
• Receives information via EPIC, fax, ADT, phone and diet list regarding new admissions, transfers, expirations and diet changes.
• Updates patient's menu and tray ticket, as needed.
• Prints tray tickets, tally reports, nourishment labels and other required reports on the diet office printers.
• Accepts credit card payments and tracks meals for reporting.
• Initiates downtime and emergency procedures when required and helps to direct staff at the site to ensure patients are fed when resources may be limited.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

The hours for this position will be 10:30am- 7pmRotating weekends and holidays required.

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s):Skills:Communication

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS:

We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE:

We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING:

We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION

We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY:

We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.