Diet Assistant (Part-time)

Geisinger; New York (NY); Remote; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits from day one

Vision and dental coverage

Domestic partners

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a Diet Assistant to transcribe patient diet orders and ensure nourishment delivery from tray line to patient, working with clinical nutrition staff to meet dietary needs. You will enter nourishment specifications, check substitution lists, manage food plans, and process tray tickets to align with diet prescriptions.

This role is work-from-home in Pennsylvania with rotating weekends/holidays, 10:30am–7pm, 24 hours a week, requires a High School Diploma and 1 year related

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Enters nourishment specifications, allergies, food dislikes and other specialized information in the patient's diet history maintenance file.
• Checks substitution list accuracy and makes decisions regarding accuracy thereof.
• Calculates fluid restrictions and other meal patterns according to procedures and plans.
• Processes patient tray tickets to ensure trays align with diet prescriptions and are delivered.
• Receives information via EPIC, fax, ADT, phone and diet list and updates as needed.
• Updates patient's menu and tray ticket as required.
• Prints tray tickets, tally reports, nourishment labels and other reports.
• Accepts credit card payments and tracks meals for reporting.
• Initiates downtime and emergency procedures when needed and directs staff to ensure patients are fed when resources are limited.

Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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- 7pm
• Rotating weekends and holidays required.

Education

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

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Skills

• Communication

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

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. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.

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.