Diet Assistant (Part-time)

Geisinger; United States; Remoto; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Geisinger is seeking a Diet Assistant to transcribe patient diet orders using our department software and to ensure accurate nourishment delivery from tray line to patient. You will work with clinical nutrition staff to meet patients’ specialized dietary needs and maintain diet history records.

In this part-time, work-from-home role, you will handle nourishment specifications, substitutions, and meal patterns, while processing and printing tray tickets and nourishment labels.

Competenze

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to follow dietary requirements.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Communication

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Descrizione del lavoro

Location

Work from Home

Job Category

Hospitality Services

Schedule

Rotation

Work Type

Part time

Department

Food Services Team

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.

To learn about our Foodservice team, click here: https://jobs.geisinger.org/food(opens in new window)

Education

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

Experience

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

Skills

• Communication

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org(opens in new window) or connect with us on Facebook(opens in new window), Instagram(opens in new window), LinkedIn(opens in new window) and Twitter(opens in new window).