Diet Assistant (Part-time)

Geisinger Clinic; United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Clinic in Pennsylvania seeks a Diet Assistant to transcribe patient diet orders using department software, ensuring accurate nourishment delivery from tray line to patient and meeting specialized dietary needs.

You will coordinate with clinical nutrition staff, update diet histories, process tray tickets, and handle changes received via EPIC, fax, or phone, while supporting accurate reports and downtime procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year related work experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Enter nourishment specifications, allergies, and diet notes in patient records.
• Validate the substitution list accuracy and handle adjustments.
• Calculate fluid restrictions and special meal patterns per plan.
• Process tray tickets to match diet prescriptions before meals.
• Receive diet changes via EPIC, fax, ADT, phone, and diet lists.
• Update menus and tray tickets as needed; print reports.

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:

• 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.

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.