Diet Clerk

Knapp Medical Center; Weslaco (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX, is seeking a Diet Clerk to support the dietitian with therapeutic menu selections and ensure patient trays are accurate and served at proper temperatures.

Responsibilities include updating physician diet orders in the hospital EHR, assisting patients with menu choices, communicating diet changes between units, entering meal orders and admissions in the dietary system, and upholding food safety and quality checks.

Qualifications

• AA degree in Food Science/Nutrition preferred.
• One year of healthcare experience with modified diets preferred.
• County Specific Food Handlers certification required upon hire and maintained current.

Responsibilities

• Review and update physician diet orders in the hospital’s EHR to ensure each patient receives meals matching their prescribed diet.
• Assist patients with menu selections, print and distribute menus, and make substitutions when necessary.
• Communicate diet change, allergy, and preference between nursing units, dietitians, and kitchen staff.
• Enter and maintain meal orders, admissions, and discharges in the dietary computer system to keep records accurate.
• Ensure diet accuracy, follow food safety standards, and support quality checks within the nutrition department.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Team communication

Dietary knowledge

Education

AA degree in Food Science/Nutrition

Job description

Overview

Shifts Available : Variable

Employment Type : Full Time

Hours: 8-hour shifts

Location : Knapp Medical Center - Weslaco , TX

We are seeking a Diet Clerk, sometimes referred to as Nutrition Clerk or Dietary Clerk. Under the direction of the dietitian, the Diet Clerk performs clinical support tasks related to reviewing and approving therapeutic menu selections. The Diet Clerk will also ensure patient trays are accurate and served at appropriate temperatures.

Responsibilities Section

** If you have experience working with modified diets in a healthcare setting you are encouraged to apply! **

• Review and update physician diet orders in the hospital’s EHR to ensure each patient receives meals matching their prescribed diet
• Assist patients with menu selections, print and distribute menus, and make substitutions when necessary
• Communicate diet change, allerg y , and preference between nursing units, dietitians, and kitchen staff
• Enter and maintain meal orders, admissions, and discharges in the dietary computer system to keep records accurate
• Ensure diet accuracy, follow food safety standards, and support quality checks within the nutrition department

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call 956-968-8567 or visit www.KnappMed.org

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the dietitian, performs the necessary clinical support functions related to approving therapeutic menu selections and ensuring accuracy as well as appropriate temperatures of patient trays.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• AA degree in Food Science/Nutrition preferred
• One (1) year of healthcare experience working with modified diets preferred

County Specific requirement.

• County Specific Food Handlers certification required upon hire and maintained current

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

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