Diet Clerk | Full-Time, Shifts Vary

LE01 Phelps County Regional Medical Center; Rolla (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Phelps Health is seeking a Diet Clerk to ensure timely diet screenings, accurate meal selections, and proper tray delivery for patients. You will maintain patient menus, verify diet orders, and support dietitians with daily food service operations.

Ideal candidates have high school education, up to six months of healthcare food service experience, and the ability to lift 30 lbs. This role offers opportunities within a hospital serving Rolla and surrounding communities.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Six months experience in Healthcare Food Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicates problems incurred with patient’s diets, appropriateness of meal selections, patient’s meal concerns, patient’s likes and dislikes that may affect their food and beverage intake, or the nutritional adequacy of the meal or diet that the patient is receiving.
• Performs administrative tasks pertaining to the maintaining of the patient menus, nutritional analysis, dietary allergies, food selections, snacks, and diet orders for accuracy.
• Communicates with patient or nursing any questions regarding patient’s understanding of diet or diet modifications.
• Ensures temperatures of food items have been taken prior to meal service.
• Checks meal tray accuracy of diet order to ensure quality.
• Passes patient trays at meal times.
• Prepares and delivers snacks for patients.
• Communicates with the dietitians any concerns of patient and or diet issues.

Education

High school education or equivalent preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Job description

Phelps Health is a 2000-employee-strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri. No matter where you start with us, we’re committed to taking our team to the top. If you’re ready for the challenge of providing life-saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family.

General Summary

The Diet Clerk is responsible for ensuring that all patients receive timely screenings, appropriate diet information, provides selective menus for patient meal choices, based on their prescribed diet order, completes appropriate paper work to ensure that patients receive the correct food items and check the patient tray line at meal periods for tray accuracy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicates problems incurred with patient’s diets, appropriateness of meal selections, patient’s meal concerns, patient’s likes and dislikes that may affect their food and beverage intake, or the nutritional adequacy of the meal or diet that the patient is receiving.
• Performs administrative tasks pertaining to the maintaining of the patient menus, nutritional analysis, dietary allergies, food selections, snacks, and diet orders for accuracy.
• Communicates with patient or nursing any questions regarding patient’s understanding of diet or diet modifications.
• Ensures temperatures of food items have been taken prior to meal service.
• Checks meal tray accuracy of diet order to ensure quality.
• Passes patient trays at meal times.
• Prepares and delivers snacks for patients.
• Communicates with the dietitians any concerns of patient and or diet issues.

Education

• High school education or equivalent preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Work Experience

• Six months experience in Healthcare Food Services preferred.

Certification/License

• Not Applicable

Mental/Physical Requirements

• Considerable mental concentration required for repetitive duties for long periods of time.
• Long periods of standing and walking.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to learn and understand procedures related to patient feeding and diet modifications for patients.
• Ability to lift minimum of 30 lbs at a time during shift.

Working Conditions

• Shares office and desk space with other Food Service Personnel.
• Office area may be warm due to small working area and crowded conditions.
• May encounter unpleasant conditions at times in patient care areas.
• Potential exposure to infectious diseases and bodily fluids.
• Will experience heat and noise from the kitchen when working on patient tray line.
• Will experience wet floors and exposure to hot steam, water, chemicals, glass breakage and sharp knives when in food production areas.
• May experience noise in crowded work conditions, in patient rooms, and nursing stations.

At Phelps Health, we think we have a better team, benefits, and opportunities for growth than anyone else around, and we invite you to see for yourself!

Phelps Health serves over 200,000 residents in south-central Missouri. Phelps Health is county-owned, non-tax supported and is overseen by a five-member elected board. Phelps Health employs more than 1,900 people, including 100-plus providers. Phelps Health, which includes a hospital licensed for 240 patient beds, serves a six-county area, with its main campus and several clinics located in Rolla, Missouri. Phelps Health also has clinics in Salem, St. James, Vienna and Waynesville, Missouri.