Diet Clerk-(Per Diem)

EvergreenHealth; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

EvergreenHealth seeks a Dietary Aide responsible for efficient diet order taking and patient meal delivery. Candidates should possess a High School diploma, communication skills, and a valid Food Permit. Experience in customer service and dietary settings is highly preferred, and on-the-job training will be provided. Enjoy benefits such as paid sick leave and cafeteria discounts while contributing to patient care.

Benefits

Free meal per shift

Washington Paid Sick Leave

Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount

Free parking

Participation in 457(b) retirement plan

Qualifications

• Valid Washington state 'Food and Beverage Workers' Permit required.
• Recent customer service experience preferred in a dietary service setting.
• Knowledge of safety and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Processes patient information and implements dietary instructions.
• Takes orders and manages meal delivery to patients.
• Monitors patient intake and documents accurately.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Math Functions

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Wage Range $21.14 - $32.43 per hour

Posted wage ranges represent the entire range from minimum to maximum. For jobs with more than one level, the posted range reflects the minimum of the lowest level and the maximum of the highest level. Some positions also offer additional premiums based on shift, certifications or degrees. Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience, level of education and internal equity.

One free meal per shift in our Cafeteria!
On the job training available.

Job Summary:

Responsible for performing office tasks that ensure accurate and efficient diet order taking of prescribed food to the patient.

Primary Duties:

1. Receives and processes patient information and implements Dietician’s instructions to ensure nutritional care of all patients; receives and processes diet orders/food requests; maintains accurate patient records and diet ordering information.
2. Takes meal orders from patients in person and over the telephone, using standardized terminology; answers menu/recipe questions and offers alternatives for the patient within diet order.
3. Operates electronic Point of Service (POS) system and hospital software applications that ensure prompt and accurate meal ordering. Follows up with kitchen and clinical staff as necessary to ensure prompt and accurate delivery.
4. Retrieves meals from the kitchen; delivers trays to the patient, retrieves the tray after the patient is finish eating, and rounds with the patient to ensure their experience was satisfactory.
5. Coordinates with nursing for medication before eating or delivering a tray.
6. Expedites missing trays as soon as possible to ensure prompt service recovery when the items are missed.
7. Monitors intakes and documents intakes; reports intake levels to dietician and nursing.
8. Takes orders for visitors in the room, charges correctly, delivers and retrieves trays.
9. Retrieves all equipment, small wares and trays from assigned floors and brings it back to the dish room to be washed and sanitized correctly. Cleans mobile cart at the end of every meal.
10. Types and prints out tube feeding between meal nourishments labels for proper patient identification.
11. Monitors and enters items sent after stocking nourishment centers & supplement tallies on assigned floors into the computer for accurate accounting of items sent.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

License, Certification, Education or Experience:

REQUIREDfor the position:

• High School graduate or equivalent combination of education and experience
• A valid Washington state “Food and Beverage Workers” Permit
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Recent customer service work experience required, in a food/dietary service setting preferred
• Knowledge of safety, sanitation and food-handling standards and practices.
• Ability to perform basic math functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ratios, and numbering sequencing.

DESIREDfor the position:

• Food Services certification
• Hospital dietetics and diet therapy experience

Benefit Information:
Choices that care for you and your family

At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer the following benefits and resources for our per diem staff to help maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

• Washington Paid Sick Leave (WPSL)
• Participation in 457(b) retirement plan
• Free parking
• Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount

View a summary of our total rewards available to full and part time benefit eligible EvergreenHealth team members by clicking on the link below.
2025 Benefits Guide

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between EvergreenHealth and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 1199NW. Union membership is optional.