Hospital Dietary Assistant: Patient Meals & Safety

Trinity Health; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne Dubuque is seeking a Dietary Assistant to join the MercyOne Family. You will complete and process patient menus and nourishments, ensure diet order compliance, and assist with tray and nourishment delivery across floors.

You'll use dietary software, review EMR for nutrition risk, calculate carbohydrate intake, generate meal tickets and reports, answer calls with courtesy, and support Clinical Dietitian staff.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to use dietary software and computer systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Reviews Electronic Medical Record to identify level of nutrition risk needed following guidelines established by Clinical Dietetics staff.
• Uses dietary software program to assure patient safety and meals are served in compliance with current diet order.
• Interprets information and reports generated from dietary software for verification of patient menus.
• Input, implement and deliver nourishments and tube feeding orders. Calculates amount of tube feeding product needed to meet physician’s order.
• Responsible for collecting "Same Day Menu" selections from patients in compliance with diet order.
• Responsible for generating patient meal tickets, patient listings and requested patient reports using dietary software.
• Processes and records; early/late trays, guest trays, Bereavement and Peace Trays for patients, guest and staff.
• Answer telephone using good customer service skills and accurately communicates messages.
• Maintains schedules and arranges outpatient appointments for Clinical Dietitian staff.
• Accurately calculate patient carbohydrate intake as ordered.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

HIPAA compliance

Food safety knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Dietary software

EMR systems

Job description

MercyOne Dubuque is seeking a Dietary Assistant to join the MercyOne Family. You will complete and process patient menus and nourishments, ensure diet order compliance, and assist with tray and nourishment delivery across floors.

You'll use dietary software, review EMR for nutrition risk, calculate carbohydrate intake, generate meal tickets and reports, answer calls with courtesy, and support Clinical Dietitian staff.