Nutrition Care Representative (Diet Clerk) - Per Diem

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles is seeking a Nutrition Care Representative (NCR) to act as an ambassador for patient food services on the unit. You will process, validate, and interpret physician diet prescriptions and ensure patient menu selections align with orders.

Responsibilities include addressing patient concerns, improving service quality, and performing clerical tasks related to nutrition care. A background in healthcare customer service and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Associate Degree/College Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition preferred.
• At least one year of customer service in an acute care hospital as a Diet Clerk/Aide preferred.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Computer proficiency is a requirement.
• 8hr Shifts

Responsibilities

• Review and modify patient menus by adding, deleting or substituting food items in accordance with physician's and dietitian's orders and restrictions.
• Obtain menu selection at the patient's bedside or over the phone assuring compliance to the physician's diet order and departmental guidelines for menu correction.
• Explain menu modifications/substitutions to patients
• Navigate patient to the menu system and services offered by the department.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Computer proficiency

Dietary knowledge

Acute care hospital experience

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate Degree in Nutrition

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition

Tools

Menu system software

Job description

Job Description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others

What will you be doing in this role?

The Nutrition Care Representative (NCR) act as an ambassador and facilitator of patient food services on the patient care unit. Responsibilities include processing, validating, and interpreting physician diet prescriptions as conveyed by nursing personnel, collection and correction of patient menu selections in conformance with the physician's diet order, addressing and following up on concerns and issues related to patient satisfaction, and handling routine clerical, data entry, and nutrition care responsibilities on the unit. Collaborates with leadership staff to improve the quality of service and nutrition care service provided to patients.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and modify patient menus by adding, deleting or substituting food items in accordance with physician's and dietitian's orders and restrictions.
• Obtain menu selection at the patient's bedside or over the phone assuring compliance to the physician's diet order and departmental guidelines for menu correction.
• Explain menu modifications/substitutions to patients
• Navigate patient to the menu system and services offered by the department.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Associate Degree/College Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Nutrition preferred
• At least one (1) year of customer service in an acute care hospital as a Diet Clerk/Aide preferred
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Computer proficiency is a requirement.
• 8hr Shifts