Patient Diet & Menu Services Coordinator

Mount Sinai Morningside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a Diet Office Clerk to support diet office functions under the supervision of the Patient Services Manager. The role includes printing, organizing and sorting patient menus by nursing units, updating diet changes and missed meals, and coordinating with Clinical Dietitians to meet each patient’s dietary requirements.

You will monitor interfaces of TDS/CBORD, enter patient data for quality improvement, print and distribute menus, and ensure a safe, clean work

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Some college and/or higher academic standing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review patient census information and liaison to CTS for meal set up.
• Obtain changes in patient diet and room status; communicate changes to unit staff and organize printed menus by unit.
• Print assigned daily patient menus for units not on TDS & CBORD or not participating in PCD.
• Organize printed menus by nursing unit prior to delivery.
• Distribute all printed menus to nursing units.
• Enter patient meal preferences using bedside menu entry system.
• Deliver truck to unit.
• Deliver meal trays to the patient’s bedside.
• Retrieve soiled trays and return food truck to the kitchen.
• Keep menu tally and totals.
• Insert new menus and pull discharges.
• Check and restock floor supplies.
• Maintain communication with clinical dietitians regarding patients and special orders.
• Answer phones and record calls on the Diet Office log.
• Remain available to patients at meal times to ensure correct orders.
• Maintain a safe, clean and functional work environment.
• Maintain professional appearance and courteous guest relations.
• Maintain patient confidentiality as required by MSMC.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a Diet Office Clerk to support diet office functions under the supervision of the Patient Services Manager. The role includes printing, organizing and sorting patient menus by nursing units, updating diet changes and missed meals, and coordinating with Clinical Dietitians to meet each patient’s dietary requirements.

You will monitor interfaces of TDS/CBORD, enter patient data for quality improvement, print and distribute menus, and ensure a safe, clean work