Patient Diet Services Coordinator

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 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.