Patient Food Service Rep

INTEGRIS Health; Enid (OK); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, seeks a dedicated Patient Food Service Representative to process diet orders, assist with menu selections, and support patient meal service. You will work with hospital staff to ensure accurate tray delivery and maintain patient privacy and safety.

Applicants should have customer service experience and familiarity with hospital food service workflows; strong English communication, and attention to detail are essential in this role

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital food service or diet clerk is preferred.
• Education toward a 4-year degree or related certification may substitute for experience.
• Demonstrates interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail are essential.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes software to update and modify patient menus prior to meals, update patient meal preferences, tally menu items for production areas, and process all computer diet order requests in a timely manner
• Answers telephones, transcribes messages, and processes information upon receipt
• Maintains general knowledge of therapeutic diets to ensure meal orders are processed accurately
• Maintains the privacy, safety and dignity of patients by observing confidentiality and by adhering to safety and sanitation standards
• Provides excellent customer service and maintains a positive attitude towards patients, hospital staff and visitors
• Must be able to work under stress when confronted with situations in which work speed can make or break aspects of the job
• May assist patients in making menu selections according to their diet order
• May deliver trays and if so, must focus on presentation of patient trays, meal accuracy, and meal temperature. Ensures timely delivery of trays
• Responsible for patient satisfaction during the shift for the assigned floors
• May deliver patient trays and if so, is responsible for patient safety when delivering trays
• Delivers the correct tray to the correct patient using two patient identifiers. Reports to leader as assigned
• This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements
• Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Typing 20 wpm

Organization

English proficiency

Education

Associate's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics

Certified Dietary Manager program

Tools

Web-based software

Job description

Job Description Get to Know Your Team INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more. Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us. The Patient Food Service Representative is responsible for the clerical processing of all diet orders, nourishment orders, diet instructions, consults, menu distribution and pick up, and assisting patients with menu selections. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires. INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes software to update and modify patient menus prior to meals, update patient meal preferences, tally menu items for production areas, and process all computer diet order requests in a timely manner
• Answers telephones, transcribes messages, and processes information upon receipt
• Maintains general knowledge of therapeutic diets to ensure meal orders are processed accurately
• Maintains the privacy, safety and dignity of patients by observing confidentiality and by adhering to safety and sanitation standards
• Provides excellent customer service and maintains a positive attitude towards patients, hospital staff and visitors
• Must be able to work under stress when confronted with situations in which work speed can make or break aspects of the job
• May assist patients in making menu selections according to their diet order
• May deliver trays and if so, must focus on presentation of patient trays, meal accuracy, and meal temperature. Ensures timely delivery of trays
• Responsible for patient satisfaction during the shift for the assigned floors
• May deliver patient trays and if so, is responsible for patient safety when delivering trays
• Delivers the correct tray to the correct patient using two patient identifiers. Reports to leader as assigned
• This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements
• Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.
• Hazards and adverse working conditions are minimal if standard precautions are used when necessary.
• All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

Qualifications

• Previous customer service and/or call center experience helpful
• 6 months experience in hospital food service, as a diet clerk, or in a related field, preferred
• Education towards a 4-year degree or an Associate's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or completion of a Certified Dietary Manager program may be substituted for experience
• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Requires strong organization skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of web-based software; ability to adapt to changes in software programs
• Typing 20 wpm
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English