Remote Diet Aide & Order Coordinator (Part-Time)

Geisinger; United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a Diet Assistant to transcribe patient diet orders using our department software and to ensure accurate nourishment delivery from tray line to patient. You will work with clinical nutrition staff to meet patients’ specialized dietary needs and maintain diet history records.

In this part-time, work-from-home role, you will handle nourishment specifications, substitutions, and meal patterns, while processing and printing tray tickets and nourishment labels.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to follow dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Enters nourishment specifications, allergies, food dislikes and other specialized information in the progress notes of each patient's diet history maintenance file.
• Checks the accuracy of the Substitution list, generated by the Information system, and makes decisions regarding the accuracy thereof.
• Calculates fluid restrictions and other specialized meal patterns according to procedure and specialized meal plans.
• Processes patient tray tickets, before each meal, to ensure all tray tickets are correct according to the patient's diet prescription and that all patients receive a tray, as ordered.
• Receives information via EPIC, fax, ADT, phone and diet list regarding new admissions, transfers, expirations and diet changes.
• Updates patient's menu and tray ticket, as needed.
• Prints tray tickets, tally reports, nourishment labels and other required reports on the diet office printers.
• Accepts credit card payments and tracks meals for reporting.
• Initiates downtime and emergency procedures when required and helps to direct staff at the site to ensure patients are fed when resources may be limited.

Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Geisinger is seeking a Diet Assistant to transcribe patient diet orders using our department software and to ensure accurate nourishment delivery from tray line to patient. You will work with clinical nutrition staff to meet patients’ specialized dietary needs and maintain diet history records.

In this part-time, work-from-home role, you will handle nourishment specifications, substitutions, and meal patterns, while processing and printing tray tickets and nourishment labels.