Diet Aid/Diet Clerk- Part-Time

Job Title: Diet aid/ Diet clerk

Job Summary: Responsible for menu selection, nourishments & snacks every day. Ensures to follow all regulatory standards including title 22 & joint commission.

Essential Job Duties:

• Processes all dietary orders with thoroughness and accuracy.
• Collects menu selections from patients, according to diet print outs, in a pleasant and orderly manner.
• Communicates with patients via telephone as needed in a pleasant and orderly manner.
• Assures that patient menus correspond to updated computer print outs according to established patterns.
• Complies with food allergies as communicated in computer printout.
• May help load on tray line as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Behavioral Standards:

• Exhibits customer and service-oriented behaviors in everyday work interactions.
• Demonstrates a courteous and respectful attitude to internal workforce and external customers.

Communication/Knowledge:

• Provides accurate and timely written and verbal communication of information in a manner that is understood by all.
• Able to listen, understand, problem-solve, and carry-out duties to ensure the optimal outcome.
• Able to use IT systems in an accurate and proficient manner.

Collaboration/Teamwork:

• Contributes toward effective, positive working relationships with internal and external colleagues.
• Demonstrates cooperation, flexibility, reliability, and dependability in all daily work activities and a willingness to collaborate with others for the good of the customer and the organization.

Education/Experience:

• High school graduate preferred
• 1 to 2 years of current experience in an acute care setting preferred

Licensure/Certifications:

• Serf-safe preferred

ADA/Physical Demands:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Such accommodations must be requested by the employee/applicant in order to be considered.
• Required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; and may taste and smell. The employee is regularly required to lift, push and/or pull weights in excess of 10 pounds, with assistance. Visual abilities, auditory abilities, must be intact to perform duties