What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Clerk - PRN position at jpshealthnet?
Description: The Dietary Clerk – PRN receives, records, and transcribes patients’ diet order information to ensure patients’ meal service needs are met accurately and in a timely manner.
Typical Duties
- Records patient diet information in departmental records and generates patient tray tickets to reflect patient’s diet order, including any restrictions, special needs or food preferences.
- Responds to Nursing Unit calls regarding specific patient meal service needs such as late tray requests, diet order changes, in-between meal feedings, etc.
- Responds to patient calls concerning meal selections, meal issues, requests or availability of menu items.
- Maintains meal statistics for reporting purposes. Records late tray information. Compiles unit tally sheets.
- Maintains and updates patient snack orders, patient food preferences, and food aversions or food allergies.
- Communicates to Dietitians or Dietetic Technicians any incomplete or inaccurate diet orders for correction.
- Maintains records and costs of patient snacks and nourishment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.