PRN Dietetic Clerk-Main Kitchen-Methodist

• Area of Interest: Support Services
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.01
• Department: Food Service-Kitchen- Meth
• Shift: Variable AM relief hours - 6AM-10:30AM / 6AM-12:3PM / 6AM-2:30PM / 6:15AM-2:45PM / 9AM-5:30PM
• Job ID: 173953
  
  

Overview

Available Shifts: All include a weekend rotation and are not benefit eligible

3PM-7PM / 4PM-7PM / 3:30PM-7:30PM / 5PM-7:30PM

9AM-5:30PM / 10AM-6:30PM / 10:30AM-7PM / 3PM-7PM / 4PM-7PM / 3:30PM-7:30PM / 5PM-7:30PM

6AM-10:30AM / 6AM-12:3PM / 6AM-2:30PM / 6:15AM-2:45PM / 9AM-5:30PM

The Diet Clerk processes nutrition orders and food requests through the CBORD computer program to ensure that patients receive food, supplements and/or enteral feeding that are appealing, meet their nutrition needs and comply with the current nutrition order in the patient’s medical record in EPIC. The Diet Clerk also processes meal requests and processes payment for guest meals. The Diet Clerk provides exemplary customer service to patients and other departments when requested by phone or fax.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
  
  

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Processes orders from EPIC for diet changes, tube feedings, and nourishments, clarifying as needed with nursing and/or clinical dietetics staff, entering information into the CBORD application, with the generation of appropriate documents so the order can be met (reports, nourishment labels, etc.)
• Monitors diet orders and maintains adherence to the specified diet requirements to assure accuracy and adequacy of patient meals as indicated in the reference diet manual.
• Inputs, processes, and prints computer information which may include patient listing, reports, menus and nourishments.
• Performs clerical duties such as tallying regular and late tray counts, nourishment counts and other tray service information as needed and recording floor supplies ordered from nursing units.
• Processes credit/debit card payments for guest meals.
• Answers telephone promptly and courteously, responds appropriately. Records data received and directs to appropriate person or area.
• Takes patient and guest orders for meal selections. Follows diet compliances and is able to evaluate meal selections for adherence to special diet restrictions.
• Prioritizes patient requests and responds promptly. Communicates special needs/problems to the Dietitian, Diet Technician, Food Service Supervisor or Clinical Nutrition Operations Manager.
  
  

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.

Computer experience preferred. Previous call center experience and/or healthcare food service experience preferred.