Diet Clerk

• Works as a Diet Order Processor, as assigned: runs individualized patient menus; runs/collate reports for Central Kitchen and Clinical Nutrition Area; run/collate tray tickets prior to and during each meal adding modified diet menus as needed.
• Call patients to obtain first meal(s) selections and process the menus to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Enters patient menu selections into CBORD.
• Knows how to operate and maintain computer hardware.
• Ensures that computer supplies are available for daily operation.
• Knows and operates the Interface printer and PCIS/POE computer pathways appropriately.
• Troubleshoots problems, solves as needed and escalates as necessary.
• Know downtime procedures for patient menu processing including heading and modifying menus for patients of all ages; modifying textures and consistencies as needed, and checking menus according to the prescribed diet.
• Appropriately modifies menus, for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Accurately completes diet changes as necessary.
• Courteously receive and transmit patient and nursing telephone messages.
• Processes age-appropriate tray requests and records orders on the telephone log.
• Communicates patient problems, food preferences, calorie count information to the Clinic Dietitian, Diet Technician or Host. Diet Clerk/2
• Assists with orientation and training of new employees and students as assigned.
• Perform related duties in the Central Kitchen or Diet Office as assigned.
• Follows Food and Nutrition Services Policies.

• High School or Equivalent (GED); or in lieu of high school diploma, must have 1 year of Food Service experience and/or data processing experience.
• Food Handlers card within 30 days of hire.

• Food Service experience and/or data processing experience.

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