Purpose:

Acts as a department liaison by processing phone requests appropriately. Ensures nutritional accuracy of food served to patients as per medical diet order.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in departmental process improvement activities relating to office procedures and patient care.

• Records daily patient census by diet category for department budget reports and meal production forecasting.

• Put tube feeding in the Kardex and make label for the next day,

• Tally specials and supplements.

• Collect Mail.

• Edit menus once returned to meet requirements of each patient's diet restriction, patient's preferences, and allergies.

• Update patient Kardex file and menus on all patients/residents throughout the day.

• Keep a running inventory of patient menus and maintains adequate supply for daily operations.

• Provides brief explanation of prescribed diet and/or purpose of meal patterns as needed those inquiring about diet.

• Assists patients with making acceptable menu selections with their meal pattern.

• Put together patient menu that are going to dialysis and notify starter.

• Community life sheet tally for diets.

• Pull appropriate menu based on the diet order in the kardex, edit for patient's preferences and allergies; then sticker menu with the patient's name, room number and diet.

• Put HS snacks for all new diabetics.

• Lock up department.

• Answer the phone appropriately (identifying yourself/department).

• Record late trays (time, patient's name, diet and request).

• Transcribes prescribed meal pattern on menus for renal/renal carbohydrates, fluid restriction and diabetic diets.

• Daily HS snack audit diabetic patients and put together nourishment bags.

• Collect missing menus via phone and/or in person.

• High School graduate or equivalent.

• 6 months experience in a hospital Dietary office and/or knowledge of therapeutic diets preferred.

• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with staff.

• Computer skills required.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34

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