Dietary Clerk - Part time

Dietary Clerk - Part Time

The Dietary Clerk receives, records and transcribes patients' diet order information to ensure patients' meal service needs are met accurately and in a timely manner.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

1. 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.
2. Responds to Nursing Unit calls regarding specific patient meal service needs such as late tray requests, diet order changes, in-between meal feedings, etc.
3. Responds to patient calls concerning meal selections, meal issues, requests or availability of menu items.
4. Maintains meal statistics for reporting purposes. Records late tray information. Compiles unit tally sheets.
5. Maintains and updates patient snack orders, patient food preferences, and food aversions or food allergies.
6. Communicates to Dietitians or Dietetic Technicians any incomplete or inaccurate diet orders for correction.
7. Maintains records and costs of patient snacks and nourishment.
8. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a current City of Fort Worth Food Handler's Certification.
• Must have completed an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Food Handler's Certificate Program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 6 months of experience in comparable hospital food service or current enrollment in a college level nutrition curriculum.
• Bilingual (Fluent in English and additional language as specified through the hiring process).

Location Address: 1500 S. Main Street Fort Worth, Texas, 76104 United States