Purpose:
In addition to the duties of the Food Service Attendant carries out activities related to processing patient menus and diet orders on the computer processing reports
used in tray assembly and meal service delivery and assists patients with menu completion and corrections.
Key Responsibilities:
- Corrects patient menus on assigned units based on physicians orders and
- Nutrition Care Manual.
- Assists patients with menu completion and check patients satisfaction with
- selections and compliance with physicians diet orders.
- Collects computerized diet order changes. Prints special nourishment labels
- and lists for Production.
- Prints and checks menus and tray tickets following specific instructions
- regarding patient nutritional care.
- Check the patient tray line by comparing patient menu selections with tray
- items. Requests that the Diet Office make appropriate therapeutic
- substitutions.
- Answers phone and voice messages using a telephone log sheet to record all
- messages. Processes requests as established within clinical policies and
- procedures.
- Counts and records diet census and tube feeding orders.
- Makes note of patient choices correcting as necessary using computer-
- generated reports. Prints and distributes tally reports.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A high school diploma (or GED) is strongly preferred.
- 1 year of related dietary experience is preferred.
- Must have good verbal written communication and computer skills.
Salary: $18hr