Diet Clerk (36 hrs/wk)
full-time•Kirkland•$0k - $0k
About this role
Wage Range: $21.14 - $32.43 per hour
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One free meal per shift in our Cafeteria!
On the job training available.
Job Summary:
On the job training available.
Job Summary:
Responsible for performing office tasks that ensure accurate and efficient diet order taking of prescribed food to the patient.
Primary Duties:
- Receives and processes patient information and implements Dietician’s instructions to ensure nutritional care of all patients; receives and processes diet orders/food requests; maintains accurate patient records and diet ordering information.
- Takes meal orders from patients in person and over the telephone, using standardized terminology; answers menu/recipe questions and offers alternatives for the patient within diet order.
- Operates electronic Point of Service (POS) system and hospital software applications that ensure prompt and accurate meal ordering. Follows up with kitchen and clinical staff as necessary to ensure prompt and accurate delivery.
- Retrieves meals from the kitchen; delivers trays to the patient, retrieves the tray after the patient is finish eating, and rounds with the patient to ensure their experience was satisfactory.
- Coordinates with nursing for medication before eating or delivering a tray.
- Expedites missing trays as soon as possible to ensure prompt service recovery when the items are missed.
- Monitors intakes and documents intakes; reports intake levels to dietician and nursing.
- Takes orders for visitors in the room, charges correctly, delivers and retrieves trays.
- Retrieves all equipment, small wares and trays from assigned floors and brings it back to the dish room to be washed and sanitized correctly. Cleans mobile cart at the end of every meal.
- Types and prints out tube feeding between meal nourishments labels for proper patient identification.
- Monitors and enters items sent after stocking nourishment centers & supplement tallies on assigned floors into the computer for accurate accounting of items sent.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
License, Certification, Education or Experience:
REQUIRED for the position:
- High School graduate or equivalent combination of education and experience
- A valid Washington state “Food and Beverage Workers” Permit
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service.
- Recent customer service work experience required, in a food/dietary service setting preferred
- Knowledge of safety, sanitation and food-handling standards and practices.
- Ability to perform basic math functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ratios, and numbering sequencing.
DESIRED for the position:
- Food Services certification
- Hospital dietetics and diet therapy experience
Benefit Information:
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At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
- Free parking
- Commuter benefits
View a summary of our total rewards available to you as an EvergreenHealth team member by clicking on the link below.
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between EvergreenHealth and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 1199NW.
Other facts
Tech stack
Communication,Customer Service,Food Handling,Sanitation Standards,Dietary Knowledge,Basic Math Skills,Order Processing,Patient Interaction,Meal Delivery,Record Keeping,Team Coordination,Problem Solving,Time Management,Attention to Detail,Food Services Certification,Dietetics Experience
About EvergreenHealth
EvergreenHealth, a public hospital district and community-owned health care system established in 1972, offers a breadth of services and programs that is among the most comprehensive in the region.
With two hospitals in Kirkland and Monroe and dozens of practices across the region, we serve more than 1 million of our service area in north King and south Snohomish counties, ensuring access close to home and work.
Our 1,100+ physicians provide the most advanced and personalized care with more than 80 primary and specialty services, giving all of our patients a highly collaborative, compassionate experience every time they walk through our doors.
As a public hospital district, EvergreenHealth’s resources and services are in part funded by our community, which means we are accountable to you and everyone we serve. The community’s support allows us to go beyond clinical care and offer community health outreach, education programs and free services like our Healthline, which connects you with a 24/7 consulting nurse service, health information, appointment scheduling assistance, class registration, and more.
For more information, visit: https://www.evergreenhealth.com/
Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Website: http://www.evergreenhealth.com
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Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Founding Year: 1972
What you'll do
- The Diet Clerk is responsible for taking and processing diet orders, ensuring accurate meal delivery to patients, and maintaining patient records. They also coordinate with kitchen and clinical staff to ensure nutritional care and patient satisfaction.
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What does a Diet Clerk (36 hrs/wk) do at EvergreenHealth?
As a Diet Clerk (36 hrs/wk) at EvergreenHealth, you will: the Diet Clerk is responsible for taking and processing diet orders, ensuring accurate meal delivery to patients, and maintaining patient records. They also coordinate with kitchen and clinical staff to ensure nutritional care and patient satisfaction..
Why join EvergreenHealth as a Diet Clerk (36 hrs/wk)?
EvergreenHealth is a leading Hospitals and Health Care company. The Diet Clerk (36 hrs/wk) role offers competitive compensation.
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The Diet Clerk (36 hrs/wk) position at EvergreenHealth is based in Kirkland, Washington, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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