Dietary Clerk
- Employer
- Altru Health System
- Location
- Grand Forks, ND
- Salary
- Join our team!
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- Industry
- Restaurant and Food Service
- Role
- Food Service
- Job Type
- Long-Term
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Job Details
Job Summary
The Dietary Clerk is responsible for accurately recording patient food selections in accordance with their diet order. The clerk demonstrates proficiency in managing room service phone orders, tracking food orders of patients who have not ordered by the designated time and notifying appropriate staff.
Essential Job Functions
Driving Requirements
Driving Category
Infrequent Driver
Education & Experience
Degree/Diploma
Program of Study
Required/Preferred
Associate's
Related Field
Preferred
Experience
Required/Preferred
A minimum of 6 months of related experience
Preferred
Knowledge & Skills
Title
Required/Preferred
Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in written format.
Required
Physical Demands
Frequency 8 Hour Shift 10 Hour Shift 12 Hour Shift Rarely (1-4%) 1-19 min 1-24 min 1-29 min Occasionally (5-33%) 19 min-2.6 hrs 24 min-3.3 hrs 29 min-3.9 hrs Frequently (34-66%) 2.6-5.3 hrs 3.3-6.6 hrs 3.9-7.9 hrs Continuously (67-100%) 5.3-8 hrs 6.6-10 hrs 7.9-12 hrs
Activity
Frequency
Sit
Frequently (34-66%)
Stand
Occasionally (5-33%)
Walk
Occasionally (5-33%)
Stoop/Bend
Occasionally (5-33%)
Reach
Frequently (34-66%)
Climb
Rarely (
Crawl
Not Applicable
Squat/Crouch/Kneel
Occasionally (5-33%)
Twist
Occasionally (5-33%)
Handle/Finger/Feel
Continuously (>67%)
See
Continuously (>67%)
Hear
Continuously (>67%)
Weight Demands
Activity
Amount
Lift - Floor to Waist Level
Sedentary (
Carry
Sedentary (
Push/Pull
Sedentary (
Slide/Transfer
Sedentary ( Working Conditions
Condition
Frequency
Indoor
Continuously (>67%)
Outdoor
Not Applicable
Extreme Temperature
Not Applicable
Employee Health
Functional Assessment
Hazardous Drug Exposure
Fit Testing Required
Not Applicable
No
No
The Dietary Clerk is responsible for accurately recording patient food selections in accordance with their diet order. The clerk demonstrates proficiency in managing room service phone orders, tracking food orders of patients who have not ordered by the designated time and notifying appropriate staff.
Essential Job Functions
- Places orders over computer and telephone for guests and patient meal orders. Responsible for handling money from guest tray orders. Notifies Maintenance/Information Services when hardware or software problems arise.
- Documents all phone diet orders of special requests. Handles all requests appropriately, takes action to fulfill requests, and informs appropriate staff or completes within required time frame and tubes items as appropriate.
- Reviews diet orders received via computer and takes action to assure completion of order. Distributes orders requiring dietitian/technician action appropriately.
- Sets up patients in AYR for tube feedings, snacks and nutrition supplements.
- Gives dysphagia tallies to Production staff according to schedule.
- Tracks food orders and performs call backs to patients who have not ordered by the designated time and notifies appropriate nursing and dietitian staff.
- Demonstrates proficiency in knowledge of therapeutic hospital diets for completing room service and non-select meal orders for patients.
- Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
- Demonstrates understanding and follows infection control policies and procedures according to standard operating procedure.
- Maintains requirements for age specific competencies for the position and demonstrates the knowledge or principles of growth and developments and the skills necessary to provide patient/customer care/services.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of and compliance with:
- All pertinent safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Working safely, without causing harm or risk to self, others or property.
- The work environment safety procedures and prompt reporting of unsafe practices, procedures, accidents, injuries or other safety violations to the Leader.
- The use of all safety equipment and personal protective equipment.
Driving Requirements
- Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Category
Infrequent Driver
Education & Experience
Degree/Diploma
Program of Study
Required/Preferred
Associate's
Related Field
Preferred
Experience
Required/Preferred
A minimum of 6 months of related experience
Preferred
Knowledge & Skills
Title
Required/Preferred
Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in written format.
Required
Physical Demands
Frequency 8 Hour Shift 10 Hour Shift 12 Hour Shift Rarely (1-4%) 1-19 min 1-24 min 1-29 min Occasionally (5-33%) 19 min-2.6 hrs 24 min-3.3 hrs 29 min-3.9 hrs Frequently (34-66%) 2.6-5.3 hrs 3.3-6.6 hrs 3.9-7.9 hrs Continuously (67-100%) 5.3-8 hrs 6.6-10 hrs 7.9-12 hrs
Activity
Frequency
Sit
Frequently (34-66%)
Stand
Occasionally (5-33%)
Walk
Occasionally (5-33%)
Stoop/Bend
Occasionally (5-33%)
Reach
Frequently (34-66%)
Climb
Rarely (
Crawl
Not Applicable
Squat/Crouch/Kneel
Occasionally (5-33%)
Twist
Occasionally (5-33%)
Handle/Finger/Feel
Continuously (>67%)
See
Continuously (>67%)
Hear
Continuously (>67%)
Weight Demands
Activity
Amount
Lift - Floor to Waist Level
Sedentary (
Carry
Sedentary (
Push/Pull
Sedentary (
Slide/Transfer
Sedentary ( Working Conditions
Condition
Frequency
Indoor
Continuously (>67%)
Outdoor
Not Applicable
Extreme Temperature
Not Applicable
Employee Health
Functional Assessment
Hazardous Drug Exposure
Fit Testing Required
Not Applicable
No
No
Company
Do what you love. Make a difference. Join our team of over 4,000 health professionals and support staff committed to caring for the region for more than 100 years.
At Altru Health System, we are serious about providing an exceptional patient experience and positively impacting the communities we serve. Our physician-led, community-owned, not-for-profit health system serves over 225,000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. We are a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply or interview for a position, please contact careers@altru.org or 701.780.5123.
Company info
- Website
- http://www.altru.org/careers/
- Telephone
- 701-780-5123
- Location
-
Grand Forks
North Dakota
US
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