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
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran