Diet Clerk

Mission Community Hospital – Job Description

Food and Nutritional Services

Diet Clerk

The Diet Clerk is responsible for food selection and distribution of all in-patients. Assists the Diet Technician, Registered (DTR) and the Registered Dietitian (RD) by visiting patients to obtain menu selections. The Clerk processes all in-patient menus. The Diet Clerk completes the food production sheets. The Diet Clerk monitors the tray line service and modifies menus that patients have selected.

Patient Menus – 60%

• Assists patients with menu selections.
• Modifies patient menus according to physician’s prescribed diets and patient’s food preferences.
• Processes menus for each meal according to the diet report.
• Posts meal and census count for each unit.
• Tallies food items to prepare on production sheets as needed.

Tray line – 25%

• As a starter, tray line is begun on time while placing condiments and utensils on tray line.
• As a checker on the tray line, ensures proper items are on the patient’s tray.
• Delivers patient trays, checking against diet reports and signs posted in patient room, door and above the bed.

Supplies – 10%

• Orders items for position (ex., menus, stickers, office supplies), stocks menus in files.

Other – 5%

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently.
• Must provide for confidentiality, privacy and safety of patients, visitors and staff at all times.
• Must be available to work all shifts if needed.
• Fire Card- to be obtained with 90 days of hire.

Preferred:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to operate commercial kitchen equipment.
• One year in food service desired.
• Basic knowledge of therapeutic (special) diets