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UPMC Nutrition Office Clerk (Part Time) Carlisle in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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

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