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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