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Position Summary

Responsible for the essential clerical duties associated with the nutritional care and food service to all patients.

Primary Position Responsibilities

1. Accurately takes and enters patient’s meal order into the Cbord diet office system in accordance with the prescribed diet. Maintain the diabetic diet and miss meal report so that all patients with meal orders are contacted either before or after each meal assuring that patients receive their meals in a timely manner.

2. Performs all clerical duties including politely answering the phone and retrieves phone messages. Communicates with contact group to assure that patient’s needs are met and requests are received and addressed.

3. Assure that advanced orders for units with standard meal times are processed in time and that meals are delivered according to times frames stipulated.

4. Prints reports and tray tickets within designate time frames.

5. Translate tube feeding orders into the appropriate volume needed to be sent to the floor and accurately enters appropriate volume to be delivered under nourishment.

6. Oversee the activity of the part time and per diem clerk and trains new personnel to assure that the department standards and excellent customer service is maintained.

7. Assists Clinical Manager as needed and performs special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

Required:

None

Preferred:

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Years of Experience (Amount, Type and Variation):

Required:

None

Preferred:

Previous clerical experience

License, Registry or Certification:

Required:

None

Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities:

Required:

? Excellent customer service and critical thinking skills, familiarity with operating computers and basic kitchen equipment

? Ability to multi task, performs under pressure, read and write, maintain organization and answer phones

Hunterdon Health is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to our employees. Benefit offerings vary based on status and may include but not be limited to medical, dental, vision, family forming, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings.

The hiring range listed is the potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement. When determining an applicant’s hourly rate and/or base salary, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, internal equity, and specialty).