Diet Clerk - Naval Medical Center Portsmouth bei Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The following duties and responsibilities represent the essential functions of this job that an individual must be able to perform with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Maintain all required records, reports, and statistics in accordance with MTF standard operating procedures.
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• Gather data according to prescribed methods for use in evaluating patient food service
• Evaluate patient meal test trays for accuracy in accepted standard levels and provide recommendations, as necessary. Participate and conduct meal rounds, tray line observation, and patient opinion surveys, as necessary
• Provide pertinent information to the appropriate dietitian concerning unusual or inadequate patient menu selections
• Generate, arrange, and verify selective menu packages for distribution and collection to all hospital wards
• Ensure patients on wards receive a meal tray adhering to dietary restrictions as ordered by the physicians
• Analyze and correct returned menus based on the data from the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and Computrition computer system, hospital diet manual, and patient dietary preferences
• Maintain accurate and current patient information obtained via phone calls, taped messages, ward diet sheets, patient ward rounds, and phone log messages
• Document the number of trays sent to patients each meal for departmental statistical reports; file official documentation on diet orders and diet changes according to hospital and departmental requirements
• Inventory, order, and maintain all diet office forms
• Process bulk and individual patient nourishments based on par levels
• Prepare tube-feeding formulas for patients
• Other duties as assigned

Note: Duties and responsibilities are not all-inclusive and may change at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions where applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, & EXPERIENCE: 

The following qualifications represent the training, education, certifications, licensures, and/or work experience required to perform the essential duties and responsibilities successfully:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to calculate the amount of tube-feeding formula to be prepared based on the rate and concentration ordered by the physician
• Ability to function under pressure and maintain composure while working with frequent interruptions
• Must have organization skills, basic mathematical skills, and be able to operate a computer; requires typing proficiency and familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet software
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to patients and ward staff
• Must have some proficiency and working knowledge with Windows-based software and maintain computer access at all times