Job Description

General Summary

Supervises the daily activities of personnel engaged in the preparation and processing of computerized patient menus and related reports.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Examines diet records received and records information in diet office records.
• Prepares individual diet slips for meal trays and tallies portions and kinds of food for each type of diet; processes new diets and changes.
• Compiles dietetic information for use by kitchen personnel in food preparation.
• Coordinates activities related to patient meal selections and meal service with the production and service sides of the department.
• Alerts supervisor and I.S. diet office software representative of issues and concerns with the diet office software.
• Assists supervisor with diet office software maintenance.
• Responsible for employee recruitment, application and interviewing. Coordinates employee hiring with the Clinical Nutrition Manager. Trains and orients staff.
• Prepares work schedules, assigns personnel, evaluates work performance and implements personnel actions.
• Maintains a thorough and expert knowledge of the diet office software including meal selection entry, data processing and patient care documentation
• Maintains appropriate records, report, and files as required.

Common Expectations:

• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
• Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation. Coordinates operation of the diet office to ensure standards of quality service and efficiency of work are met.

Required for All Jobs:

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical Demands:

• Standing - Occasionally
• Walking - Occasionally
• Sitting - Frequently
• Reaching - Rarely
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally

Working Environment:

• Occupational Hazards - Occasionally

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

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Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• None Required
• High School Diploma or GED Preferred

Work Experience:

• 1 year Relevant experience. Required and