Location: Clinton, MD
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
About this Job: **General Summary of Position** Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Dietician the dietary clerk performs essential clerical duties associated with the nutritional care and food service to all patients. The dietary clerk is responsible to ensure that each patient receives a menu and that all menus are checked and edited according to the prescribed diet. The dietary clerk assists the patients with their menu selections makes meal rounds distributes the Patient Satisfaction Surveys updates nourishment cardex daily monitors for food and drug interaction maintains daily food/tray count tracks daily supplemental feedings processes charges for accounting department prepares tally sheets obtains food preferences from patients and/or family members etc. The dietary clerk serves as liaison between the patients nursing and the Food and Nutrition Services Department promoting effective relationships. The dietary clerk knows and utilizes effective oral and written communication skills in dietetic operations. **Primary Duties and Responsibilities** - Keeps the patient cardex current recording diet and/or food changes preferences allergies as necessary. - Monitors flow of patient menus and prepares them for summarizing. Writes modified diets as assigned. - Edits and checks menus prior to each meal making additions and/or changes as needed orders food from production unit accordingly. Answers the telephone in a courteous and professional manner taking messages and relaying the information as needed timely and accurately. - Keeps the telephone log current by recording incoming calls. Makes rounds - meal and routine - picking up menus diet requests and diet changes as needed. 8. Visits patients and assists them with the menu selections. - Tracks daily supplemental feeding charges to be submitted to accounting department. - Maintains daily meal count current to be submitted along with the monthly statistical report. Responsible for distributing the patient sat