Diet Clerk

Overview

Catholic Health is an integrated system encompassing some of the region's finest health and human services agencies. The health system has nearly 16,000 employees, six acute care hospitals, three nursing homes, a home health service, hospice and a network of physician practices and multispecialty ambulatory locations.

St. Joseph Hospital, located in Bethpage, NY, is a 203-bed community hospital that holds The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval, signifying full accreditation by the nation's predominant standards-setting body in health care. St. Joseph is the first hospital on Long Island to earn the AFIB GOLD Quality Achievement Award.

We come to our work out of a true sense of mission, seeing every patient we care for in their totality-the body, mind and spirit. Join us as we transform the way health care is delivered.

Job Details

Responsibilities of the Diet Clerk:

• Ability to work with CBORD Room service computer system

• Guide patients with menu choices when needed based on therapeutic diets

• Ability to enter all needed changes into patient card files

• Properly identify patients using patient name and date of birth on patients arm band

• Work independently in high stress environment

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Keep assigned areas and equipment clean and well organized

Requirements for the Diet Clerk role include:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

• Basic knowledge of CBORD systems

• Knowledge and understanding of therapeutic diets

• Basic understanding of patient care

Salary Range

USD $22.94 - USD $22.94 /Hr.

The salary range or rate listed does not include any differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, employees are eligible for generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.