Position Summary

The role of the Dietary Clerk reports to the Nutrition Manager. This position ensures patient meal tray meets dietary requirements under a diet clerk scope of practice.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Maintain effective working relationship with internal and external clients
• Review meal plan assigned by clinical care team members and report information to appropriate departments to ensure timely delivery of meals
• Modify patient menus according to diet order while utilizing appropriate software
• Review alerts for diet changes and communicate changes accordingly
• Maintain inventory of diet office supplies
• Review tray to ensure accuracy of tray build

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED, required.
• Licensure and Certifications: N/A
• Experience: Previous experience in a hospital food service environment, preferred.

Work Environment: This position will spend 80% of time standing and/or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position will spend 20% of time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position requires driving between system facilities.