Administrative Diet Clerk

Administrative Diet Clerk

Join a dedicated healthcare team in the heart of the Midwest region, where your role as an Administrative Diet Clerk is vital to patient care and nutrition management. This position ensures patients receive timely diet screenings, accurate meal selections based on prescribed diet orders, and proper documentation to support nutritional needs.

• Communicate any issues related to patient diets, meal appropriateness, and patient preferences that may impact nutritional intake.
• Maintain and update patient menus, dietary allergies, nutritional analyses, and diet orders with precision.
• Collaborate with patients and nursing staff to clarify diet instructions and modifications.
• Verify food temperatures before meal service and ensure meal tray accuracy during distribution.
• Prepare and deliver snacks as needed, and report any diet-related concerns to dietitians promptly.

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Minimum of six months experience in healthcare food services is required.

• Strong mental focus for repetitive tasks over extended periods.
• Ability to stand and walk for long durations.
• Competency in reading, writing, and understanding patient feeding procedures and diet modifications.
• Physical ability to lift at least 30 pounds during shifts.

Work environment includes shared office and food service areas that may be warm and crowded. Exposure to infectious materials, heat, noise, wet floors, steam, chemicals, and sharp objects is possible. The role involves working in patient care areas and kitchen settings with varying noise levels.