Nutrition Services Clerk

Overview

The Nutrition Services Clerk is responsible for essential clerical duties associated with the nutritional care and food service to patients. The Nutrition Services Clerk must ensure that patients receive food as ordered by their Physician and/or Dietitian. The position ensures patient meal services are carried out properly, patient food trays are assembled correctly and expeditiously. The Nutrition Services Clerk will assist in kitchen as necessary.

• Ensure patients receive meals as ordered by their Physician and/or Dietitian.
• Prepare and assemble patient food trays accurately and promptly.
• Assist in the kitchen as necessary to support food service operations.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one-year experience as a Diet Clerk/Nutrition Services Clerk in an acute care facility preferred.
• Food Handlers course as required by state or county.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.

• Good visual acuity and ability to communicate.
• Ability to lift, push, pull and retrieve approximately 100% of the time, up to 50 pounds on a regular basis, and up to 150 pounds with assistance as needed.
• Ability to retrieve objects from above the head to floor level with objects up to 50 pounds.
• Prolonged standing and walking; ability to reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch as required for patient care and equipment setup and monitoring.

• Indoor, temperature-controlled, smoke-free environment with occasional outdoor exposure.
• Potential exposure to blood and body fluids; adherence to safety and infection control policies.
• Must adhere to company Standards of Business Conduct and maintain current licensure/certifications, if applicable.