Dietary Clerk

Job Details

Job Location: Washington Regional Med. Ctr. - Fayetteville, AR

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: High School Diploma or GED

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Any

Job Category: Nursing Services

Description

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.

Qualifications