DIET CLERK (FULL TIME)
About The Position
Morrison Healthcare is hiring a full-time Diet Clerk at Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Under the direction of the Patient Services Manager and/or Clinical Nutrition Manager, the Diet Clerk is responsible for patient menu management, data collection, and diet office functions as needed. The role supports patient nutrition services while maintaining accuracy, quality, confidentiality, and compliance with prescribed diets and facility standards. The position offers full benefits after 90 days and two weeks of paid time off to start. The stated pay range is $15.50 to $16.50 per hour. Work schedules are 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and/or 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; days may vary, and weekends rotate.
Requirements
- Previous experience with diets, healthcare, and dining is required.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Distribute and collect menus.
- Assist patients with menu selections in compliance with prescribed diets, as assigned by a dietitian.
- Offer menu alternatives permitted by the prescribed diet, considering allergies or sensitivities and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences when requested or when additional selections are needed.
- Plan regular and modified menus based on the current diet manual.
- Prepare and distribute supplements, tube feedings, and enteral formula accurately and on time.
- As needed, prepare, distribute, inventory, and manage human/donor milk and/or infant formula.
- Follow facility confidentiality requirements, HIPAA regulations, and patient-rights policies.
- Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and TJC standards.
- Complete required documentation, reports, and logs.
- Follow facility and department infection-control policies and procedures.
- Participate in facility-wide and department Performance Improvement Programs and teams to improve processes and patient care.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Full benefits after 90 days.
- Two weeks of paid time off to start.
- Retirement Plan.
- Associate Shopping Program.
- Health and Wellness Programs.
- Discount Marketplace.
- Identity Theft Protection.
- Pet Insurance.
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
- Legal Services.
- Choice Auto and Home Program.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time associates.
- Life insurance/AD and disability insurance for full-time associates.
- Commuter Benefits for full-time associates.
- Employee Assistance Program for full-time associates.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for full-time associates.
- Associates may be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off in accordance with applicable law.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
