Clinical Nutrition Data Specialist

Mosaic Life Care; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph, MO seeks a Nutrition Technician to support tray ticket production, data entry, and diet accuracy under leadership.

Responsibilities include using Diet Office and EMR, interviewing patients for meal selections, calculating volumes for enteral formulas, and ensuring meals meet prescribed diets. This role requires attention to detail and strong basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma is required.
• Previous typing and computer experience is required.
• Ability to operate Diet Office software and EMR.

Responsibilities

• Communicates appropriately, speaks respectfully at all times with patients, families, visitors, and all other caregivers, addressing them by name and responding to needs or requests for assistance promptly and courteously.
• Accurately operates computer systems-Diet Office software and Electronic Medical Record. Completes data entry and determines appropriate programs to generate food production sheets, nourishments, eternal labels and process patient meal tickets.
• Validates the diet orders from Electronic Medical Record interface to the patient’s diet order in Diet Office software. This involves reading and interpreting the diet orders.
• Accurately enters meal patterns, nourishments, special services, supplements, allergy, drug food information, collected food preferences, and other patient information into Diet Office software.
• Correct patient menus according to diet requirements and preferences. Corrections should be made prior to meal service.
• Calculates patient volumes for enteral formulas and enters the data correctly into Diet Office software.
• Records telephone calls for diet order changes, food requests and other messages. Prioritizes and problem solves within expertise, and consults with Staff Dietitian, Dietary Manager or Director when necessary.
• Interviews patients in person or over the phone to obtain menu selections. Enters the data electronically. Makes modifications to ensure a complete meal is inputted that meets the diet goals of the patient.
• Check patient meal trays for accuracy for diet and selections.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Data entry

Computer skills

Customer service

Communication

AIDET

Telephone communication

Organizational skills

Education

H.S. Diploma

Tools

Diet Office software

Electronic Medical Record

HP iPAQ handheld device

Job description

Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph, MO seeks a Nutrition Technician to support tray ticket production, data entry, and diet accuracy under leadership.

Responsibilities include using Diet Office and EMR, interviewing patients for meal selections, calculating volumes for enteral formulas, and ensuring meals meet prescribed diets. This role requires attention to detail and strong basic computer skills.