Hospital Dietary Lead — Patient Nutrition & Operations

ChristianaCare; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Christiana Care Health System is seeking a highly organized and customer-focused Dietary Lead to support daily patient nutrition operations at the Newark Campus. You will serve as a liaison among patients, nursing staff, and dietitians to ensure accurate meal delivery and therapeutic diet compliance.

The role provides leadership for patient meal service operations, oversees meal quality, manages diet orders, maintains CBORD records, coordinates staff coverage, and assists in supervisory

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of food service and clerical experience, preferably within a hospital or healthcare environment.
• Experience working with therapeutic diets and patient meal service required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with menu selections while ensuring compliance with physician-ordered diets and therapeutic nutrition requirements.
• Review and process diet orders, menu changes, and tray modifications accurately and timely.
• Round on patients to assess meal satisfaction, identify nutritional concerns, and provide service recovery when necessary.
• Collaborate with clinical dietitians to promote positive patient nutrition outcomes.
• Monitor the delivery of supplements and tube feeding formulas and assist with follow-up regarding patient tolerance.

Skills

Food service operations

Therapeutic diets

CBORD

Patient meal service

Communication skills

Team leadership

Nutrition knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Tools

CBORD system

Job description

Christiana Care Health System is seeking a highly organized and customer-focused Dietary Lead to support daily patient nutrition operations at the Newark Campus. You will serve as a liaison among patients, nursing staff, and dietitians to ensure accurate meal delivery and therapeutic diet compliance.

The role provides leadership for patient meal service operations, oversees meal quality, manages diet orders, maintains CBORD records, coordinates staff coverage, and assists in supervisory