Food Service Clerk

Food Service Clerk

Salary

$18.19 Hourly

Location

4102 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE, NE

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

10349

Department

Health Center

Division

KITCHEN

Opening Date

10/16/2026

Closing Date

10/30/2026 4:30 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

The Position

Incumbent works under the direction of the Assistant Director Food Service or designee, performing data entry duties in support of the planning and delivery of meals for patients and residents of the Douglas County Health Center (DCHC) and Community Mental Health Center (CMHC).

Essential Functions

• Enter and maintain DCHC/CMHC patient/resident dietary information in electronic medical records and food service software system, ensuring meal ticket comply with diet orders.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
• Communicate with healthcare professionals coordinating resident meal plans and dietary restrictions.
• Ensure accurate patient/resident menus and make modifications.
• Provide customer service to residents and families.
• Update resident meal records consulting with the Assistant Director and/or Licensed Dietitians and utilizing therapeutic office guidelines.
• Print tray tickets and updated menu cards for the assigned meal.
• Assist resident with meal selection utilizing available menus and resident preferences.
• Generate reports for Food Service Supervisors and food production staff.
• Print labels for snacks as ordered by Licensed Dietitians.
• Prepare special tray cards for patient/resident birthdays.
• Answer phone in Nutrition Office and assist with meal order or unit needs.
• Admit and discharge CMHC and Day Treatment patients utilizing the food service software.
• Print meal tickets for each meal used for tray assembly.
• Alert the Assistant Director of operational issues within the therapeutic nutrition office.
• Prepare and distribute meal trays.
• Maintain food and supply inventory.
• Assist in the preparation of the department budget and monitor expenditures.
• Participate in departmental quality assurance activities.
• Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.*
• One (1) year data entry/clerical experience supporting nutritional care preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) ability may be required.
• Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check and conditional offer drug screen required.
• *Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted for requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is generally performed in a health care facility. Noise level is usually moderate to loud. Work hours are typically assigned shifts; however, schedule may vary (e.g. days, shifts, weekends, holidays). Work involves potential exposure to biohazards. Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources and uncooperative/ irate individuals.
• Work requires some physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, and occasional sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, and balancing. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift/carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds. Work also requires constant reaching between knees and shoulders as well as frequent reaching below knee level.
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.

Douglas County is an EOE - Disability/Veterans

Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Insurance including health, dental, vision, and life
• Pension
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave
• 13 Holidays
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Deferred Income plans (457 plan)
• EAP
• Health Savings Accounts

01

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school diploma/GED
• 1 year of college
• 2 years of college
• 3 or more years of college
• Bachelors Degree

02

How many years of data entry/clerical experience supporting nutritional care do you have?

• Less than one year
• One year
• Two years
• Three years
• Four years
• Five or more years

03

Are you bilingual in English/Spanish?

• Yes
• No

04

Are you able to successfully perform the Essential Functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

05

Are you able to meet the Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

06

If you answer yes to claiming Veterans Preference, you must attach to your application, before submission, a copy of your DD214 including page 4 identifying your character of service (and IF disabled, verification of disability from the VA), OR if you are a spouse of a 100% disabled veteran, you must attach a copy of your spouses DD214, showing character of service, a copy of the veterans disability verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs demonstrating a 100% permanent disability rating, and proof of marriage to the veteran; OR if you are a spouse of an active service member, you must attach a copy of your spouses active service orders and proof of marriage to the active service member. I understand this requirement that documents must be attached.

• Yes
• No
• I am not claiming Veterans Preference

07

Are you able to work varied days and shifts?

• Yes
• No

08

Are you willing to accept this position at $18.19 per hour? (Promotional rates may apply for internal candidates)

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Douglas County (NE)

Address 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 505

Omaha, Nebraska, 68183

Phone 402-444-6188

Website http://hr.douglascounty-ne.gov/employment