Nutrition Service Clerk

Description This; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

FSAs/HSAs

Vibrant team culture

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets, help prepare meals for patients and staff, and ensure accurate dietary documentation. This role offers opportunities to grow in a hospital setting and contribute to patient well-being.

Join a team that values safety, training, and patient-centered care. If you hold a food handler permit where required and have at least one year in acute care nutrition services, you’ll fit in quickly and thrive.

Qualifications

• Food handler permit required where mandated.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of Diet Clerk/Nutrition Services Clerk experience in acute care facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Distributes and collects menus, assists patients with diet orders, and processes menus.
• Updates patient kardex to reflect diet changes; documents nourishments as ordered.
• Visits patients to gather food preferences and allergies; documents nutritional history.
• Completes production sheets and documents all special food requests.
• Checks patient tray lines for diet accuracy, patient requests, and garnishing.
• Prepares and checks early trays; ensures carts leave kitchen on time.
• Performs cleaning duties.

Skills

Food handling

Dietary services

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Nutrition Service Clerk Career Opportunity

Appreciated for your Nutrition Services work

Are you on the lookout for a career close to home and heart? As a Nutrition Services Clerk, you will play a crucial role in helping to prepare therapeutic and modified diets for our patients, as well as crafting meals for employees, visitors and special functions. Consider joining us in a role that not only satisfies your passion for culinary excellence but also contributes to the well-being of our patients.

A Glimpse into Our World

At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team. Working with us means aligning with a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. Our achievements include being named one of the "World’s Most Admired Companies" and receiving the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among other accolades, which is nothing short of amazing.

Starting Perks and Benefits

At Encompass Health, we are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and caring environment where you can thrive. From day one, you will have access to:

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
• Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education.
• Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A vibrant community of individuals passionate about the work they do!

Become the Nutrition Services Clerk you always wanted to be

• Distributes and collects menus, assists patients with diet orders, and processes menus.
• Updates patient kardex as required to include all diet changes; documents nourishments as ordered.
• Visits patients to gather food preference, allergies and to document all nutritional history.
• Completes production sheets and documents all special food requests.
• Checks patient tray lines to ensure each meal is accurate to diet, patient request, and garnishing.
• Prepares and checks early trays; assures that food carts leave kitchen at scheduled times.
• Performs cleaning duties.

Qualifications

• Possession of a food handler's permit, if mandated by state or county regulations.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one-year experience as a Diet Clerk/Nutrition Services Clerk in an acute care facility preferred.