Nutrition Services Clerk: Patient Diet & Meal Prep

Encompass Health; Cleveland (TN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) and employee stock purchase

Flexible spending and health savings

Inclusive team culture

Job summary

Encompass Health in Cleveland, TN seeks a Nutrition Services Clerk to help prepare therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to craft meals for staff and visitors. You will support diet orders, update menus, and ensure meals meet dietary guidelines.

This role offers a collaborative, patient-centered environment within a nationwide inpatient rehabilitation leader, with opportunities for education and growth, competitive benefits, and job stability in a growing organization.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Encompass Health in Cleveland, TN seeks a Nutrition Services Clerk to help prepare therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to craft meals for staff and visitors. You will support diet orders, update menus, and ensure meals meet dietary guidelines.

This role offers a collaborative, patient-centered environment within a nationwide inpatient rehabilitation leader, with opportunities for education and growth, competitive benefits, and job stability in a growing organization.