Nutrition Services Clerk: Patient Diet & Meal Prep

Encompass Health; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) and stock purchase plans

Flexible spending accounts/ Health SAV

Vibrant team community

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to assist with therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff and visitors. You will help ensure meals meet diet orders and support the dietary team across daily operations.

Join a national inpatient rehabilitation leader with strong benefits, a supportive culture, and opportunities for tuition reimbursement, 401(k) plans, and balanced work–life opportunities across our many locations.

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.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to assist with therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff and visitors. You will help ensure meals meet diet orders and support the dietary team across daily operations.

Join a national inpatient rehabilitation leader with strong benefits, a supportive culture, and opportunities for tuition reimbursement, 401(k) plans, and balanced work–life opportunities across our many locations.