Nutrition Services Clerk — Patient Diet & Meal Prep

Encompass Health Corporation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement and education

401(k) with match and stock purchase

Flexible spending accounts / HSA

Job summary

Encompass Health Corporation in Tucson, AZ seeks a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff, visitors, and special events. This role blends culinary care with patient well-being, requiring attention to diet orders, allergies, and nutritional history.

From day one, you gain access to affordable medical, dental, and vision plans, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) with company matching.

Qualifications

• Food handler's permit, if mandated by state or county regulations.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one year of Diet Clerk/Nutrition Services Clerk experience 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 Corporation in Tucson, AZ seeks a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff, visitors, and special events. This role blends culinary care with patient well-being, requiring attention to diet orders, allergies, and nutritional history.

From day one, you gain access to affordable medical, dental, and vision plans, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) with company matching.