Nutrition Services Clerk: Patient Diet & Meal Support

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

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.