Nutrition Services Clerk - Patient Diet Support

Encompass Health; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) matching

Flexible spending account

Employee stock purchase plan

Education opportunities

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets and prepare meals for patients, staff, and visitors. The role emphasizes accuracy in diet orders, nourishment documentation, and collaboration with clinical staff.

The position involves menu distribution, patient interactions, and ensuring timely tray deliveries. A high school diploma and food handler permit (where required) are basic prerequisites, with preferred experience in acute care settings.

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 to include all diet changes; documents nourishments as ordered.
• Visits patients to gather food preferences, 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.

Skills

Food service etiquette

Dietary assistance

Menu distribution

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets and prepare meals for patients, staff, and visitors. The role emphasizes accuracy in diet orders, nourishment documentation, and collaboration with clinical staff.

The position involves menu distribution, patient interactions, and ensuring timely tray deliveries. A high school diploma and food handler permit (where required) are basic prerequisites, with preferred experience in acute care settings.