Nutrition Services Clerk – Therapeutic Diet Support

Encompass Health; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans (for

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to help prepare therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to craft meals for employees, visitors and special functions, supporting nutrition care in a hospital setting.

You will maintain patient kardex updates, assist with diet orders, verify tray accuracy, and participate in production and service workflows while upholding food safety standards and compassionate patient care.

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.

Skills

Food handler permit

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to help prepare therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to craft meals for employees, visitors and special functions, supporting nutrition care in a hospital setting.

You will maintain patient kardex updates, assist with diet orders, verify tray accuracy, and participate in production and service workflows while upholding food safety standards and compassionate patient care.