Patient Diet & Meal Coordinator - Nutrition Services

Encompass Health; Gadsden (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Company matching 401(k)

Health savings accounts

Job summary

Encompass Health is hiring a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff and visitors. The role involves updating diet orders, collecting patient preferences, and ensuring proper nutrition documentation, with duties extending to kitchen workflow and tray preparation.

We offer benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) with company matching, plus health savings options.

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 safety

Dietary services

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health is hiring a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff and visitors. The role involves updating diet orders, collecting patient preferences, and ensuring proper nutrition documentation, with duties extending to kitchen workflow and tray preparation.

We offer benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) with company matching, plus health savings options.