Therapeutic Diet Clerk — Patient Diet & Menu Support

Encompass Health Corporation; Jackson (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental, and vision

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Company 401(k) matching

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Job summary

Encompass Health Corporation is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients, and to prepare meals for staff, visitors and events. The role includes updating diet orders, gathering patient preferences, and ensuring accurate tray delivery.

You will work in a hospital setting with opportunities for growth and education within a nationally recognized inpatient rehabilitation leader.

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 handling permit

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health Corporation is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients, and to prepare meals for staff, visitors and events. The role includes updating diet orders, gathering patient preferences, and ensuring accurate tray delivery.

You will work in a hospital setting with opportunities for growth and education within a nationally recognized inpatient rehabilitation leader.