Therapeutic Diet Services Clerk

Encompass Health Corporation; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Company 401(k) and ESPP

Flexible spending accounts

Inclusion and supportive culture

Job summary

Encompass Health Corporation in Avondale, AZ is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to prepare therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to craft meals for staff and visitors, contributing to patient wellbeing in a hospital setting.

You will update kardex, record diet changes, document nourishments, and verify trays meet diet orders. A food handler's permit may be required; a high school diploma or equivalent is expected, and one year of acute care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Food handler's permit may be required by state or county regulations.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 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 and allergies and to document nutritional history.
• Completes production sheets and documents all special food requests.
• Checks patient tray lines to ensure meals comply with diet, patient requests, and garnishing.
• Prepares and checks early trays; ensures food carts leave kitchen on schedule.
• Performs cleaning duties.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health Corporation in Avondale, AZ is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to prepare therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to craft meals for staff and visitors, contributing to patient wellbeing in a hospital setting.

You will update kardex, record diet changes, document nourishments, and verify trays meet diet orders. A food handler's permit may be required; a high school diploma or equivalent is expected, and one year of acute care experience is preferred.