Therapeutic Diets & Patient Meals Clerk

Encompass Health; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Encompass Health in Montgomery, AL is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff, visitors, and events. This role emphasizes accuracy, food safety, and timely service in a hospital setting.

The successful candidate will have a high school diploma (or equivalent), a food handler's permit if required locally, and at least one year of experience in a Nutrition Services or Diet Clerk role in acute care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or 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; ensures that food carts leave the kitchen on schedule.
• Performs cleaning duties.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Encompass Health in Montgomery, AL is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to support therapeutic and modified diets for patients and to prepare meals for staff, visitors, and events. This role emphasizes accuracy, food safety, and timely service in a hospital setting.

The successful candidate will have a high school diploma (or equivalent), a food handler's permit if required locally, and at least one year of experience in a Nutrition Services or Diet Clerk role in acute care.