Nutrition Service Clerk

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Are you on the lookout for a career close to home and heart? As a Nutrition Services Clerk, you will play a crucial role in helping to prepare therapeutic and modified diets for our patients, as well as crafting meals for employees, visitors and special functions. Consider joining us in a role that not only satisfies your passion for culinary excellence but also contributes to the well‑being of our patients.

At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team. Working with us means aligning with a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. Our achievements include being named one of the "Worlds Most Admired Companies" and receiving the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among other accolades.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full‑time and part‑time employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
• Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education.
• Company‑matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A vibrant community of individuals passionate about the work they do!

• 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.

• 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.