Job description

**This is a part-time position**

Job Summary: The Nutrition Services Clerk is responsible for essential clerical duties associated with the nutritional care and food service to patients. The Nutrition Services Clerk must ensure that patients receive food as ordered by their Physician and/or Dietitian. The position ensures patient meal services are carried out properly, patient food trays are assembled correctly and expeditiously. The Nutrition Services Clerk will assist in kitchen as necessary.

Job Duties:

• 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.

License or Certification: Food handlers permit required

Total Education, Vocational Training and Experience:-

• Training in food preparation for therapeutic diets, recent institutional cooking experience and special function cooking experience desirable.
• Knowledge of food safety guidelines preferred

Machines, Equipment Used: General office equipment, mixer, ovens, steamer, microwave, toaster, blender, steam tables, fryer, food processor, scales, dish washer

Physical Requirements:

- Good visual acuity and ability to communicate.

- Ability to lift, push, pull and retrieve approximately 100% of the time.

- Ability to safely lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.

- Ability to safely push/pull objects weighing up to 150 pounds on wheels, with assistance, if necessary. The push/pull weight will be based on a loaded maximum weight of 300 pounds per cart.

- Ability to demonstrate safe retrieval skills from above the head to floor level with objects up to 50 pounds.

- Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking.

About us: Helping patients regain hope and independence, Encompass Health is a national leader in post-acute care. We operate rehabilitation hospitals and offer home health and hospice care in 37 states as well as Puerto Rico. Following the Encompass Way, we are driven by our core values: We proudly set the standard, lead with empathy, do what’s right, focus on the positive, and remain stronger together.

Realize the powerful difference you can make. Take this opportunity to join our team.
To learn more about us, visit us online at encompasshealth.com

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.75 - $20.75 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

License/Certification:

• Food Handler Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

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