Nutrition Services Clerk

at  Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital an affiliate of Encompass Health

QUALIFICATIONS

License or Certification: - Food Handlers course as required by state or county Total Education, Vocational Training and
Experience: - High School diploma or equivalent. - Minimum one year experience as a Diet Clerk/Nutrition Services Clerk in
an acute care facility preferred. - Communicates effectively in both writing and verbally.
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. - Ability to reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch are required for patient care functions and in setting up and monitoring equipment.
Compliance:- Adheres to the company’s Standards of Business Conduct. - Maintains current licensure and/or certifications, if applicable.
Skills and Abilities: - Ability to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively. - Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner. - Ability to work independently without supervision

• Distributes and collects menus, assists patient with diet orders and processes menus.
• Updates patient kardex as required to include 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.
  Job Code: 100213