Nutrition Assistant

Responsibilities

• Aids patients in ordering meals through the menu line for the At Your Service (AYS) ordering system by selecting correct menu items according to the individualized needs of the patient.
• Maintains accurate patient database information in Computrition by correctly inputting physician MNT orders, patient allergy information, and patient special services such as appropriateness to order through the AYS system.
• Answers the telephone, taking messages and relaying information as needed, including answering the patient menu line.
• Provides troubleshooting of patient meal problems, referring patients in need of assistance to a registered dietitian.
• Maintains accurate reports such as patients not appropriate to order (NAPS), patients who have missed 2 meals, required meal counts, etc.
• Ensures correct menu item selection for MNT on AYS orders according to the individualized needs of the patient.
• Conducts Performance Improvement monitoring, measuring, and tracking results using specified indicators.
• Prepares patient nourishments and enteral nutrition products according to HACCP guidelines.
• Stocks office supplies, as needed, and maintains organization of work area.

Requirements

• Minimum of one month experience and/or training in a nutrition care setting or equivalent.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills.
• Customer service experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: None required as long as other position qualifications are met.
• Licensure/Certification: No specific requirements mentioned.
• Experience: Minimum of one month experience and/or training in a nutrition care setting or equivalent.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, families, and other employees of Rex Healthcare; ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations; ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Information

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.