Nutrition Assistant, Various Shifts Schedule (Full Time, Part Time, Per Diem)

Responsibilities

• Visits all patients on a regularly scheduled basis regarding meal satisfaction.
• Appropriately documents patient food preferences.
• Quickly responds to patient problems and communicates them to the Dietitian or Nutrition Supervisor.
• Corrects menus for nutritional adequacy, based on approved diet manual.
• Transcribes all pertinent patient information in the patient special needs kardex.
• Completes work assignments as directed without additional reminders.
• Fills out nourishment labels daily.
• Provides basic nutrition educational information to patients.
• Delivers and picks up food carts as requested.
• Sets up and cleans the tray line as needed.
• Ensures meal trays and nourishments meet established nutritional standards.
• Accurately checks breakfast, lunch and dinner menus just prior to service; checks room number and diet; takes out discharges; and adds for new admissions.
• Accurately tallies last-minute special items needed for each successive meal.
• Informs cooks of food items needed.
• Works tray line as needed, following department policies and procedures.
• Consistently offers assistance to patients in marking menu selections; offers accepted alternate food selections to patients when requested.
• Consistently strives to use patient's menu selection rather than sending the house diet.
• Obtains food preferences from patient's family when patient is unable to make his/her own selections.
• Consistently attempts to resolve problems with food preferences before consulting with dietitians.
• Always fills in diabetic exchanges before menus are received by patients.
• Consistently finishes checking menus 5-10 minutes before tray line start-up; takes meal census and brings menus to production area.
• Accommodates changes in work schedule to achieve department objectives.
• Performs additional work assignments during periods of low patient activity.
• Appropriately prioritizes work assignments.

Qualifications

• High School diploma is strongly preferred.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.
• Must meet and maintain current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by the nursing area.

Skills

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

Pay

• Salary range is determined by the hiring department and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• Variety of shifts available, including full-time, part-time, and per diem positions.