Nutrition Care Associate Part- time Einstein Phila

About the role

The Nutrition Care Associate coordinates and communicates all information related to patient meal service. His/her main responsibility is interacting and providing exceptional customer service to patients as it relates to order taking and delivering/collecting meals.

Responsibilities

• Processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate and up to date nutritional needs are provided.
• Manually enters patient’s menu selections for patients with multiple diet restrictions and assures selections fall within nutritional parameters for the restrictions.
• Communicates with supervisor, Lead Food Service Associate, Registered Dietitians, and Food Service Associates regarding patient preferences, requests for diet education, poor intake, allergies and special requests to ensure consistent, appropriate, safe and appealing meals.
• Is proficient in CBORD Food Service Suite nutrition software and processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate and up to date nutritional needs are provided.
• Maintains appropriate floor stock according to par levels and records usage accordingly Cross-references and manually enters patient’s diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record.
• Cross-references and manually enters patient’s diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record.
• Cross-references and manually enters patient’s diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record.
• Cross-references and manually enters patient’s diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record.
• Cross-references and manually enters patient’s diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record.
• Maintains sufficient supplies of menus and forms in office at all times to facilitate efficient services.
• Participates in and attends all department in-services to maintain department operating standards.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Experience: Previous nutrition office experience preferred, but not required

Qualifications

• Dietetic Assistant Certification or Dietetic Technician Certification preferred, but not required

Skills

• Proficient in CBORD Food Service Suite nutrition software
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multitask
• Knowledge of dietary restrictions and nutritional parameters

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.