Nutrition Assistant - Full-time

Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital • Hummelstown, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Penn State Health Rehabiliation Hospital, a partnership with Select Medical, is seeking a full-time Nutrition Assistant for their facility in Hummelstown, PA. This role involves various duties related to patient menu systems, including patient food service contact, menu management, obtaining selections, data collection, and communicating food service needs. The hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care for individuals with a range of complex medical conditions. They emphasize career growth and personal well-being for their team members.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous office experience or equivalent required

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of therapeutic diets preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs numerous duties related to patient menu systems.
• Responsible for patient food service contact, patient menu management, obtaining patient menu selections, data collection and communication of patient food service needs.
• Follows standard practices and complies with regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency of menu management system.
• Prepares, assembles, delivers and retrieves patient menus/ menu selections according to prescribed diets.
• Assists patients in completing menu selections compliant with prescribed diet.
• Offers alternative menu, as allowed on prescribed diet and in accordance with food allergies, food sensitivities, and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.
• Updates and/or validates diet changes in the patient menu system with the most current diet order.
• Updates and/or validates menu and nourishment labeling is compliant with most current diet order. Creates, prints and places menu labels as needed.
• Communicates patient care and food service issues to the department.
• Prints and distributes reports, such as meal tallies, patient diet lists and nourishment lists.
• Follows HIPAA and Joint Commission guidelines in accordance with organizational and departmental policies.
• Performs clerical assignments in Food & Nutrition office including faxing, answering phones, filing, photocopying, etc.
• Follows up with inquiries and requests in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Maintains proper levels of office and menu supplies.
• Attends in-services and other departmental related meetings.
• Assists tray line, food service aides or catering as needed.

Benefits

• Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time for full-time team members
• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED