Nutrition Care Associate Per Diem

Hospital for Special Care•New Britain, CT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs essential duties associated with the nutritional care and food service to all patients. Responsible for pediatric formula preparation, food/snack preparation, general cleaning, and stocking of food service areas. Other duties include working with patients and/or caregivers to obtain menu selections, setup and service on the patient trayline as well as delivering items to and from clinical units and working the cash register in the main cafeteria.

Requirements

High School Diploma/Graduate Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.).
At least one-year experience in hospital food service preferred.
Must be able to read, write, and understand instructions to perform responsibilities independently.
General knowledge of therapeutic diets preferred.
Have excellent attention to details and service knowledge.
Have excellent communication and organization skills.

Responsibilities

Prepares pediatric formula for pediatric unit.
Serves on the patient tray line.
Checks patient trays for accuracy during meal service.
Obtains meal choices and food preferences from patients and/or family members.
Deliver food items and formulas to the clinical units.
Enter patient’s meal selections into the menu system.
Remove trash and maintain general kitchen sanitation
Follows regulatory guidelines for the safe handling of food, dishware and chemicals.
Retrieves all equipment, small wares and trays from assigned floors and brings it back to the dish room to be washed and sanitized correctly.
Cleans mobile food cart at the end of every meal.
Performs other duties as assigned.