Nutrition Care Associate (PT, Days and Evenings) - Washington Twp
About The Position
The Nutrition Care Associate is responsible for coordinating and communicating all information related to patient meal service, primarily interacting with patients to take orders and deliver/collect meals, ensuring exceptional customer service. The role involves processing nutrition orders, manually entering menu selections for patients with dietary restrictions, and communicating with various food service and nutrition staff regarding patient needs. The position requires proficiency in CBORD Food Service Suite nutrition software and maintaining office supplies and floor stock. The employer, Jefferson, is a nationally ranked health care and higher education system with over 65,000 employees across the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley, Northeastern Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey, dedicated to clinical care, community health, education, and research.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
Nice To Haves
- Previous nutrition office experience preferred
- Dietetic Assistant Certification or Dietetic Technician Certification preferred
Responsibilities
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
- 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.
- Coordinates and collaborates with Food Service Associates to ensure smooth departmental operations.
- Multitasks in the diet office to ensure meal service is efficient and running on time.
- Calls patients to inform them of menu changes.
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical (including prescription)
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
