Patient Menu Assistant

University of Rochester•Rochester, NY

5d•$19 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive. This position is part-time, scheduled for 20 hours per week, within the Food & Nutrition Service-Diet Clerk department. The compensation range is $19.15 - $25.85 per hour. Individual salaries will be determined based on factors such as market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise, and internal equity.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in related field and experience in a health care setting preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Develop plans and provide medical nutrition therapy to patients in accordance with their physician prescriptions and in a manner that is highly responsive to patient needs, thereby supporting a shortened length of stay.
Use available resources in the most cost-effective manner.
Work in conjunction with the Clinical Dietitian in performing these duties.
Visit patients at meals, monitor meal acceptance and resolve challenging food service problems to maximize patient satisfaction while meeting clinical nutrition needs.
Chart clinical nutrition recommendations in the medical record to promote positive outcomes for patients.
Obtain and enter extensive food preferences in the CBORD computerized diet system from patients with major food service problems.
Communicate food quality/acceptance issues to department management that reflect trends.
Participate in departmental committees/activities to assure patient satisfaction with food service.
Advise or receive referrals from Patient Diet Clerks for handling non-routine diets or situations.
Maintain the integrity of the CBORD Diet Office computer system.
Calculate meal plans for non-routine pattern diets and enter them in the computer system.
Check or prepare menus or tray tickets for non-routine therapeutic diets, entering and locking selections in the system without delaying tray assembly.
Participate in quality control data collection related to the Diet Office and/or patient care.
Maintain the integrity of the selective menu system, nourishment system and tube feeding inventory/ordering system.
Advise Unit Support Assistants and departmental staff in adjusting trays for changed diet orders.
Investigate and document plans for handling allergy diets.
Screen patients to identify risk level and assess patients at moderate nutritional risk.
Develop and implement medical nutrition therapy for patients at moderate nutritional risk (may be assigned to infants, children, adolescents, adults or geriatric populations).
Calculate patient nutrient intakes, as ordered by physicians.
Educate patients, their families and significant others on simple nutritional regimes.
Arrange individual follow-up as needed.
Plan meals with difficult and/or malnourished patients to reach clinical nutrition goals.
Document all aspects of patient nutritional care in their medical records.
Collaborate with the Clinical Dietitian and other healthcare team members, verbally or via the medical record, to recommend the least restrictive but acceptable nutrition regime based on their knowledge of the patient's condition.
Participate in precepting undergraduate dietetic students.
Participate in training and coaching Unit Support Assistants regarding their food service role.
Participate in orienting and training Clinical Dietitians, peers and Patient Diet Clerks.