Patient Menu Asst I

University of Rochester•City of 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 role involves visiting patients daily to ensure they have the opportunity to order meals based on their physician-ordered diet. The Patient Menu Assistant I works in conjunction with other team members to perform various tasks within the Food & Nutrition Service department. The position requires providing exemplary customer service, organizing tray tickets for efficient meal production and delivery, and interacting with multi-disciplinary staff members on the units. Additionally, the role involves screening patients to identify risk levels, assessing patients at moderate nutritional risk, and developing and implementing medical nutrition therapy. The Patient Menu Assistant I will also calculate patients’ nutrient intakes, educate patients and their families on nutritional regimes, plan meals for specific patient needs, and document all aspects of patients' nutritional care in medical records. Collaboration with the healthcare team to recommend nutrition regimes and participation in precepting students and training peers are also key aspects of this role.

Requirements

High School diploma required
Associate's degree in related field preferred Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience in a health care setting preferred

Responsibilities

Visits patients daily to ensure they have the opportunity to order meals based on their physician-ordered diet.
Works in conjunction with other team members to perform various tasks within the department.
Provides exemplary customer service by visiting assigned units to obtain daily meal selections from each patient.
Enters compliant patient selections and preferences in CBORD (Computerized diet system).
Organizes tray tickets for efficient meal production and delivery.
Interacts with multi-disciplinary staff members on the units to gather valuable input related to patient meals.
Communicates food quality and acceptance issues to department management, reflecting trends, and advises staff on adjusting trays for changed diet orders.
Screens patients to identify risk levels assesses patients at moderate nutritional risk and develops and implements medical nutrition therapy for them.
May be assigned to infants, children, adolescents, adults, or geriatric populations.
Calculates patients’ nutrient intakes as ordered by physicians.
Educates patients, their families, and significant others on simple nutritional regimes.
Arranges for individual follow-up as needed.
Plans meals for difficult and/or malnourished patients to reach clinical nutrition goals.
Documents all aspects of patients' nutritional care in medical records.
Collaborates with the healthcare team to recommend the least restrictive but acceptable nutrition regime based on knowledge of the patient’s condition, communicating verbally or via the medical record.
Participates in precepting undergraduate dietetic students and training and coaching unit support staff regarding their food service role.
Participates in orienting and training peers.
Other duties as assigned.