Nutrition Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School diploma
• Ability to understand, read, write and speak English
• Experience in a service environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible to assemble, serve, and collect all patient meals, between meal snacks and floor stock.
• Maintains sanitation of work areas and follows sanitary food practices at all times.
• Assembles and delivers patient trays for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner meals in a timely manner to ensure temperature retention.
• Use judgment in approaching patients and families and in satisfying their requests for adjustments within their prescribed diet.
• Serves as an effective representative of the hospital to patients, families and visitors.
• Passes all nourishments as well as fills water pitchers.
• Pass all tube feedings and infant formulas.
• Passes all patient specific menus.
• Assists with patient menu selection on the telephone or at bedside.
• Collects and submits all completed patient menu selections.
• Communicates patient preferences and requests for nourishments to the Diet Technician as necessary.
• Collects all soiled meal trays from Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner meals.
• Moves soiled carts to elevator area.
• Records all patients in's and Out's, including amount of food eaten and liquid consumed by all patients being monitored.
• Maintains appropriate levels of floor stock by completing a daily inventory and filling the "Blue Orders" as necessary.
• Stocks the blue orders supplies on assigned units.
• Responsible for supplying all necessary late trays and substitute selections for patients.
• Consults with the Dietetic Technician or Nutrition Services Supervisor and use judgment in adjusting trays for changes in patients' diet orders and/or new admission.
• Performs all assigned cleaning duties such as unit microwave, freezer, refrigerator, galley work surfaces.
• When microwaving trays, checks to see food is brought to proper temperature by using a thermometer to test.
• Assembles trays on the trayline for meal service to patients.
• Assists with limited food preparation, portioning and serving both in the tray assembly area and on the units, when appropriate.