Nutrition Care Associate Part-Time (20 hours evening) Jefferson Einstein Phila

Job Details

2 Week Training period 7am-3pm, after training period is regular hours for position. 5 days a week, every other weekend 12 hours shifts.

Reporting to the Lead Nutrition Care Associate, Food Service Supervisor or Food Service Manager, the Nutrition Care Associate coordinates and communicates all information related to patient meal service. His/her main responsibility is interacting and providing exceptional customer service to patients as it relates to order taking and delivering/collecting meals.

Essential Functions:
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. (Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• 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. (40%)
• 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. (15%)
• 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. (15%)
• 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. (10%)
• Coordinates and collaborates with Food Service Associates to ensure smooth departmental operations. (10%)
• Multitasks in the diet office to ensure meal service is efficient and running on time. (5%)
• Calls patients to inform them of menu changes. (5%)
• 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.

Job Description

2 Week Training period 7am-3pm, after training period is regular hours for position. 5 days a week, every other weekend 12 hours shifts.

• Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required AND Experience: Previous nutrition office experience preferred, but not required.Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:Dietetic Assistant Certification or Dietetic Technician Certification preferred, but not required.

Work Shift

Workday Evening (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Albert Einstein Medical Center

Primary Location Address

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University<