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Nutrition Assistant

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19.80 - 29.70 USD / Hour
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Job Responsibility:

  • Maintains electronic card file for each patient in CBORD ensuring that patients more recent diet orders are active
  • Receive communication via printer from Care Connection from hospital staff regarding the patient’s diet order, menu and/or meal service times, take the appropriate action, indicates action in patient’s card file in CBORD, and/or routes the information to the appropriate location and/or person
  • Receive telephone messages from department and hospital staff regarding the patient’s diet order, menu and/or meal service times, take the appropriate action, indicates action in patient’s card file in CBORD, and/or routes the information to the appropriate location and/or person
  • Ensure the patients receive the most recent diet order, with guidance from Registered Dietitians and Diet Technicians, by calculating and/or modifying patient menus, following standards or individualized meal patterns and regulating fluid in accordance with fluid values established by Nutrition Services
  • Appraise the Registered Dietitian of questions relating to the diet, nutrition and diet therapy from the patient, family and/or members of the health care team
  • Print tickets for each unit according to schedule
  • Process tickets for early and courtesy trays
  • Print labels for baby bottles, nourishment, and enteral feedings
  • Communicate patient needs with patient, patients families, nursing, and food service staff
  • Obtain phone orders from patients if host/hostess was unable to obtain menu selections
  • Reviews the allergy report 3 times per day in order and updates the card file
  • Prepares the food production tallies
  • Enter patient food selections into CBORD in order to generate food production tallies for both hot and cold food production areas in accordance with departmental guidelines
  • Prepare separate tally for Psych salads, desserts and other cold specials so that they can be forwarded to cold production for placement on disposable dishes
  • Delivers excellent customer service experiences in a consistent manner
  • Contributes to the hospital's philosophy, mission statement, and values in all interactions
  • Follows established uniform policy
  • Maintains a professional image
  • Ability to notify appropriate supervisor or department head of any issues and/or actions not complaint with these standards
  • Responds quickly to all requests and interactions
  • Ability to identify ways to meet the nutritional needs of a culturally diverse patient population through use of culturally diverse educational material and offering variety of menu choices
  • Uses WEST in all interactions. Welcome and say hello. Engage with eye contact and a friendly question. Service with a smile and helpful suggestion. Thank you and show we care
  • Maintains sanitation and safety standards
  • Ability to participate in department’s competency assessment program by identifying areas of practice to be assessed, developing competencies, assessing skills/knowledge base and working with Manager to develop plans to correct identified deficiencies
  • Ability to maintain a neat, clean and well-organized work area by utilizing downtime to complete routine cleaning tasks
  • Ability to maintain professional appearance by adhering to area dress code, wearing hairnet, name tag and ID badge at all times, while on duty
  • Ability to adhere to guidelines regarding menu processing for isolation trays by flagging menus as appropriate
  • Demonstrates good time management skills
  • Completes all assigned tasks within the designated time alloted to the task
  • Adheres to the department attendance/clock-in and clock-out policies
  • Adheres to lunch and break schedules
  • Productive and efficient use of non-break times
  • Participates in self development by attending mandatory inservices and education programs appropriate to the goals and needs of the department
  • Attends inservice program on equipment use and operation
  • Attends all mandatory inservice programs
  • Completes all required CBTs and training by due date
  • Assists with training of other associates
  • Attends, gives feedback, and participates in patient services and department meetings

Requirements:

  • High school education
  • One year of food service experience (preferably healthcare)
  • Basic knowledge of modified diets
  • Ability to communicate with patients and staff
  • Ability to respond to the needs of a diverse patient population and workforce
  • Ability to operate computers
  • Ability to do light lifting
  • Ability to work weekends, holidays, flexible days, hours and shifts
  • Ability to arrive at work as scheduled
  • Ability to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time
  • Ability to use numbers section of computer quickly and accurately
  • Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance
What we offer:
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 14, 2026

Expiration:
February 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Parttime
Work Type:
On-site work
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