Nutrition Care Associate; Part-Time Jefferson Einstein Hospital

## Nutrition Care Associate (Part-Time 20 hours) Jefferson Einstein Hospital Apply:
Philadelphia, PA:
Part time:
Posted Today:
REQ-0033135
** Number of Positions In

Requisition
** 1
* * Job Details
** 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.
** Job Description
*
* Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• 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 CBORDnutritional software from electronic medical record. (10%)
• Coordinates and collaborates with Food Service Associates to ensure smooth departmentaloperations. (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.  Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Food and Nutrition Services - THFD
0010

Knowledge of providing, preparing and serving inpatient meals, supplements, and menu selection services.

Food Preparation - THFD
0020

Knowledge of storage, preparation and maintenance of food services area for hospital facility.

Food Distribution - THFD
0030

Knowledge of care and maintenance of food and related equipment for delivering of meals.

Dietary Guidelines - THFD
0060

Knowledge of the principles for developing and maintaining a healthy diet.

** 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, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and…