Nutrition Assistant - Per Diem - Evening

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Nutrition Assistant - Per Diem - Evening – Perth Amboy, NJ

• Requisition #
• Shift: Evening
• Status:
  Per Diem

• Handles all patient / customer interactions in a courteous and professional manner, using standardized script where required.
• Receives patient meal requests by phone call to the diet office, callbacks from the diet office, or visitation at the patient bedside. Processes meal orders via computer in allotted time frame.
• Orders non-select meals for patients who cannot select a meal and for whom no order has been placed, as appropriate.
• Communicates with patients taking menu selections in accordance with diet, food allergies, and food preferences. Verbalizes diet-appropriate foods for all house diets; inputs menus one-on-one with patient and/or family member using Health touch with accuracy.
• Keeps accurate dietary records for patients in the computer as necessary.
• Records unit pantry refrigerator temperature on a daily basis. Monitors pantries for general cleanliness and refers issues to Supervisor/Managers.
• Ensures all menu choices made by patients are therapeutically accurate, suggesting alternatives when necessary for patient satisfaction.
• Processes orders for guest trays in a courteous and timely manner.
• Communicates special requests and important information to appropriate staff in a timely and courteous manner.
• Prints reports in a timely manner.
• Processes requests for 10 am, 3 pm, and HS nourishments.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (e.g., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired).
• Communicates with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Knowledge of basic principles of nutrition and modified diets.
• Proficient in computer skills.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred:

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in foods and nutrition.
• Bilingual, especially Spanish or Korean language.
• Minimum of 1 or more years of similar hospital or acute care experience.

Minimum rate of $20.32 Hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

In addition to our compensation, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits. Some jobs may be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts.

Hackensack Meridian Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran.