Nutrition Assistant; Dietary, per diem - Food and Nutrition

Nutrition Assistant (Dietary, per diem) - Food and Nutrition

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Location Detail: MMH-31 Union Street (10619)

Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford Health Care colleagues come to work with one thing in common:
Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Nutrition Assistant.

The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249‑bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102‑bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

• The Nutrition Assistant reports to the Clinical Nutrition Manager and performs a variety of tasks related to patient service, including providing high‑quality customer service, assisting patients with menu selections, processing menus, utilizing Meditech, ensuring diet orders are met, and communicating concerns.
• Provides meals based on age, development, condition and preferences, and follows JCAHO standards to maximize patient care quality.
• Participates in orientation and training of new employees, students and volunteers.

• Must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Knowledge of nutritional structure and different classes of people’s needs within that structure.
• Utilizes the Meditech computerized system.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills.

• Assists patients with menu selection, incorporating special needs, religious and cultural beliefs, and initiating snacks and supplements.
• Updates computerized diet census sheets with accurate patient information.
• Ensures menus are legible, correctly colored, and contain accurate patient information.
• Complies with diet orders by writing and organizing menus accurately for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Fills out patient profile mandatory fields accurately and maintains up‑to‑date information.
• Reviews and updates menus prior to each meal and organizes hold trays for NPO patients.
• Records and deletes snacks in Meditech according to NPO/PO status changes.
• Prepares grill sheet, cold specials sheet, add‑on sheet, and completes daily meal census.
• Corrects and modifies inpatient menus to comply with physician‑prescribed diet orders.
• Implements phone/computer orders for admissions, discharges, diet changes or room changes.
• Participates in customer service surveys and quality improvement tracking of NPO indicators.
• Applies JCAHO standards and Connecticut State Department of Health regulations.
• Participates in clinical monthly in‑services and attends monthly department meetings.

Education / Certification: High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

Experience: Experience working with Meditech preferred.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Industries:
Hospitals and Health Care

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