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

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 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.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Food and Nutrition Services - THFD0010

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

services.

Food Preparation - THFD0020

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

Food Distribution - THFD0030

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

Dietary Guidelines - THFD0060

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 three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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