Patient Menu Asst I

Visits patients daily to ensure they have the opportunity to order meals based on their physician-ordered diet. Works in conjunction with other team members to perform various tasks within the department.

Responsibilities

Visits patients daily to ensure they have the opportunity to order meals based on their physician-ordered diet; Works in conjunction with other team members to perform various tasks within the department; Provides exemplary customer service by visiting assigned units to obtain daily meal selections from each patient; Enters compliant patient selections and preferences in CBORD; Organizes tray tickets for efficient meal production and delivery; Interacts with multi-disciplinary staff members to gather valuable input related to patient meals; Screens patients to identify risk levels and assesses patients at moderate nutritional risk; Calculates patients nutrient intakes as ordered by physicians; Educates patients, their families, and significant others on simple nutritional regimes; Plans meals for difficult and/or malnourished patients to reach clinical nutrition goals; Documents all aspects of patients nutritional care in medical records; Collaborates with the healthcare team to recommend the least restrictive but acceptable nutrition regime; Participates in precepting undergraduate dietetic students and training and coaching unit support staff regarding their food service role; Other duties as assigned

Requirements

High School diploma required; Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice to have

Associate's degree in related field preferred; Experience in a health care setting preferred