Job Description

Nutrition Assistant

Position: Nutrition Assistant

Location: Columbus, OH (Dennison Ave)

Schedule: Full Time

Compensation: $17.50 - $21.33 (based on years of experience)

Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust. At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities

• A Nutrition Assistant performs numerous duties related to patient menu systems.
• Responsible for patient food service contact, patient menu management, obtaining patient menu selections, data collection and communication of patient food service needs.
• Follows standard practices and complies with regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency of menu management system.
• Prepare, assemble, deliver and retrieve patient menus/ menu selections according to prescribed diets.
• Assist patients in completing menu selections compliant with prescribed diet.
• Offer alternative menu, as allowed on prescribed diet and in accordance with food allergies, food sensitivities, and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.
• Update and/or validate diet changes in the patient menu system with the most current diet order.
• Update and/or validate menu and nourishment labeling is compliant with most current diet order. Create, print and place menu labels as needed.
• Communicates patient care and food service issues to the department.
• Print and distribute reports, such as meal tallies, patient diet lists and nourishment lists.
• Follow HIPAA and Joint Commission guidelines in accordance with organizational and departmental policies.
• Perform clerical assignments in Food & Nutrition office including faxing, answering phones, filing, photocopying, etc.
• Maintains organization and efficiency of department office.
• Follows up with inquiries and requests in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Maintain proper levels of office and menu supplies.
• Attend in-services and other departmental related meetings.
• Assists tray line, food service aides or catering as needed.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous office experience or equivalent required
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Working knowledge of therapeutic diets preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

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