Nutrition Assistant

Chatham Hospital Inc; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, NC seeks a Part Time Nutrition Services Assistant to support patient meal ordering and MNT compliance. The role handles input in Computrition and Epic, assists patients, and coordinates with registered dietitians.

Responsibilities include accuracy in patient data, menu selection, and HACCP-compliant meal prep. The position emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to safety guidelines in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one month experience in a nutrition care setting or equivalent.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills.
• Customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with menu selections for MNT via AYS.
• Input physician MNT orders and allergy information in Computrition/Epic.
• Answer the patient menu line and relay messages as needed.
• Troubleshoot patient meal problems with referral to a registered dietitian.
• Maintain reports such as NAPS and meal counts.
• Ensure correct menu item selection for MNT on AYS according to patient needs.
• Prepare patient nourishments and enteral nutrition products per HACCP guidelines.
• Stock office supplies and maintain workspace organization.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Writing skills

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Basic computer knowledge

Tools

Epic

Computrition

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Maintains patient safety by ensuring correct menu item selection in Computrition in compliance with physician prescribed Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). Assists patients in ordering meals through the menu line for the At Your Service (AYS) ordering system by selecting correct menu items according to the individualized needs of the patient. Maintains accurate patient database information in Computrition by correctly inputting physician MNT orders. Correctly assembles and distributes patient supplements and enteral nutrition products.

Responsibilities

1. Assists patients with menu selections, when needed, as part of AYS assuring compliance with physician prescribed MNT, according to the individualized needs of the patient with full consideration of patient safety.
2. Maintains patient database utilizing Epic and Computrition by correctly imputing physician MNT orders, patient allergy information, and patient special services such as appropriateness to order through the AYS system.
3. Answers the telephone, taking messages and relaying information as needed. This includes answering the patient menu line.
4. Provides troubleshooting of patient meal problems to include referring patients in need of assistance to a registered dietitian.
5. Maintains accurate reports such as patients not appropriate to order (NAPS), patients who have missed 2 meals, required meal counts, etc.
6. Ensures correct menu item selection for MNT on AYS orders according the individualized need of the patient.
7. Conducts Performance Improvement monitoring, measuring, and tracking results using specified indicators.
8. Properly prepares patient nourishments and enteral nutrition products according to HACCP guidelines.
9. Stocks office supplies, as needed, and maintains organization of work area.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Minimum of one month experience and/or training in a nutrition care setting or equivalent and basic computer knowledge and skills. Customer service experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, families, and other employees of Rex Healthcare. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex FNS Main

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00

Salary Range:$19.12 - $27.17 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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