NUTRITION CARE AIDE

UNMH Jobs; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UNMH Jobs in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a Nutrition Services Clerk to support the food and nutrition department. This full-time, 1.0 FTE position involves performing clerical duties in the patient nutrition care area, ensuring adherence to hospital policies, and managing menus, trays, and records.

The role emphasizes non-patient care tasks with routine duties, including inventory management, communication via phone/computer, and collaboration with hospital staff. Shift is rotating.

Qualifications

• Not required education.
• 6 months directly related experience.
• No preferred experience.
• Not applicable / Not required credentials.

Responsibilities

• Menus: correct menus per diet plan, tally menus and prepare food production guide.
• Compliance: follow departmental policies, quality assurance, safety, infection control, and regulatory requirements.
• Records: maintain patient records, labels, cardexes, and menus; update diet changes.
• Patient trays: prepare and distribute menus; deliver patient formulas and trays according to schedule.
• Inventory: stock materials and supplies and reorder as needed.
• Computer & phones: use computer to retrieve information and handle patient nutrition inquiries.
• Interpersonal relations: maintain professional relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and staff.
• Trays: check patient trays for accuracy.
• Related work: perform other duties as required

Skills

Clerical duties

Education

Not required

Job description

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: Food and Nutrition - UH

FTE: 1.0

Full Time

Shift: Rotating

Position Summary:

Perform a variety of clerical duties in support of nutritional care and patient food service area. Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. No patient care assignment.

Detailed responsibilities

• MENUS - Correct menus according to diet plan, tally menus and prepare food production guide
• COMPLIANCE - Adhere and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards, JCAHO and other regulatory agency requirements
• RECORDS - Maintain and prepare various patient records to include labels, cardexes and menus; record diet changes and update changes accordingly
• PATIENT TRAYS - Prepare and distribute menus; deliver patient formulas and trays according to schedule
• INVENTORY - Stock a variety of materials and supplies to ensure adequate inventory; order supplies as needed
• COMPUTER AND PHONES - Operate computer to retrieve information; answer phone calls related to patient nutrition care taking appropriate action
• INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS - Establish and maintain effective interpersonal business relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and all Hospitals personnel
• TRAYS - Check patient trays for accuracy
• RELATED WORK - Perform related duties and responsibilities as required

Qualifications

Education:

• Not Required

Experience:

• 1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience

Nonessential:

• No preferred experience

Credentials:

• Not Applicable/Not Required

Physical Conditions:

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Working conditions:

• Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required