NUTRITION CARE AIDE -

UNM Hospital; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UNM Hospital in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Nutrition Services Clerk to perform clerical support for patient nutrition care. This role involves ensuring adherence to departmental policies, preparing menus, and coordinating patient trays in a rotating shift as part of a full-time team.

Responsibilities include maintaining accurate records, assisting with inventory, and communicating with patients and clinical staff to assure service quality.

Qualifications

• Essential: 6 months directly related experience
• No patient care assignment; clerical support in nutrition services
• Ability to operate computer and answer phones professionally

Responsibilities

• Menu accuracy and diet plan adherence; tally menus and prepare food production guide
• Ensure compliance with department policies, quality standards, safety and regulatory requirements
• Maintain patient records and update diet changes
• Prepare and distribute menus and patient trays according to schedule
• Stock inventory and order supplies as needed
• Use computer to retrieve information and respond to patient nutrition-related inquiries
• Maintain professional relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and hospital staff
• Check patient trays for accuracy
• Perform related duties as required

Skills

Clerical duties

Interpersonal skills

Phone etiquette

Tools

Computer

Phone system

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: 1.00

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

Essential: 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.

Essential: Working conditions:

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