Nutrition Care Associate Part-Time (20 hours evening) Jefferson Einstein Phila

Albert Einstein Medical Center; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Albert Einstein Medical Center is seeking a Nutrition Care Associate to coordinate patient meal service and support accurate order processing. The role involves interacting with patients and staff, processing nutrition orders, and ensuring adherence to dietary restrictions with CBORD software.

The position requires a High School diploma or equivalent, with preferred Dietetic Assistant Certification. Training period and regular hours follow, with weekend shifts as described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required AND Experience: Previous nutrition office experience preferred, but not required.
• Dietetic Assistant Certification or Dietetic Technician Certification preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson values (not to be deleted).
• Processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate nutritional needs are provided.
• Communicates with supervisor, Lead Food Service Associate, Registered Dietitians, and Food Service Associates regarding patient preferences and allergies.
• Proficient in CBORD Food Service Suite for nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy.
• Maintains floor stock according to par levels and records usage.
• Cross-references and enters patient diet allergies not interfacing with CBORD from EMR.
• Coordinates with Food Service Associates to ensure smooth operations.
• Multitasks in the diet office to ensure meal service is efficient.
• Calls patients to inform them of menu changes.
• Maintains supplies of menus and forms in office.
• Participates in department in-services to maintain standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Dietetic Assistant Certification (preferred)

Tools

CBORD Food Service Suite

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition 1

Job Details

2 Week Training period 7am-3pm, after training period is regular hours for position. 5 days a week, every other weekend 12 hours shifts. Reporting to the Lead Nutrition Care Associate, Food Service Supervisor or Food Service Manager, the Nutrition Care Associate coordinates and communicates all information related to patient meal service. His/her main responsibility is interacting and providing exceptional customer service to patients as it relates to order taking and delivering/collecting meals.

Job Description

2 Week Training period 7am-3pm, after training period is regular hours for position. 5 days a week, every other weekend 12 hours shifts. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required AND Experience: Previous nutrition office experience preferred, but not required.Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:Dietetic Assistant Certification or Dietetic Technician Certification preferred, but not required.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. (Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• Processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate and up to date nutritional needs are provided. Manually enters patient’s menu selections for patients with multiple diet restrictions and assures selections fall within nutritional parameters for the restrictions. (40%)
• Communicates with supervisor, Lead Food Service Associate, Registered Dietitians, and Food Service Associates regarding patient preferences, requests for diet education, poor intake, allergies and special requests to ensure consistent, appropriate, safe and appealing meals. (15%)
• Is proficient in CBORD Food Service Suite nutrition software and processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate and up to date nutritional needs are provided. (15%)
• Maintains appropriate floor stock according to par levels and records usage accordingly
• Cross-references and manually enters patient’s diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record. (10%)
• Coordinates and collaborates with Food Service Associates to ensure smooth departmental operations. (10%)
• Multitasks in the diet office to ensure meal service is efficient and running on time. (5%)
• Calls patients to inform them of menu changes. (5%)
• Maintains sufficient supplies of menus and forms in office at all times to facilitate efficient services.
• Participates in and attends all department in-services to maintain department operating standards.

Work Shift

Workday Evening (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular Employee Entity Albert Einstein Medical Center

Primary Location Address

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here

Mission

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.