Nutrition Coordinator, Patient Food Services, Baptist Downtown

Baptist Health System, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Baptist Jacksonville is seeking a Nutrition Coordinator to join our Patient Food Service team. This is a Full-time opportunity focused on patient safety and satisfaction by ensuring meals are accurate and delivered at the right time and temperature.

You will assist with menu selections, collaborate with nursing, and help tailor meals for allergies, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences while coordinating tray assembly and delivery.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience is preferred.
• Role involves coordinating patient meals with dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in understanding menu selections and work with nursing to ensure orders meet nutritional requirements.
• Promote patient satisfaction and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve care.
• Determine menu alternatives for allergies, cultural, religious, or dietary preferences.
• Assemble and deliver trays accurately and timely; retrieve trays from patient rooms.
• Report problems or concerns regarding patient meals to appropriate staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma/GED Preferred

Job description

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

**Up to $1500 Sign-On Bonus if hired, externally**

Baptist Health is currently looking for a Nutrition Coordinator to join our Patient Food Service team at our Baptist Jacksonville. This is a Full-time opportunity.

Nutrition Coordinators on the Baptist Food Service team are part of the caregiving team, responsible for patient safety and satisfaction goals by making sure meals are accurate and delivered at the right time and temperature. Nutrition Coordinators are assigned units in a healthcare facility; provide services that include helping patients make menu selections; assembly, delivery, and retrieval of meal trays.

Nutrition Coordinator, Patient Food Service, Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist patients in understanding their menu selections and work with nursing to ensure sure their orders comply with their nutritional requirements or restrictions. Obtain preferences and modifies tray identifiers accordingly.
• Support and promote patient satisfaction and participate with a multidisciplinary team to improve quality care/services to patients.
• Work with caregivers and culinary team to determine menu alternatives for patients with food allergies and sensitivities; cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences; or when a patient inquiry about additional selections.
• Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to each patient’s menu selection in a timely and accurate manner. Deliver and Retrieve trays from patient rooms at assigned times.
• Communicate problems or concerns with patients to appropriate personnel in a timely manner, following department procedures.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Experience Requirements:

• Less than 1 year Customer Service Experience Required

Education & Credential Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED Preferred

This Nutrition Coordinator position will be located at Baptist Jacksonville. If you are interested in this Full-time opportunity,

Primary Location:

Downtown - Main Building800 Prudential DrJacksonville, FL 32207United States of America