Nutrition Host

01 Kaweah Delta Health Care District; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time benefits

Job summary

Kaweah Health in Visalia, CA seeks a Nutrition Host to serve as the primary liaison between Food & Nutrition Services and patients. You will obtain menu selections, honor dietary orders, and coordinate with the dietitian while ensuring patient safety and tray accuracy.

The role supports the department with Computrition updates and tray delivery, and requires maintaining patient confidentiality, standard sanitation, and adherence to dietary protocols.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• College nutrition class testing.
• Must pass the Physical Capacity Exam (PCE) with 50-pound lifting requirement.

Responsibilities

• Obtain menu selections from patients in a timely manner.
• Make decisions at bedside regarding food requests based on diet order.
• Refer to clinical dietitian as necessary.
• Record Likes & Dislikes in Computrition.
• Verify tray tickets for accuracy before delivering meals.
• Deliver meal trays and verify patient identification with two forms.

Skills

Patient interaction

Dietary knowledge

Food safety

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College nutrition class testing

Tools

Computrition

Soarian

Job description

About Kaweah Health

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care. It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Benefits

• Benefits Eligible Part-Time Benefit Eligible Work Shift Variable - 8 Hour or less Shift (United States of America) Department 8340 Food & Nutrition Svcs-KHMC

Position Overview

The Nutrition Host is the primary liaison between the Food & Nutrition Services Department and the patient. The Host plays a key role in providing patient food preferences within the parameters of the therapeutic diet.

Qualifications

• Education Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent
• College nutrition class Testing
• Must pass the Physical Capacity Exam (PCE). This exam includes a 50-pound lifting requirement.

Job Responsibilities

• Obtains menu selections from patients in a timely manner.
• Makes appropriate decisions at patient bedside regarding food requests and preferences based on the patient's diet order.
• Refers to clinical dietitian as necessary.
• Records Likes & Dislikes appropriately in Computrition.
• Verifies tray tickets for accuracy with HUC before meal trays are delivered.
• Verifies patient identification before leaving meal tray using two forms of patient identification.
• Delivers meal trays, opens packages, and sets up bedside tables as necessary.
• Sanitizes hands before assisting with tray set-up and again before leaving the patient's room.
• Communicates messages and recent diet orders while on the floors via the telephone to the diet office.
• May be assigned to deliver carts to units.
• Provides room services, assembles the tray according to current diet order and delivers to the patient.
• Stock units according to par levels.
• Keeps patient information protected and confidential.
• Returns meal carts to the kitchen, paying attention to any leakage from carts onto the floor/carpet.
• Cleans up any spills as soon as possible and notifies Environmental Services for deep cleaning.
• Addendum (essential for specific dept) DIET CLERK: Keeps Computrition current and organized with changes, transfers and discharges.
• Utilizes Smart Sub at appropriate times.
• Prints tray tickets and places them in correct trayline order.
• Records daily meal count for trayline.
• Performs Checker position on trayline.
• Updates Diet Office Communication Log frequently.
• Accesses Soarian to obtain patient diet information of patient location.
• Keeps supply of necessary forms available.
• Prints Daily Patron Roster Report.
• Assures that Diet Office phone is covered before leaving the office.
• Properly operates the computer, fax machine, copy machine and phone/voice mail.
• Keeps patient information protected and confidential.
• Additional Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay Range

• Pay Range $20.78 -$31.17