Nutrition Services Associate

Fairview Health Services; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Early access to earned wages

Job summary

Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN seeks a Nutrition Services Associate to coordinate diet orders, assist patients with meals and navigate nutrition software. This casual, part-time role interfaces with diet office, kitchen managers, and clinicians to boost communication and patient satisfaction.

The NSA supports enteral and oral nutrition orders, answers diet-related questions, adjusts menus per therapeutic guidelines, and helps ensure accurate nutrition services through data gathering

Qualifications

• 1 year of customer service experience.
• Enrolled in or completed health-related 2-year or 4-year degree program.
• 1 year of health-related patient services experience.
• Registered Dietetic Technician

Responsibilities

• Accurately fulfills enteral nutrition and oral nutrition supplement orders and delivers to units.
• Assists patients requiring additional support to order food and beverage items in alignment with the diet order.
• Adjusts menu requests to align with therapeutic diet guidelines and food allergies using the nutrition software.
• Supports patient and family members by gathering food preferences, answering questions about therapeutic diets, addressing service concerns and/or triaging to appropriate team members or managers as needed.
• Gathers data about calories and macronutrients consumed by patient if requested by clinical team.
• Demonstrates proficiency in knowledge of menu items, nutrition formulas and supplements, therapeutic diets, and use of the nutrition software.
• Communicates clinical concerns to the dietitians or other clinical team members.
• Unloads pallets of nutrition formulas and stocks nutrition formulary room supplies as needed.
• Identifies areas for process improvement to improve efficiency and accuracy of nutrition services and participates in process improvement as requested

Skills

Customer service

Education

Health-related degree program

Registered Dietetic Technician

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Nutrition Services Associate to join our team at our Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. The Nutrition Services Associate (NSA) serves as a liaison between the diet office, kitchen managers, and clinicians to enhance communication and improve patient satisfaction. The NSA supports patient's nutrition needs through fulfilling enteral nutrition and oral nutrition supplement orders, assisting patients with menu needs, answering questions about therapeutic diets, navigating the nutrition software, and other diet office duties.

Position Details

• 0.01 FTE (Casual)
• day shift
• as needed weekends

Responsibilities

• Accurately fulfills enteral nutrition and oral nutrition supplement orders and delivers to units
• Assists patients requiring additional support to order food and beverage items in alignment with the diet order
• Adjusts menu requests to align with therapeutic diet guidelines and food allergies using the nutrition software
• Supports patient and family members by gathering food preferences, answering questions about therapeutic diets, addressing service concerns and/or triaging to appropriate team members or managers as needed
• Gathers data about calories and macronutrients consumed by patient if requested by clinical team
• Demonstrates proficiency in knowledge of menu items, nutrition formulas and supplements, therapeutic diets, and use of the nutrition software
• Communicates clinical concerns to the dietitians or other clinical team members
• Unloads pallets of nutrition formulas and stocks nutrition formulary room supplies as needed
• Identifies areas for process improvement to improve efficiency and accuracy of nutrition services and participates in process improvement as requested

Required Qualifications

• 1 year of customer service experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Enrolled in or completed health-related 2-year or 4-year degree program
• 1 year of health-related patient services experience
• Registered Dietetic Technician

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status