Part-Time Nutrition Operator - Patient Meals

Compass Healthcare; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Part time

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Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring a part-time Nutrition Operator at UConn Health in Farmington, CT. The role focuses on securing patient meal selections and meeting dietary needs via telephone or in person. No prior experience required.

Open availability preferred with days/hours varying. The position offers a supportive team, an emphasis on patient care, and opportunities to grow within a nationally recognized healthcare foodservice provider.

Qualifications

• Follows proper telephone etiquette when assisting patients.
• Offers menu alternatives within prescribed diet due to allergies, preferences.
• Resolves patient concerns promptly and notifies supervisor as needed.
• Maintains dietary restrictions in accordance with diet orders.
• Collaborates with nursing to ensure accurate patient meal prescriptions.
• Upholds HIPAA and patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Follows proper telephone etiquette and procedures with patients, visitors and healthcare professionals.
• Offers alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
• Responsive to patients needs at all times. Resolves patient concerns or complaints immediately and/or reports needed assistance to supervisor as appropriate.
• Complies with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
• Interacts with nursing to ensure patients diet prescriptions are accurate, and patients food needs are met.
• Adheres to facility confidentiality and patients rights policy as outlined in the facilitys HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
• Follows HACCP guidelines when assembling and distributing food supplies to ensure quality and safety of food supply.
• Completes all daily, weekly or monthly reports as outlined in the corporate policies and procedures on a timely basis meeting all prescribed deadlines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Telephone etiquette

Patient interaction

Dietary accommodations

Job description

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring a part-time Nutrition Operator at UConn Health in Farmington, CT. The role focuses on securing patient meal selections and meeting dietary needs via telephone or in person. No prior experience required.

Open availability preferred with days/hours varying. The position offers a supportive team, an emphasis on patient care, and opportunities to grow within a nationally recognized healthcare foodservice provider.