Patient Meal Specialist (Clinical Nutrition)

100 Baystate Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Baystate Health is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to guide patients in selecting meals that align with Medical Nutrition Therapy orders, using Hand Held Technology and coordinating with the Clinical Nutrition Team. The role emphasizes patient service and accurate meal preparation across departments.

Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, assisting with diet-appropriate choices, documenting intake, and communicating issues to nurses and dietitians to improve patient satisfaction and

Qualifications

• Able to speak, write and comprehend English.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Familiarly with using Windows based software.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients for appropriateness for food selections.
• Assist patients and family with meal selections when indicated, offering suggestions as to what types of foods would be appropriate on a specific diet type.
• Provides guidance and encourages patients and/or family to select foods that meet MNT orders. Recommends alternatives. Confirms MNT orders and allergies in CIS and CBord.
• Communicates consistent food choice and/or intake problems to clinical nutrition team and nursing.
• Delivers supplements to patients, assists nursing in verifying consumption, uses double identifiers for distribution of nourishments.
• Records supplement, fluid and meal intake.
• Reports patient meal problems to dieticians, follows up with dieticians when patient has not ordered for 2 meal periods.

Skills

English fluency

Basic math

Follow instructions

Verbal communication

Windows software

Tools

Windows

Job description

Baystate Health is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to guide patients in selecting meals that align with Medical Nutrition Therapy orders, using Hand Held Technology and coordinating with the Clinical Nutrition Team. The role emphasizes patient service and accurate meal preparation across departments.

Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, assisting with diet-appropriate choices, documenting intake, and communicating issues to nurses and dietitians to improve patient satisfaction and