Patient Menu & Nutrition Assistant

University of Rochester; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Rochester’s Food & Nutrition Services seeks a Diet Clerk to support patient meal orders and dietary planning. You will work with the clinical nutrition team to ensure physician-directed diets are accurately executed for diverse patient populations.

Daily responsibilities include obtaining patient meal selections, entering data in CBORD, and coordinating tray production with unit staff. The role emphasizes exceptional service, collaboration, and adherence to nutritional care

Qualifications

• High School diploma required
• Associate’s degree in related field preferred
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in a health care setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Visits patients daily to ensure they have the opportunity to order meals based on their physician-ordered diet.
• Works in conjunction with other team members to perform various tasks within the department.
• Provides exemplary customer service by visiting assigned units to obtain daily meal selections from each patient.
• Enters compliant patient selections and preferences in CBORD (Computerized diet system). Organizes tray tickets for efficient meal production and delivery.
• Interacts with multi-disciplinary staff members on the units to gather valuable input related to patient meals. Communicates food quality and acceptance issues to department management, reflecting trends, and advises staff on adjusting trays for changed diet orders.
• Screens patients to identify risk levels assesses patients at moderate nutritional risk and develops and implements medical nutrition therapy for them. May be assigned to infants, children, adolescents, adults, or geriatric populations. Calculates patients’ nutrient intakes as ordered by physicians. Educates patients, their families, and significant others on simple nutritional regimes. Arranges for individual follow-up as needed. Plans meals for difficult and/or malnourished patients to reach clinical nutrition goals. Documents all aspects of patients’ nutritional care in medical records.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to recommend the least restrictive but acceptable nutrition regime based on knowledge of the patient’s condition, communicating verbally or via the medical record. Participates in precepting undergraduate dietetic students and training and coaching unit support staff regarding their food service role. Participates in orienting and training peers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

The University of Rochester’s Food & Nutrition Services seeks a Diet Clerk to support patient meal orders and dietary planning. You will work with the clinical nutrition team to ensure physician-directed diets are accurately executed for diverse patient populations.

Daily responsibilities include obtaining patient meal selections, entering data in CBORD, and coordinating tray production with unit staff. The role emphasizes exceptional service, collaboration, and adherence to nutritional care