Nutrition Care Associate (per diem) - Jefferson Abington

Nutrition Care Associate This position has a required shift of 11:30am-8pm, weekends and holidays. Reporting to the Lead Nutrition Care Associate, Food Service Supervisor or Food Service Manager, the Nutrition Care Associate coordinates and communicates all information related to patient meal service. His/her main responsibility is interacting and providing exceptional customer service to patients as it relates to order taking and delivering/collecting meals. Job Description Processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate and up to date nutritional needs are provided. Manually enters patient's menu selections for patients with multiple diet restrictions and assures selections fall within nutritional parameters for the restrictions. Communicates with supervisor, Lead Food Service Associate, Registered Dietitians, and Food Service Associates regarding patient preferences, requests for diet education, poor intake, allergies and special requests to ensure consistent, appropriate, safe and appealing meals. Is proficient in CBORD Food Service Suite nutrition software and processes nutrition orders and tray tickets with 100% accuracy to ensure accurate and up to date nutritional needs are provided. Cross-references and manually enters patient's diet allergies that do not interface with CBORD nutritional software from electronic medical record. Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required. AND Experience: Previous nutrition office experience preferred, but not required. Work Shift Rotating (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Abington Memorial Hospital Primary Location Address 1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. Jefferson