Nutrition Technician Nu

Job Requirements

Principal Duties:

Functions as the primary point of contact for nutrition services on the patient unit. Utilizes problem-solving and communications skills as well as knowledge of diet therapies to perform duties in an accurate and timely manner.

Principal Duties:

• Distributing, assisting, collecting and correcting of patient menu selections.

• Deliver patient trays to floors per unit using Meal Delivery Carts.

• Assemble Meal Trays according to Patient Selections and Diet Guidelines.

• Passing of meal trays and nourishments using two Patient identifiers and collecting of meal trays from all patients, including isolation patients

• Fill patient requests and retrieve missing/needed items for delivery to patients in timely manner.

• Assist in passing water to patients.

• Record intake for patients on I &O’s and/or caloric counts.

• Maintain the unit kitchens.

• Clean kitchen and refrigerators

• Record refrigerator temperatures each day and adjust thermostats as necessary.

• Rotating and replenishing bulk nourishments.

• Maintain updated diet lists, and status on all patients.

• Who, why, when status of eating

• Admissions, transfers, discharges

• Know where trays and nourishments are

• Decrease number of extra trays

• Process upcoming requisitions

• Deliver TF to nursing unit as ordered.

• Record tray count on meal conversion sheets.

• Ensure safe food handling.

Work Experience

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: NA.
• Preferred:
• Other:

Education/Knowledge

• Attained Level: Entry level (High School Diploma and / or GED)
• Preferred: Completion of Sanitation and Food Handlers course
• Completed Course Work/Program:

Applicable Experience

• Experience (years): Required: 1 - 3 years Preferred: 3 - 5 years
• Experience (describe required & preferred): One year of food preparation experience preferably in a large scale institutional dietary setting.

Benefits

Compensation:

• Pay Range: $17.00-$22.47
• Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differential