Position Summary

As an integral part of the clinical nutrition and culinary team, the Nutrition Assistant role is to be the liaison between the patient and the kitchen, to assist the patients in their menu selections and process them to ensure that the patients receive their appropriate diet and requested items. To provide household kitchens with all needed supplies.

Position Responsibilities

• Customize Patient household snack requirements.
• Assist RSU patients with menu selections and enter into the computer.
• Assist RSU and Pantry as needed.
• Provide guidance to RSU Pantry and tray checks.
• Conduct meal rounds and test trays monthly.
• Conduct Environment of Care Rounds weekly.
• Attend Monthly Food Committee Meeting.
• Train Patient Care Associates with culinary requirements.
• Monitor and communicate patient dietary requirements.
• Ensure all staff and operations are following established guide lines in the areas of personal hygiene, safety, uniforms, sanitation, equipment upkeep, customer service and food presentation as required by the Department of Public Health.
• Ensure through pre-meal meetings that all staff is well versed on the daily menu, and portion size.
• Provide menus, modified menu, and provide copies to patients as requested.
• Collect and distribute fridge/freezer temperature logs and juice logs, and meal temperature logs.
• Prepare and print stickers for puree diets, kosher, and special diets.
• Deliver special diets and deli items.
• Respond to households, patients and Dietitians requests throughout the day.
• Stock households with special tube feeding supplements as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of households.
• Manage household inventory and requisition process with purchasing team to assure efficient cost containment.
• Manage inventory cost by tracking daily requisition costs in prepared excel sheets and through the Food Service Computer Program.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or some College Nutrition courses preferred.
• Food Service experience in a hospital setting, contract foodservice, fine dining setting, or restaurant with inventory and purchasing knowledge and control is preferred.
• Prior experience as a nutrition assistant or knowledge of therapeutic diets preferred.
• Knowledge of kosher food and the workings of a kosher kitchen is a plus.
• ServSafe® Certification obtained within six months of hire.
• Proficiency in the use of general and discipline-specific computer software and systems including MS Office.
• Effective verbal, electronic, and written communication skills using the English language required.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift, pull, and pushing 25 pounds.
• Read computer screen for extended period of time.
• Standing for extended periods of time.
• May be exposed to heat, cold, moisture, odors

Hebrew SeniorLife requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. All new hires must be fully vaccinated, which includes any recommended COVID-19 boosters, before their start date. Any exemption requests for medical or religious reasons will be considered on a case by case basis and must be processed prior to any start date.

Hebrew SeniorLife is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and competence and not influenced or affected by race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military status, veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law.

CelPsVpQ0s