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Nutritional Care Assist Lead-Cherry Hill

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Supervisor of Food Service, Food Service Manager, or Food Service Director the Lead Nutrition Care Associate is responsible for processing patient information including diet orders, diet changes, special dietary requests,. He/she acts as a lead worker directing the activities of Nutrition Care Associates ensuring timely and correct delivery of patient trays.Manager - 3-5 sentence statement generally describing the position (not bullet points). Please summarize job duties, scope at a high level.
Essential Functions
Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
Performs clerical functions including answering the phone, typing, filing, word processing, and copying for support service departments as required. (40%)
Visits patients to monitor patient satisfaction, explain menu selection, and discusses food preferences. (20%)
Maintains Nutrition Office records including patient census and meal counts. Checks patient tray at the service line for accuracy, cleanliness, appearance, and compliance to patient's menu choices or tray cards. (10%)
Communicates with supervisor/team leader, Registered Dietitians, Nutrition Care Associates, 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. (10%)
Answers phones for messages and dispatches personnel and other service requests via the computer. (5%)
Corrects patient menus to meet the requirements of the prescribed diet and makes modifications as necessary. (5%)
Handles food according to proper sanitary and safety guidelines. Follows food service handling methods according to policies and procedures. (5%)
Generates production sheets, tallies additional menu requests ('write ins') and sends to kitchen. Maintains late add tally list of hot/cold foods and nourishments and sends to kitchen. (5%)
Ensures & records, proper food and equipment temperatures
Completes test trays, tray accuracy audits and supports process improvement initiatives
Complies with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines.

Qualifications

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
AND
Experience:
1+ year in food service.

Conditions of Employment

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.