Nutrition Technician

Shift

• Day, Full-TimeWork Schedule
• Mon-Fri 11:00AM-7:30PM with rotating weekends / holidays

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.

• 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 and 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 w 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

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 and preferred): One year of food preparation experience preferably in a large scale institutional dietary setting.

Benefits

Compensation:

Pay Range:

$17.50

• 28.48
  
• Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differential