Patient Nutrition Assistant

Job description

Work Shift Evening Shift Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20 Summary: This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by serving fresh, flavorful, nutritious food in a caring manner to patients, families, and staff. The Patient Nutrition Assistant is responsible for patient menu processes – which includes delivering meals and collecting trays, assisting patients with menu selections and correcting menus per diet ordered by physician and food preferences. Demonstrates excellent customer service relationships with external and internal customers. Job Description: Job Duties: - Provides exceptional customer care through room service. - assisting with meal selection via phone or bedside while following prescribed diet. - delivery and set up of meal trays that are accurate, correct temperature, aesthetically pleasing, and accessible to the patient (including opening items). - collection of meal trays with accurate calculation and documentation of percentage of meal consumed, fluid intake, grams of carbohydrates consumed, and calorie counts. - Maintains effective communication. - with kitchen staff for menu selections, special needs, special requests, food quality, tray accurac...