Nutrition Assistant
| Company | Cleveland Clinic |
|---|---|
| Location | Akron, OH, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to understand dietary terms and information.
Responsibilities
- Deliver and pick up menus from patients and units.
- Explain the meal selection process to new patients and assist patients with menu selections.
- Obtain patient preferences, dislikes and other information to ensure quality food delivery to patients.
- Verify meal selections, enter the appropriate information into a handheld system, review entries and follow-up with patients if menu selections appear incomplete or insufficient.
- Update patient lists to verify meal selections or diet order changes.
- Check trays for accuracy prior to meals being delivered to patients.
- Run tray tickets for meal service, compare diet lists with tray tickets to ensure all patients receive their designated tray, adjust tray tickets, note changes, and verify with a Registered Dietitian if necessary.
- Provide excellent service to others by monitoring computer messages, following through on all requests, notifying the appropriate caregivers, answering the phone, following up on messages and taking action to remedy complaints.
- Perform various clerical duties, run lists and worksheets and distribute to staff, and assist with inventory and storage of menus and other items.
Preferred Qualifications
- Six months of dietary experience.