What are the responsibilities and job description for the NUTRITION CARE AIDE position at UNM Hospital?
Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials
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Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.
Department: Food and Nutrition - UH
FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Rotating
Position Summary:
Perform a variety of clerical duties in support of nutritional care and patient food service area. Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. No patient care assignment.
Detailed Responsibilities:
Education:
Essential:
Essential:
1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience
Nonessential:
No preferred experience
Credentials:
Essential:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.
Essential:
Working conditions:
Compensation Disclaimer
Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.
Department: Food and Nutrition - UH
FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Rotating
Position Summary:
Perform a variety of clerical duties in support of nutritional care and patient food service area. Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. No patient care assignment.
Detailed Responsibilities:
- MENUS - Correct menus according to diet plan, tally menus and prepare food production guide
- COMPLIANCE - Adhere and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards, JCAHO and other regulatory agency requirements
- RECORDS - Maintain and prepare various patient records to include labels, cardexes and menus; record diet changes and update changes accordingly
- PATIENT TRAYS - Prepare and distribute menus; deliver patient formulas and trays according to schedule
- INVENTORY - Stock a variety of materials and supplies to ensure adequate inventory; order supplies as needed
- COMPUTER AND PHONES - Operate computer to retrieve information; answer phone calls related to patient nutrition care taking appropriate action
- INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS - Establish and maintain effective interpersonal business relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and all Hospitals personnel
- TRAYS - Check patient trays for accuracy
- RELATED WORK - Perform related duties and responsibilities as required
Education:
Essential:
- Not Required
Essential:
1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience
Nonessential:
No preferred experience
Credentials:
Essential:
- Not Applicable/Not Required
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.
Essential:
Working conditions:
- Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
- Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required