Dietary Aide (Prentiss) - Mississippi Employer
Prentiss, MS
About the Job
Excellent communication skills to patients, healthcare team members, customers, and employees
- Most of the work day will be indoors
- Must be mobile to visit patients
- Must be able to read patient/resident medical records to document nutrition information
- Physical demand level is light with 20 pounds being demanded occasionally
- Must be able to make decisions and evaluations based on sensory criteria
- Must be able to work under stress when confronted with situations in which work speed can "make or break" aspects of the job. - One (1) year experience in hospital and/or extended care setting preferred - Maintains and updates the nutrition-related data within the Dietary Department. - Update the Nutrition Cardexes for acute and extended care with preferences and snacks on an ongoing basis
- Update Preference cards according to the Nutrition Cardex and use every meal
- Update Snack labels in the computer every morning according to the Nutrition Cardex and print labels to correspond with the specified snacks in the Nutrition Cardex
- Report special ordered meal items to the shift supervisor no later than 45 minutes before tray line begins. 2
Visit and provide assistance with menu selection to patients
- Provided Infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients meals appropriate for age group
- Collect all menus from the patients/residents who receive a "select" menu daily
Assist Patient/residents with menu selection as needed
- Copy special requests on menus to the corresponding production worksheets daily
- Visit extended care residents a minimum of once a week to collect food preferences. 3
Collect nutritional data for nutrition screening as directed by the Clinical Dietitian
- Complete the demographic and lab data section of the Nutrition Screening form in legible writing within 24 hours of admission on each patient assigned by the Clinical Dietician - Stamp every Nutrition Screening form with the patient identification card and punch holes in every form. 4
Assist the Clinical Dietitian with performance improvement activities as assigned
- Conduct monthly patient and resident satisfaction surveys for the Dietary Department
- Participate in tray line and food temperature monitoring as assigned. 5
Communicate patient needs to appropriate staff while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Discuss individual patient nutritional care needs with health team members in accordance with hospital protocol. 6
Maintain workplace professionalism. - Arrive at work on time
- Support company decisions and policies even though you may personally disagree with those decisions
- Think in terms of what is best for the company
- Establish and meet realistic timetables for accomplishing goals
- Continuously evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of ongoing programs for which you are responsible and identify opportunities to improve these programs
- Display a friendly and positive attitude toward the job and other persons; perform job duties willingly and without complaint; attempt to understand and respond to needs of supervisor and co-workers; avoid making hostile or unproductive comments
- Maintain proper attendance
Report to work on time; provide sufficient notice to - supervisory personnel prior to unavailability or lateness in accordance with company policy
- Dress professionally on at all times
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality regarding epartmental and company business; never releasing or discussing internal matters of a serious or sensitive nature outside the department or company
- Ensure that your supervisor is advised on a timely basis of potential problems
- Maintains customer/patient privacy in regards to Protected Health Information (PHI).