Dietetic Assistant - Per Diem - Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System is seeking a Per Diem Dietetic Assistant for the Food Service Department at Newton Medical Center to work varied hours, including every other weekend. 

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

• Collects and assembles appropriate menus for assigned floors based on diet order. Menu is consistent with orders in Care Manager system. (b) Completes menu selections with patients. (c) Communicates with the nurses on the assigned units for patient requests/late trays//supplies.
• Documents delivery of late trays/new orders to monitor food costs. (e). Communicates questions with Registered Dietitians.
• Maintains friendly and efficient attitude towards customers, co-workers and clients. Maintains standards of the department and those set by the Hospital, the Department of Health and JCAHO. Orients patients to Policies and Procedures. Assesses patients acceptance and tolerance of food during meals and overall satisfaction with the service. Communicates necessary information to Dietitians and Clinical Nutrition Coordinator including any patients deemed to be at nutritional risk for difficulty with oral intake or diet consistency. Accurately compiles a list of special food orders and communicates effectively with food production employees.
• Delivers trays to patients in a timely fashion. Identifies patient using patient identifiers. Verifies NPO lists with units. Assists with tray set-up as requested.
• Prepares cold food items per specifications to recipies, are appealing and properly labeled. Delivers food stock/supplies to assigned units and stocks supplies to par levels. Records supplies delievered daily to monitor food costs.
• Attends all in-services and training programs as directed and applies the knowledge to improve work performance. Assists in mentoring and training new employees as leadership skill development process Adheres to all established systems and training programs to provide a safe environment for self, coworkers, visitors and other staff in the institution. Reports unsafe conditions such as damaged equipment, unsafe and unsanitary conditions to supervisors and management. Complies with all OSHA regulations and other local, state and federal regulations. Maintains compliance with all requirements of Federal, State and local regulations and guidelines including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.
• Consistently cleans during shift, following cleaning schedule and clean as you go. Has been trained in the proper use of all cleaning chemicals and location and usage of MSDS sheets.

Since 1932, Newton Medical Center has been providing care to the people of Sussex and warren counties in New Jersey, Pike County in Pennsylvania and southern Orange County in New York. We are home to the Center for Breast Health, the only one of its kind in Sussex County, addressing all of a woman’s breast health needs with state-of-the-art technology, resources, education, support and follow-up care. Newton Medical Center recently achieved the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence designation and is one of a select few health care facilities in New Jersey accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in all three echocardiography procedures: adult transthoracic, adult transesophogeal and adult stress.Atlantic Health System offers outpatient nutrition services designed to help patients achieve a healthy, satisfying, and sustainable way of eating that fits individual lifestyles and food preferences. Our teams of registered dietitians are experts in medical nutrition therapy, diabetes education, preventative medicine, behavioral change strategies, adult and child weight management, integrative medicine and mindfulness training, and the latest nutrition research. With the aid of these tactics, they provide one-on-one nutrition counseling for patients looking to manage an existing condition or those who want to be proactive about their health.