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University of Rochester · 5 months ago

Patient Menu Asst I

positionRochester, New York Metropolitan Area
timePart-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$18.50/hr - $24.98/hr

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering an inclusive community and is seeking a Patient Menu Assistant I. This role involves visiting patients to assist them in ordering meals according to their dietary needs while providing exemplary customer service and collaborating with healthcare staff.

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Responsibilities

Provides exemplary customer service by visiting assigned units to obtain daily meal selections from each patient
Enters compliant patient selections and preferences in CBORD (Computerized diet system)
Organizes tray tickets for efficient meal production and delivery
Interacts with multi-disciplinary staff members on the units to gather valuable input related to patient meals
Communicates food quality and acceptance issues to department management, reflecting trends, and advises staff on adjusting trays for changed diet orders
Screens patients to identify risk levels assesses patients at moderate nutritional risk and develops and implements medical nutrition therapy for them
May be assigned to infants, children, adolescents, adults, or geriatric populations
Calculates patients’ nutrient intakes as ordered by physicians
Educates patients, their families, and significant others on simple nutritional regimes
Arranges for individual follow-up as needed
Plans meals for difficult and/or malnourished patients to reach clinical nutrition goals
Documents all aspects of patients' nutritional care in medical records
Collaborates with the healthcare team to recommend the least restrictive but acceptable nutrition regime based on knowledge of the patient’s condition, communicating verbally or via the medical record
Participates in precepting undergraduate dietetic students and training and coaching unit support staff regarding their food service role
Participates in orienting and training peers
Other duties as assigned

Qualification

CBORDNutritional assessmentCustomer servicePatient educationTeam collaboration

Required

High School diploma required
Experience in a health care setting preferred

Preferred

Associate's degree in related field preferred
Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Company

University of Rochester

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The University of Rochester is a private research university located in Rochester, New York.
dateFounded in 1921
location
Rochester, New York, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.urmc.rochester.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$20.43M
Key Investors
National Science FoundationUnitedHealthcareSociety to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine
2023-09-25Grant· $18M
2023-07-26Grant· $0.07M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.05M

Leadership Team

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David Linehan
Chief Executive Officer
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