Job Summary:

• Communicates pertinent clinical information to the Clinical Dietitian and appropriate members of the patient care team.
• Check patient tray tickets against STAR diet review to ensure tray ticket is accurate and consistent with diet order and patient preferences
• Documents patient data accurately and completely. 
• Enters and updates appropriate tray ticket notes and census notes for patient satisfaction and diet compliance.
• Counts and records daily patient census and meal census including numbers of late trays and productivity sheets.
• Visits all patients (BME and Levels of care) and addresses patient/family diet concerns in a timely and efficient manner.
• Checks patient trays for accuracy during meal service.
• Inventories and controls usage of supplies including menus, computer paper and labels.
• Maintains professional behavior while interacting with fellow staff members, supervisors, patients, families and all Zale Lipshy guests. 

Skills on Resume:  

• Effective Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
• Documentation Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Organizational Skills (Hard Skills)
• Interpersonal Skills (Soft Skills)
• Quality Control Awareness (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Professionalism (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, guidelines, and performance improvement programs. 
• Manages patient satisfaction surveys.
• Ensures that all patients are fed in a timely manner. 
• Ensures that the trayline begins promptly and runs efficiently. 
• Creates and/or distributes meal tallies accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensures patients receive appropriate meals.
• Provides menus to all patients with current diet orders in a timely manner and picks up menus at assigned times. 
• Obtains patient menu selections for all meals.
• Verifies accuracy of all patient trays and processes late trays effectively.

Skills on Resume: 

• Knowledge of Dietary Guidelines (Hard Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Customer Service Orientation (Soft Skills)
• Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)
• Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)
• Compliance Awareness (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Review patient menus and patient diet patterns
• Ensure they follow the established standards and database information.
• Check the special diet menus including diabetic, cardiac and renal.
• Make substitutions on special diet menus following specific guidelines for substitutions prepared by the Dietitians
• Adhere to all patient-identified allergies and food items restricted based on the Nutrition Care Orders in the database (CBORD)
• Guide individuals and families in food selection, preparation and menu planning based on nutritional needs.
• Assist in referrals to the clinical team for continuity of patient/resident care
• Ensure all menus required for each meal period 
• Complete and ensure accurate production sheets and nourishment lists are generated from these menus

Skills on Resume: 

• Ensure Standards Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Check Special Diet Menus (Hard Skills)
• Make Substitutions (Hard Skills)
• Manage Patient Allergies (Hard Skills)
• Guide Food Selection (Soft Skills)
• Assist in Clinical Referrals (Soft Skills)
• Ensure Accurate Production Sheets (Hard Skills)