NUTRITION TECH

NUTRITION TECH

ABOUT THE LEGACY LIVING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center, part of Campbell County Health’s comprehensive system of care facilities, is a long-term care facility offering both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation services in Gillette, Wyoming. Built with our residents and their families in mind, we are committed to providing dignified care and purposeful living every day.

JOB SUMMARY

The Nutrition Tech reports to the Clinical Nutrition Supervisor. Provides functional direction and coordination of Diet Office activities to ensure quality, timeliness and excellence of service. Assures patient diet orders are correctly implemented according to procedure. Takes initiative to increase patient satisfaction by problem-solving and / or referring to problems as needed. Interacts favorably with all others to provide prompt, accurate, and courteous service. Maintains required reports, records, files, and supplies. Ensures patient menus are printed, distributed, completed, and checked.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

• Provides functional direction and coordination of Diet Office activities to ensure quality, timeliness, and excellence of service.
• Performs diet changes and meal menu checks according to procedure. Manages tray and card identification systems on patient and meals. Maintains Cardex.
• Completes meal tallies for patients and childcare.
• Maintains clear, timely, and accurate communication with NS Leadership, Staff, and Nursing to provide optimal food service.
• Visits patients as assigned to distribute menus, helps patients make appropriate menu selections, assists in checking patient satisfaction with food service, and refers or solves problems as needed.
• Collects completed menus from patient, checks menus and / or refers menus to Registered Dietitian to check according to procedure, and organizes menus appropriately. Assists with nourishment and late tray assembly and delivery.
• Performs clerical duties pertaining to Diet Office. Completes daily charges and verifies daily Meditech Charge Report.
• Is a member of the department QI team and works on special projects as assigned. Participates in Strategic Planning.
• Completes nutrition risk screens on admits and follow ups and charts in the electronic medical record.
• Adheres to CCMH and departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains Diet Office records, files, reports, and supplies according to CCMH Policy and Procedures.
• Obtains continuing education to maintain CDM / Nutrition Certification.
• Complies with the hospital’s Corporate Compliance Program including, but not limited to, the Code of Conduct, laws and regulations, and hospital policies and procedures.
• Must be free from governmental sanctions involving health care and / or financial practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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