Nutrition Assistant

Process diet orders and receive orders via communication with patients or health care professionals. Verify that orders comply with diet prescription. Identify needs such as therapeutic, cultural preferences, and food allergies and note those needs with special tray ticket indicator. Conduct patient care rounds to obtain patient meal preferences. Patient assistance is given for menu preparation. Calculate and complete production sheets for Hot and Cold food items and special items. Maintain records for manager.

High School diploma or equivalent required. Work requires a high school level of educational development and no previous related experience plus three to six months of on the job training and orientation. Work requires the analytical ability to resolve problems that require the use of basic scientific knowledge, mathematical, or technical principles. Work requires understanding of automated diet office system data entry and internal adjustment. Work requires analysis of information (data) from Hospital ADT system (SMS- Invision). Work requires computer skills.

St. Joseph's Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization's outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation's "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".