Lifespan Hiring for Sr Clinical Nutrition Asst at East Providence, RI  Full Time

Summary:
Under the general supervision of the Bradley Hospital Clinical Nutrition Manager performs duties such as but not limited to maintaining and updating data on the Nutrition Computerized system including patients* food selection printing and reviewing tray tickets and reports updating special diet lists and communicating special diet orders and nutrition plans with dietitians nursing and food service staff. Updates and maintains CBORD and provides technical support related to the CBORD system functionalities. Communicates and coordinates menu changes among multiple groups to ensure patients* safety. Train and provide assistance to diet technicians and clerks. Functions as coordinator during CBORD and EPIC downtime and emergency situations as needed.

Responsibilities:
Carries out functions in compassionate and sensitive manner in regards to needs of pediatric patients admitted for psychiatric diagnoses and/or autism and developmental disabilities.

Works independently while maintaining a high level of supportive communication with management Clinical Nutrition team nursing multidisciplinary team members and kitchen team.

Updates and maintains basic CBORD functionalities based on directions provided by the Director of Food and Nutrition ARAMARK CBORD specialists and the Lifespan Information Technology team.

Provides support to the FNS team to solve basic technical problems related to the CBORD system functionalities. Communicates and coordinates communication of technical problems with various resources to enhance the system functionality.

Monitors food item receiving as needed to ensure adherence to CBORD data.

Communicates menu changes among the CBORD team clinical nutrition and the food production team to ensure patients* safety and following Bradley Clinical and Food and Nutrition policies. Monitors the receiving of food product to ensure adherence to CBORD data.

Train and provide assistance to diet technicians and clerks to enter information into the CBORD system and transmit information to units as needed.

Updates the CBORD computerized system and the special diet list on a daily basis to correspond with current diet orders and nutrition plans.

Communicate effectively timely and courteously with patients nursing and the production team when obtaining meal choices to enter into the CBORD computerized system.

Reviews medical records of Bradley patients to get the information about admission dates discharges allergy information and diet order to ensure that data is transferred to CBORD.

Visits patients family members and as appropriate patient care partners as part of the quality assurance process and to guide with choices as needed.

Assists with nutrition related in-services to departmental and hospital staff. Guide and educates interns and other staff as assigned.

Accurately enters and updates all meal selections/orders/preferences/special requests for food in CBORD system and accurately maintains the most current information regarding patient diet orders by properly using CBORD and Lifecharts.

Prints various labels reports and tickets as required for this position.

Functions as coordinator during CBORD and EPIC downtime and emergency situations as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Other information:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

College student or college degree in nutrition or high School graduate with strong background in computers and/or food service.

Basic knowledge of food and nutrition

Strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.

Oral and written communication skills necessary to deal effectively with patients families and hospital personnel.

Demonstrate knowledge skills and compassion necessary to provide care to pediatric patients with the consideration of psychiatric diagnoses developmental disabilities and cultural patterns.

Strong basic computer skills with ability to utilize CBORD and Lifechart and other software and database Microsoft Word Excel Publish and Outlook.

Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

EXPERIENCE:

One year experience in food service is preferred. Experience with pediatric and/or psychiatric patients is highly desirable.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Minimal exposure to communicable diseases when in contact with patients. Must be constantly aware that some patients may exhibit physical behaviors.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

Provides functional guidance to staff as required.

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Bradley Hospital USA:RI:East Providence

Work Type: Part Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual identity or orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.