Nutrition Technician at University of Maryland Medical System in Largo, Maryland

Job Description

Job Requirements

Shift – Day, Full-Time

Work Schedule – Mon-Fri 11:00AM-7:30PM with rotating weekends / holidays

Principal Duties:

Functions as the primary point of contact for nutrition services on the patient unit. Utilizes problem-solving and communications skills as well as knowledge of diet therapies to perform duties in an accurate and timely manner.

• • Distributing, assisting, collecting and correcting of patient menu selections.

• • Deliver patient trays to floors per unit using Meal Delivery Carts.

• • Assemble Meal Trays according to Patient Selections and Diet Guidelines.

• • Passing of meal trays and nourishments using two Patient identifiers and collecting of meal trays from all patients, including isolation patients

• • Fill patient requests and retrieve missing/needed items for delivery to patients in timely manner.

• • Assist in passing water to patients.

• • Record intake for patients on I &O’s and/or caloric counts.

• • Maintain the unit kitchens.

• • Clean kitchen and refrigerators

• • Record refrigerator temperatures each day and adjust thermostats as necessary.

• • Rotating and replenishing bulk nourishments.

• • Maintain updated diet lists, and status on all patients.

• • Who, why, when status of eating

• • Admissions, transfers, discharges

• • Know where trays and nourishments are

• • Decrease number of extra trays

• • Process upcoming requisitions

• • Deliver TF to nursing unit as ordered.

• • Record tray count on meal conversion sheets.

• • Ensure safe food handling.

Work Experience

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• • Required: NA.

• • Preferred:

• • Other:

Education/Knowledge

• • Attained Level: Entry level

• • Preferred: Completion of Sanitation and Food Handlers course

• • Completed Course Work/Program:

Applicable Experience

• • Experience (years): Required: 1 – 3 years Preferred: 3 – 5 years

• • Experience (describe required & preferred): One year of food preparation experience preferably in a large scale institutional dietary setting.

Benefits

Compensation:

• • Pay Range: $17.50-$28.48

• • Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differential