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National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives

Nutrition Partner

National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053

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Job Summary Performs a variety of tasks to ensure proper set up and delivery of meals and supplies for patient and non-patient food service. Receives food and supplies and stores them in appropriate storage areas. Processes information related to nutritional care of patients. Collects, maintains, and communicates data relative to patients’ dietary requirements and operational needs of the department.

Essential Responsibilities

Collects patient meal and snack choices according to diet order (MNT) in writing or via handheld electronic device, ensuring patients’ age‑specific, allergy, religious, cultural and food preference needs are accommodated.

Prints documents using CBORD software on PC, prepares tray tickets for tray‑line, and assembles patient meals (tray line) and snacks accurately according to diet order, tray ticket, or snack label.

Receives and stores product deliveries such as groceries, tube feedings, supplements, office supplies, equipment, and paper goods, organizing new products in proper location behind older products (First In, First Out) and inspecting deliveries for accuracy and proper condition of goods.

Stocks assigned areas with products such as condiments, paper goods, food, beverages, and chemicals according to defined par levels or procedures; may include floor nourishments, tray‑line supplies, printer paper supplies, and chemical dispensers.

Organizes and sanitizes assigned pantry and kitchen surfaces and equipment according to defined procedures; cleans equipment such as coffee brewers, microwaves, blenders, beverage dispensers, toasters, refrigerators, freezers, and work surfaces.

Records all assigned data such as food storage temperatures, dishwasher temperatures, pH levels, meal counts, and logs data in the proper area, ensuring temperatures or other data are within assigned ranges and following up with action when out of range.

Prepares orders for food, beverages, paper goods, tube feedings, and supplies, placing order according to facility procedure and maintaining statistical data, financial records, and correspondence as assigned.

Monitors pertinent patient information (admission, discharge, transfer, diet order changes), initiates follow‑up such as adding a tray ticket or changing a room on a meal, and reviews diet‑related status via CBORD software system to assure nutritional adequacy and avoid food‑drug interactions.

Utilizes facility technology to complete assigned tasks, logs on and off the personal computer, and uses programs such as email, intranet, CBORD, Health Connect, word processing, and spreadsheets; prints, sends, saves, deletes, and copies data, answers telephone calls, and enters food preferences and nutritional notes into CBORD.

Prepares commissary order for food and supplies on a daily basis, ensuring adequate quantity and type of inventory.

Problem‑solves for customers such as patient care team members and clinical dietitians, referring them to appropriate departments or providing follow‑up.

Assists in training new employees as necessary.

Performs other related duties as required.

Grade 110

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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