Job Responsibilities:

• Provides alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies and sensitivities, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
• Interacts with Clinical Nutrition Services and evaluates patient meal selection, tray completion, tray delivery and tray retrieval process. Coordinates with Clinical Nutrition Service to identify patients with specific nutrition and food related issues.
• Assists with quality improvement, sanitation, infection control and all foodservice related activities.
• Works in conjunction with Culinary Team throughout menu and recipe development to include data entry and menu analysis.
• Operates in accordance with the approved budget.
• Delegates, manages, and organizes projects and establishes priorities consistent with foodservice's goals and St. Jude strategic plan.
• Ensures that the food offered to the client, customers, and employees of the operation is of superior quality.
• Maintains excellent relationships with employees, guests, and clients as well as other departments within the institution.
• Promotes the professional growth and development of the entire food service team.
• Plans, markets, and executes special events/promotions.
• Assist food services with the maintenance of the computrition software system.
• Administrates and maintains the systems required for food and nutrition management to include training users as required. Providing weekly and monthly reports on time as assigned.
• Collaborates with Food Service leadership to develop guidelines for menu item creation.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Master's degree in nutrition or related field required.
• Completion of an ACEND approved dietetic internship required.

Minimum Experience:

• Two (2) years of food service experience required.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law:

• (LC:LDN-TN) Licensure by the State of Tennessee Division of Health Related Boards as a Dietitian/Nutritionist required within six (6) months of hire.
• (LC: CDRAND-RD) Registered as a Dietitian/Nutritionist by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required within six (6) months of hire.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only:

• Food Service Manager Certification or equivalent ANSI approved certificate required within 30 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS ) required.

Special Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to calculate volume and nutrient content of parenteral and enteral fluids.
• Ability to interact with patients, families and coworkers in a cordial and friendly manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and coworkers verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal calmly and effectively with multiple priorities.
• Ability to record information in the medical record clearly, concisely and according to generally accepted standards.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and skill to operate a computer and word processing, e-mail, and spreadsheet applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Knowledge and skill to operate a Lange caliper.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; kneel, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.
• The employee must move about the work space to access work surface and shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment that are at, below or above the work surface.
• Nothing in this job description limits management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time as business needs dictate. This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

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