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Primary City/State:

Tucson, Arizona

Department Name:

Banner Staffing Services-AZ

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Banner Staffing Services (BSS) offers Registry/Per Diem opportunities within Banner Health. Registry/Per Diem positions are utilized as needed within our facilities. These positions are great way to start your career or supplement it with Banner Health. As a BSS team member, you are eligible to apply (at any time) as an internal applicant to any core (FTE) opportunities within Banner Health.

As a **Nutrition Technician** supporting our Level III NICU, you will be providing patients with meal service and will work very closely with our dietary staff. Our unit is a 36 bed space, offering a very quiet atmosphere attuned to the developmental aspects of caring for our premature infants. Must be detail oriented to review orders, follow recipes, calculate and mix formulas and additives, keep inventory straight and at correct temperatures, and room clean. Will occasionally cover for Peds and Adult ICU as needed.

The hours and schedule will vary and generally run between 6a-6p (shifts as early as 6a-4pm or as late as 9am -6pm depending on the need and must be available to work weekdays and weekends. You will also have the opportunity to utilize our self-scheduling tool for available shifts and weekend coverage. Enjoy an additional $1/hour weekend shift differential for all weekend hours when applicable.

This is a PRN or As Needed position so there is no guarantee of how many hours per month you will work and will depend on coverage needed and availability to work.

As a valued and respected Banner Health Per Diem team member, you will enjoy:

+ Paid orientation

+ Flexible Schedules

+ Weekly pay

+ 403(b) Pre-tax retirement

+ AZ Sick Time

+ Employee Assistance Program

+ Employee wellness program

+ Discount Entertainment tickets

+ Restaurant/Shopping/Auto discounts

**Registry/Per Diem positions do not have guaranteed hours and no medical benefits package is offered, however you will receive an extra 10% differential for being per diem, and you will be eligible to apply to core positions at any time.** Completion of post-offer Occupational Health physical assessment, drug screen and background check (includes; employment, criminal and education) is required.

For Banner Staffing Services (BSS) team members, the food handlers' card is required within 30 days of hire.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing patients with menu and tray/patient meal service, for receiving and forwarding patient requests and communication to dietary staff when appropriate. Works to provide patient satisfaction with dietary and food services. This position is responsible for the diet office processes and may provide lead responsibility for diet office in absence of supervisor including making assignments for position coverage.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Visits patients to obtain or discuss menu selections based upon diet ordered. Using judgment, checks that patient selections are appropriate to the defined selections for the diet prescribed, and makes modified diet decisions whether in the diet office or on the patient unit as required. Enters or records all daily patient meal selections and preferences for one or more patient units. Provides patients with standard information for prescribed diet. Requests Dietary staff assistance when needed.

2. Provides diet office processing including editing patient menus, tallying daily menu item counts from patient menus and preparing production sheets.

3. May lead in patient tray assembly/patient meal service process, assure food presentation meets quality standards, and check patient trays for menu compliance. Position is responsible for the diet office processes.

4. May delivers and serves meals while making independent judgments about special requests, snacks and nourishments as assigned to patient rooms or nursing units.

5. Under minimal supervision, this position interacts with patients and families, other food service staff, nursing staff, and dietary staff. Requires the ability to follow a work routine with minimal supervision, to work quickly and correctly while providing good customer service and maintaining dietary, food quality and sanitation standards. Ensures that the diet office processes are completed and may provide lead responsibility in absence of supervisor, typically during evening and/or weekend shifts.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Requires reading, writing and mathematical skills.

Requires an understanding of nutrition services, common modified diets, and portion measures. Skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services typically gained through 3 years of related experience and/or education.

Ability to effectively lead assignments and reschedule staff assignments in the absence of supervisor as required. Requires the ability to work effectively with business computer software system and point of sale systems. Requires the ability to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required. Must have demonstrated effective customer service skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services preferred. Bilingual skills preferred in some assignments.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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