Clinical Diet Tech: Personal Nutrition & Care Plans

PACS Group; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

PACS Group's Norwood Towers is seeking a dedicated Diet Tech to support clinical nutrition services and deliver personalized dietary care this fall.

You will perform comprehensive nutritional assessments, develop and monitor care plans, coordinate with Nursing, Physicians and Therapy, and ensure compliance with regulations while educating residents and families about therapeutic diets.

Integrity, compassion, and teamwork are essential to improve dining satisfaction and resident outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of clinical nutrition experience in long-term care, post-acute rehab, or hospital setting preferred.
• Two-year ACEND-accredited associate degree in Dietetics.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessments: Perform comprehensive nutritional assessments and risk screenings for residents upon admission and routinely throughout their stay.
• Personalized Care Plans: Develop, monitor, and adjust individualized nutrition interventions, therapeutic diets, tube feedings, and wound-healing meal plans.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with Nursing, Speech Therapy, Physicians, and Culinary Services to ensure holistic resident care and attendance at care plan meetings.
• Quality & Compliance: Maintain full compliance with state/federal healthcare regulations and sanitation guidelines, participating in facility quality assurance (QAPI) initiatives.
• Resident Connection: Educate residents and families on therapeutic diets and gather preferences to enhance dining satisfaction.

Skills

Clinical nutrition experience

Education

ACEND-accredited Associate Degree in Dietetics

Job description

PACS Group's Norwood Towers is seeking a dedicated Diet Tech to support clinical nutrition services and deliver personalized dietary care this fall.

You will perform comprehensive nutritional assessments, develop and monitor care plans, coordinate with Nursing, Physicians and Therapy, and ensure compliance with regulations while educating residents and families about therapeutic diets.

Integrity, compassion, and teamwork are essential to improve dining satisfaction and resident outcomes.