Clinical Diet Technician PRN

Intermountain Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Clinical Diet Tech to deliver nutrition care and support to patients. This role involves assessing nutrition needs, collaborating with the Registered Dietitian, and providing education to both patients and the community. Ideal candidates will have strong communication and analytical skills, complemented by experience in healthcare or relevant coursework.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, internet and e-mail applications.
• Demonstrated advanced math skills.
• Experience transcribing information quickly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Collects nutrition screening information and manages nutrition tasks.
• Documents patient information in the electronic health record.
• Provides patient education and interacts with various staff.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Math skills

Accuracy

Reasoning and logic

Interpersonal communication

Computer Literacy

Education

Completion of nutrition-related college level course work

Experience in a healthcare setting

Tools

Nutrient analysis software

Job description

**Job Description:**

The Clinical Diet Tech provides nutrition care and support to patients under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in the clinical setting. This position interacts with clinical staff, patients, and family members to collect, analyze, and document patient nutrition information. The Clinical Diet Tech partners with the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist to help create and implement appropriate nutrition care plans.

**Posting Details**

+ **Shift:** **The shifts will be ~5-8 hours, Sun-Sat, rotating into weekends and holidays. Shifts start at 6am**

+ **PRN**

**Essential Functions**

+ Collects nutrition screening information and manages nutrition tasks for techs and dietitians.

+ Completes nutrition data gathering and analysis.

+ Performs calorie counts.

+ Documents patient information in the electronic health record as established by protocol.

+ Interacts and problem solves with clinical and non-clinical staff.

+ Provides patient and the community with nutrition care and education, under the direction of RDN.

+ Performs various functions in the NICU under the direction of RDN.

+ Participates in department continuous quality improvement projects.

+ Provides exceptional customer service in all customer interactions.

+ Completes business functions as established by department.

**Skills**

+ Detail-oriented

+ Math skills

+ Accuracy

+ Reasoning and logic

+ Interpersonal communication

+ Computer Literacy

**Qualifications**

+ Experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

+ Demonstrated attention to detail, organizational and decision-making ability.

+ Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, internet and e-mail applications.

+ Demonstrated advanced math skills.

+ Experience transcribing information quickly and accurately.

+ Experience in a healthcare setting or completion of nutrition-related college level course work, preferred.

+ Experience with nutrient analysis software, preferred.

**Physical Requirements**

+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

+ Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.

**Physical Requirements:**

**Physical Requirements**

+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

+ Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.

**Location:**

Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital, Primary Childrens at Lehi

**Work City:**

Salt Lake City

**Work State:**

Utah

**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**

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The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.12 - $23.55

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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