Diet Technician

Wells-Nursing-Home,-Inc; City of Johnstown (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Compensation

Great Benefits Package

Professional Growth & Stability

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Wells-Nursing-Home, Inc. in New York seeks a qualified dietetics professional with clinical experience to coordinate dietary services, plan menus, and conduct nutritional assessments for residents.

The role involves collaboration across departments, staff meetings, and ongoing care planning to support resident nutrition and wellbeing. The candidate should have an associate or bachelor’s degree in dietetics or related field, be a Certified Diet Technician (DTR) or equivalent, and possess relevant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in dietetics or nutrition.
• Certified Dietetic Technician (DTR) or equivalent.
• Experience in clinical dietetics, patient counseling, and food service management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Dietary Service with other departments as necessary.
• Meet with Dietary Staff as needed to assist with identifying and correcting problem areas and/ or improvement of service.
• Assist in planning, developing, organizing and implementing department goals and objectives.
• Submits reports as required.
• Conducts in-services as requested.
• Attend meetings as directed.
• Represent department at Interdisciplinary Team Conferences.
• Complete clinical activities including quarterly reviews, nutritional assessments, calorie counts and meal rounds.
• Monitor resident acceptance of nourishments.
• Updates monthly weights and reports significant weight changes to Dietician and Nursing Department.
• Completes Geri menu changes.
• Works with Food Service director to plan menus for residents according to nutritional requirements, special diets, and food preferences.
• Visits new admissions and completes dietary assessment.
• Completes Nutritional Care Plan and relevant sections of Material Data Set.
• Analyzes, evaluates and recommends solutions with interdepartmental problems when necessary.

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in dietetics, nutrition, or a related field

Certified Dietetic Technician (DTR) or equivalent

Experience in clinical dietetics, patient counseling, and food service management

Must be a Certified Diet Technician

Job description

We offer the Following:

• Premium Compensation
• Great Benefits Package
• Professional Growth & Stability

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Education & Experience:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in dietetics, nutrition, or a related field
• Certified Dietetic Technician (DTR) or equivalent
• Experience in clinical dietetics, patient counseling, and food service management
• Must be a Certified Diet Technician

Experience: 1 year

License, Registration and/or Certification Requirement: Yes

Duties and Responsibilities:

May include all or part of the following but not limited to:

• Coordinate Dietary Service with other departments as necessary.
• Meet with Dietary Staff as needed to assist with identifying and correcting problem areas and/ or improvement of service.
• Assist in planning, developing, organizing and implementing department goals and objectives.
• Submits reports as required.
• Conducts in-services as requested.
• Attend meetings as directed.
• Represent department at Interdisciplinary Team Conferences.
• Complete clinical activities which include quarterly reviews, nutritional assessments, calorie counts and calculating significant weight change and meal rounds.
• Monitor resident acceptance of nourishments
• Updates monthly weights and reports significant weight changes to Dietician and Nursing Department.
• Completes Geri menu changes.
• Works with Food Service director to plan menus for residents according to nutritional requirements, special diets, and food preferences.
• Visits new admissions and completes dietary assessment.
• Completes Nutritional Care Plan and relevant sections of Material Data Set.
• Analyzes, evaluates and recommend solutions with interdepartmental problems when necessary.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the CBA, depending on the position.