Diet Technician

St. Luke Health Services; Oswego Township (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke Health Services is seeking a Diet Aide/Technician to support the Registered Dietitian in implementing diet orders and interviewing residents or families for food preferences.

The role includes completing low risk nutritional assessments, attending team conferences with residents and families, and contributing to care planning and quality measures under the direction of the RD.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in nutrition or dietetics is required.
• Experience working with a Registered Dietitian is required.

Responsibilities

• Work independently under the direction of the RD to complete timely assessments.
• Follow Standards of Nutritional Care to perform low risk nutritional assessments and document in EMR using ADIME or PES formats.
• Assist the RD with in-person interviews for residents.
• Input resident information, preferences, and diet changes in PCC.
• Review menus weekly and report discrepancies to the RD.
• Collaborate with the IDT to address nutritional changes needing referrals.
• Attend morning rounds with the IDT and report episodic nutritional concerns.
• Assist with Quality of life notes and QA audits as directed by the RD.
• Identify residents at risk for malnutrition or malnutrition risk indicators for escalation.

Skills

Interviews residents/families

Nutritional assessments

ADIME charting

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree in nutrition or dietetics

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics

Tools

PointClickCare (PCC) EMR

Job description

Main Function

To assist the Registered Dietitian (RD), in implementing diet orders, interviewing residents and/or families for food

Main Function

To assist the Registered Dietitian (RD), in implementing diet orders, interviewing residents and/or families for food preferences. Completing low risk nutritional assessments and attending team conference meetings with residents and families.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Able to work independently at the direction of the RD and efficiently to ensure timely assessments are completed.
• Follows the Standards of Nutritional Care to complete low risk nutritional assessments and episodic nutrition notes. Complete assessments utilizing the ADIME format and update resident careplans using PES format. Nutritional charting and careplans will be done via the electronic medical record (EMR) using Point Click Care(PCC) system. The diet tech will utilize their completed nutritional assessment to complete the MDS based on the MDS schedule.
• Assist the RD as directed to complete nutritional assessments and conduct in person interviews for residents.
• Utilize the Mealtime Solutions in PCC to input new resident information, preferences and diet changes.
• Review menu extensions weekly, compared to the posted menu and report discrepancies to the RD.
• Works with the Interdisciplinary Team(IDT) to inform them of nutritional changes that may need a referral to another department for optimal care.
• Attends Patient Care meetings (Team Conference), based on the weekly schedule.
• Complete Quality of life notes, based on the weekly schedule as directed by the RD.
• Assist the RD in identifying residents that are at risk for malnutrition, meet criteria for malnutrition or are morbidly obese.
• Attend morning report with the IDT, report any episodic nutritional concerns to RD to be addressed.
• Provide diet education as needed with residents and families
• Conduct meal round audits and tray assessments as scheduled. Also assist the RD in completing Quality Assurance audits as scheduled.
• If a Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR), or a Registered Dietitian (RD), complete continuing education hours and keeps and up to date portfolio to stay compliant with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Experience And Education

Required

• Associate’s degree in nutrition or dietetics
• Experience working with a Registered Dietitian

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics
• Experience working in a senior living facility