Diet Technician - On Call

HonorHealth; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

HonorHealth Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking an On-Call Diet Technician to support clinical nutrition services. Under the direction of registered dietitians, you will provide nutrition care, screen patients, assess status, and help develop and implement care plans.

Responsibilities include documenting in medical records, educating patients and families, and participating in multidisciplinary conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or Associates Degree in Dietetics with ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician is required.
• 2 years in acute care medical facility - preferred; 6 months in healthcare setting - required.
• Bilingual English and Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Generates nutrition screening reports and assesses patient needs.
• Develops and implements a nutrition care plan.
• Documents nutrition care in the patient medical record.
• Monitors and evaluates nutrition status and progress toward goals.
• Provides nutrition education to patients and families prior to hospital discharge.
• Initiates calorie counts and documents nutrition analysis.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary patient care conferences.

Skills

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition

Associates Degree in Dietetics with ADA Registration

ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician

Job description

Diet Technician - On Call# HonorHealth careers## Diet Technician - On CallApply: In-Person: Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260: PRN: Posted Today: JR0000006081**Primary City/State:**Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260**Category:**Dietitian/Dietary Services**Shift:**Day**Department:**Clinical Nutrition**Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)**At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.**Responsibilities:****Job Summary** Under the direction of the registered dietitians, provides nutrition care services to hospitalized patients. Participates in integrated nutrition screening processes, assessment of nutrition status, and care plan development and implementation. Documents patient care in the medical record. Monitors and evaluates nutrition status; develops meal and nourishment plans to meet nutritional requirements. Provides survival skill, discharge nutrition education to patients and families. Refers high risk patients to the registered dietitians. **Essential Functions** * Generates nutrition screening reports. Following established guidelines, rates individual patient needs and nutritional status relevant to patient age and condition. Refers high risk patients to the registered dietitian.* According to Nutrition care standards, develops and implements a plan of nutrition care incorporating available data. Documents nutrition care in patient medical record in a timely and accurate manner.* Evaluates effectiveness of nutrition care plan. Monitors progress of patients’ achievement of nutritional goals. Reassessment of nutrition status is completed in accordance with nutrition care guidelines.* Assesses education needs and provides individualized education to patients and families. Provides basic nutrition education, i.e. survival skill teaching, to patients and families prior to hospital discharge.* Initiates calorie counts and documents nutrition analysis in the patient medical record.* Sets up and processes between meal nourishments for patients desiring or requiring them. Verifies tolerances and changes supplements accordingly.* Attends multi-disciplinary patient care conferences and actively participates, promoting discussion of patients current nutritional status and suggests nutrition care plan.* The following are job accountabilities that may be reassigned: Participates in community heath education programs.**Education** * Other ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician - Preferred* Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or Associates Degree in Dietetics with ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician - Required**Experience** * 2 years in acute care medical facility - Preferred* 6 months in healthcare setting - Required* Other Bilingual (English and Spanish) - Preferred**Licenses and Certifications** * Food Service\\DTR - Dietetic Tech ADA Registration as a Dietetic Technician (Required if no Bachelor Degree in Food & Nutrition). - Preferred