Dietary Technician

Copley Hospital Multi-Specialty Clinic; Morristown (VT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Copley Hospital in Morrisville, VT is seeking a part-time Dietary Technician to support the diet office and assist with menu development and patient diet instruction. This role offers varied shifts including part-time and full-time opportunities.

Responsibilities include nutrient assessments, diet order processing, and coordination with nursing staff to ensure accurate patient meals and compliance with dietary guidelines.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED.
• Vocational education in food trades preferred.
• One year of food service experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, numerical and oral skills; ability to communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Perform diversified duties in the diet office and write menu requisitions for special diets.
• Consult with inpatients concerning diets and instruct as needed; refer unusual diets to the Dietitian.
• Assist on patient floors during meals and monitor intake and accuracy of dietary orders.
• Enter required information in the patient kardex and keep kardex current.
• Prepare worksheets for cooks and supervise the tray line ensuring food quality, temperature and portions; adhere to menus.
• Maintain department policies, records and participate in meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Numerical skills

Oral communication

Scheduling

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Overview

Copley Hospital, located in Morrisville/Stowe VT, is in search of a Dietary Technician to join our team! Perform diversified duties in the diet office. Write menu/diet requisitions. Consult with and instruct inpatients concerning diets. Follow standard practices and comply with regulatory requirements. Compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing the provision of health care.

This is aPart-Time position (FT available).

Copley Hospital has a variety of shifts available acrossFull-Time, Part-Time, and Per Diem needs. Please consider applying to discuss how your availability may align.

Compensation range: $22.94-29.09/hour.

The posted salary range reflects base compensation for candidates with a variety of experience. An offer within this range may be presented based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs diversified duties in the diet office. Write menu requisitions for special diets. Refer unusual diets to the Dietitian. Circulate on assigned patient floors during meal distribution, observing patient food intake and reactions. Consult with patient and nursing personnel concerning patient diets and food preferences, and instruct as needed. Enter required/ pertinent information in the patient kardex and keep kardex current.
• Perform nutritional assessments on assigned floors involving review of patient charts and diagnosis, following established guidelines, as directed by Dietitian. May assist in development and implementing educational programs for staff and patients. Attend meetings/ conferences with medical, nursing, social service, other allied health professional personnel concerning patient care.
• Attend in-service and other required meetings. Participate on committees as directed.
• Enhance professional growth and development through educational programs, seminars, conferences, etc.
• Maintain established department policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
• Maintain required records, reports, and statistics.
• Prepare worksheets for cooks for processing diet orders. Supervise the tray line, observing food quality, temperature, portion size, and adhere to menu.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED.
• Vocational education in food trades desired.
• One year of food service experience desired.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Numerical and oral skills. Ability to work on schedule. Ability to speak and write effectively.