Dietetic Health Technician: Meal Service Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration at VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, is seeking a Health Technician (Dietetic) to join the Nutrition and Food Service team on a full-time basis. The position supports patient meal service orders, diet education, and collaboration with registered dietitians.

This on-site role involves using Dietetics software, reviewing diet orders, triaging calls from units, and ensuring meals meet patient requests and therapeutic diets.

Qualifications

• No educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application.
• If using foreign education, a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency must be submitted with your transcript.

Responsibilities

• Handles patient meal service orders and enters orders into Dietetics Software.
• Provides professional customer service via telephone, e-mail, and in-person.
• Collaborates with Dietitians on food/drug interactions and notifies clinical staff of issues with meal service.

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Job description

The Veterans Health Administration at VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, is seeking a Health Technician (Dietetic) to join the Nutrition and Food Service team on a full-time basis. The position supports patient meal service orders, diet education, and collaboration with registered dietitians.

This on-site role involves using Dietetics software, reviewing diet orders, triaging calls from units, and ensuring meals meet patient requests and therapeutic diets.