Dietetic Technician

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a full-time Dietetic Technician to deliver food and nutrition services to patients. This role involves nutrition screening, documentation, and developing care plans under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian. The ideal candidate has an Associate's degree, relevant experience, and certification as a Dietetic Technician, Registered. Key skills include collaboration with healthcare staff and proficiency in MS Office. This position requires onsite presence in Akron, Ohio.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Certification: Dietetic Technician, Registered required or obtained within 6 months of hire date.
• 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Screens patients for nutritional risk according to established standards.
• Documents results of screening and provides nutrition follow up.
• Collaborates with patient food service and nutrition staff.

Skills

Nutrition screening

Patient education

Collaboration with healthcare staff

Education

Associate's degree

Dietetic Technician, Registered certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Full Time (40 hours per week)

Shift Varies, Primarily 8:00am to 4:30pm, may be required to work as early as 6:30am and as late as 7:30pm with weekend and holiday rotation.

Onsite for Nutrition Services

Summary:

The Dietetic Technician provides food and nutrition services to patients under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian (RD). Primary responsibilities include: nutrition screening and participation in the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) as determined by the RD for nutrition assessment; developing and implementing nutrition intervention/plan of care such as following up on nutrition screening completed by nursing; documenting medical, food, and nutrition related data; reviewing patient menus for conformance to diet order; providing individualized or group nutrition education; monitoring meal, snack, and/or medical food intake to contribute to evaluation of patient's progress and revision of intervention/plan of care, if indicated; monitoring the quality and accuracy of food served to patients; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice. The Dietetic Technician also assists with Milk Lab/Formula Lab operations, facilitates daily workflow, and supports patient food service menu program activities.

Responsibilities:

1. Screens patients for nutritional risk according to established standards.
2. Documents results of screening and provides nutrition follow up as assigned by the RD, writes modified diets and uses the nutrient analysis program.
3. Collaborates with patient food service and nutrition staff to ensure conformance with diet order, patient preferences, and other applicable components of the nutrition prescription.
4. Participates in supervised practice experiences for nutrition and dietetics students/interns, other disciplines when requested, and helps orient new employees as assigned.
5. Assists with Room Service Call Center, Feeding Labs and/or Food Service operations and facilitates workflow as assigned.
6. Participates in department's and/or unit's quality performance and improvement activities.
7. Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

1. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
2. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
3. Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Associate's degree required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
2. Certification: Dietetic Technician, Registered required or obtained within 6 months of hire date.
3. Years of relevant experience: 1 years preferred.
4. Years of experience supervising: None