Dietetic Technician

Northwell Health; Manhasset (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to support the nutrition care team and improve patient meals.

Under supervision, you will screen patients for nutritional risk, adjust menus per diet prescriptions, help implement the nutrition care plan, and provide consultation to patients and families as directed. You will document screening results, relay information to kitchen staff, and participate in tray-line production as needed.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics is required.
• Experience in a clinical/food service setting preferred.
• Ability to document nutrition screening/assessment information.

Responsibilities

• Answers telephones and relays information to kitchen staff on diet changes and patient needs.
• Participates in tray-line production and ensures meal tray accuracy.
• Under dietitian supervision, assists in training new employees in department operations.
• Screens patients to determine nutrition risk upon unit admission.
• Obtains and evaluates dietary histories.
• Identifies high-risk patients and refers to the dietitian as needed.
• Provides basic medical nutrition therapy to low-risk patients under supervision.
• Assists patients with special selective menus and diet accommodations.
• Supports dietitians in food service monitoring and planning.

Skills

Nutritional screening

Dietary consultation

Communication with patients and family

Team collaboration

Education

Associates Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics

Job description

Assists in screening patients at nutritional risk. Under supervision, modifies daily menus in accordance with patient’s diet prescription, implements nutrition care plan, and provides consultation to patient and family as directed. Documents patient’s nutritional screening/assessment information.

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Job Description

Assists in screening patients at nutritional risk. Under supervision, modifies daily menus in accordance with patient’s diet prescription, implements nutrition care plan, and provides consultation to patient and family as directed. Documents patient’s nutritional screening/assessment information.

Job Responsibility

• Answers telephones and relays information to kitchen staff concerning diet changes, meal changes, complaints, food allergies, or patient discharge.
• Participates in food service tray-line production, and ensures patient meal tray accuracy.
• Under dietitian’s supervision, participates in training and orienting of new employees to the department, tray line, and diet office.
• Screens patients admitted to assigned units to determine nutrition risk(s).
• Obtains and evaluates dietary histories of individuals.
• Identifies patients at high nutrition risk, and refers them to the dietitian, as appropriate.
• Under dietitian’s supervision, provides basic medical nutrition therapy to low risk patients.
• Assists patients in completing special selective menus.
• Assists dietitians in food service monitoring and planning.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Associates Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, required.
• 1-3 Years Of Relevant Experience, Required.
• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).