Dietetic Technician

Children's Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis seeks a Dietary Aid to support nutritional care for pediatric patients. The role involves direct tray service, stocking patient meals, and assisting with enteral formulas, screenings, and education.

The position emphasizes patient satisfaction, quality assurance, and collaboration with the Nutrition Services team. Onsite work with potential for varied shifts and eligibility for benefits.

Qualifications

• Dietary Aid experience or a student in a current dietetic program.
• Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor computer messages and process orders.
• Complete nutrition screenings and assessments.
• Take Room Service calls and process orders.
• Menu corrections as needed.
• Perform calorie counts.
• Establish nourishment as needed.
• Calculate and prepare enteral formulas.
• Provide nutrition education as appropriate.
• Support patient satisfaction and quality assurance activities.

Skills

Dietary aid experience

Pediatric experience

Education

Dietetic program student

Job description

About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital.

Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

This department specializes in outpatient nutrition counseling on pediatric nutrition issues. They also provide inpatient assessments and education as well as some ongoing support with outpatient follow-up.

Position Summary

A technical position which assumes responsibility for the nutritional well-being of patients receiving sustenance provided by the department of Nutrition Services. This includes direct tray service, foods stocked on the patient unit, and all enteral formulas.

• monitoring computer messages and processing orders
• completing nutrition screenings and assessments
• taking Room Service calls and processing orders
• menu correction
• calorie count calculations
• establishing nourishment's as needed
• calculation and preparation of enteral formulas
• provides nutrition education as appropriate
• maintains high level of patient satisfaction and quality assurance and participates in related patient care activities

DHS required: Yes Location: Onsite

Dietary Aid experience or a student in a current dietetic program. Pediatric experience preferred.

Salary and Benefits

The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. Annual salaries displayed are based on full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week). Annual salaries for part-time positions will be prorated based on the employee's scheduled weekly hours in relation to the full-time standard. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.