Health Technician (Dietetic)

Veterans Health Administration

Amarillo (TX)

On-site

USD 41,000 - 53,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Amarillo, Texas, seeks a Health Technician (Dietetic) to support hospital food service. You will handle meal orders, enter them into our Dietetics Software, and work with dietitians to ensure therapeutic diets are followed.

The role emphasizes patient service, accuracy, and coordination with clinical staff to maintain nutrition safety and meal delivery quality.

Qualifications

Transcript must be submitted with your application.
Only education recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
If using foreign education, provide a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Dietetic knowledge

Education

Transcript submission requirement

Tools

Dietetics Software

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Amarillo, Texas. The Health Technician (Dietetic) provides administrative and customer service support for the hospital food service program.

Key Responsibilities

Major duties and responsibilities include: Handles patient meal service orders, and enters meal orders into Dietetics Software system Provides professional and courteous customer service via telephone, e-mail, and in-person Collaborates with Dietitians regarding Food/Drug Interactions, notifying clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery Interprets and processes diet orders Prints, prepares, and reviews meal tickets Triages calls from inpatient units or outpatient clinics and procedure areas relating to patient meal trays or nourishments Retrieves computerized information/printouts to assist with tray and/or nourishment assembly such as standing orders, nourishment labels, tabulated recipe lists, and other simple information to assist in meal delivery Provides basic-level education and information on therapeutic diets Correctly interprets diet activity and patient information, to ensure meals trays contain food items adhering to patient requests and preferences, and current therapeutic diet order Communicates patient concerns with registered dietitian or dietetic technician Verifies physician orders for unusual diets, conflicting modifications, tube feeding orders and nutritional supplements Uses a computer to record, retrieve and print recipes, menus, and inventory reports Performs other related duties as assigned DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received. Work Schedule: Five days a week including Weekends and Holidays with two consecutives days off within the week. Shifts Available: 5:30am-2pm, 1030am-7pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Dietetic)/PD99796S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information your application.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $40736 – $52957/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.