Healthy Food Center Dietetic Technician - Jefferson - FT

Highmark Health; Coal Valley (PA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health's Healthy Food Center Dietetic Technician assists patients who screen as food insecure by linking them to nutritionally balanced food resources and related social services. The role involves counseling on food choices, completing intake referrals, and maintaining confidential records for privacy compliance.

Responsibilities include managing food orders, updating databases, and coordinating with community programs and garden initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School/GED
• Preferred Associate's Degree
• 0-1 year in Food Service
• Minimum of 1 nutrition course
• Food Safety certification
• ADA registration as a Registered Dietetic Technician or registry eligible within 6 months

Responsibilities

• Oversee orders and inventory for patient food sources
• Assist with wrap around services applications; stay current on food assistance information
• Counsel patients on appropriate food selections respecting cultural needs
• Maintain and update database files; document referrals per privacy laws
• Identify patients needing nutrition care and make referrals
• Support garden and community events; cover other sites as needed

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree preferred

Nutrition course

Food Safety certification

ADA registration eligibility as a Registered Dietetic Technician

Job description

General Overview:

The Healthy Food Center Dietetic Technician will assist patients who screen as food insecure with access to nutritionally balanced food resources through the Healthy Food Center. Additionally, he/she will also provide information and resource referrals about food assistance programs and other social service programs to meet the needs of the patient.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversee orders and inventory, while maintaining quality food sources for patients Assist in completion and submission of wrap around services applications related to nutrition sources and outside of nutrition sources; stays current on food assistance information; Assists patients in filling out intake form. Counsel patients on appropriate food selections, taking into consideration cultural needs and preferences; provides basic patient education and support functions based upon medical, social and behavioral diagnoses. Maintain and updates all required database files, making sure referrals are up to date, and documentation in accordance to privacy laws. Identify individuals who require nutrition care, makes appropriate referrals, intervenes at basic nutrition care level as per procedures, and documents process; food distribution tailored to individual health status. Support Healthy Food Center Garden, and community events as needed. May be asked to cover other sites, administrative functions, and other duties as assigned that support the general operation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum High School/GED
• Preferred Associate's Degree
• 0 - 1 year in Food Service
• Minimum of 1 nutrition course
• Food Safety certification
• ADA registration as a Registered Dietetic Technician or registry eligible with completion of the ADA registration exam within 6 months of start date

Additional Employment Requirements:

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Disclaimer:

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. California Consumer Privacy Act Employees, Contractors, and Applicants Notice Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services.

Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.