Nutrition Technician

Gundersen Lutheran Admin Svcs; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Work-life balance

Job summary

Gundersen Lutheran Admin Svcs is seeking a Nutrition Technician in La Crosse, WI to support patient meals and nutrition care. This part-time role offers 20 hours per week with a starting pay of $19.05 per hour and a benefits package.

You will guide patients through meal ordering, enter orders and dietary restrictions into the foodservice system under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian, and collaborate with the care team to provide basic nutrition education and quality improvement support.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Associate's degree or CDM certification is preferred if lacking a degree.
• CDM certification required if you do not have an associate's degree and have less than 5 years of healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer service liaison for patient meal ordering, guiding patients through the ordering process with care and accuracy.
• Enter patient meal orders and dietary restrictions into the foodservice system while supporting nutrition screening and documentation under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian.
• Partner with the care team to provide basic nutrition education, support quality improvement efforts, and help ensure safe, patient-centered nutrition care.

Skills

Customer service

Nutrition education

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree

CDM certification

Tools

Foodservice system

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Nutrition Technician in La Crosse, WI.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the customer service liaison for patient meal ordering, guiding patients through the ordering process with care and accuracy


• Enter patient meal orders and dietary restrictions into the foodservice system while supporting nutrition screening and documentation under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian


• Partner with the care team to provide basic nutrition education, support quality improvement efforts, and help ensure safe, patient-centered nutrition care

What You'll Get

• Starting wage of $19.05, with additional compensation based on experience


• Flexible schedule working only 20 hours per week


• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and a top-rated retirement plan


• A healthy work/life balance in a community you'll love to call home

What You'll Need

• High school diploma or equivalent


• No experience required with an associate's degree or CDM


• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) required if you do not have an associate's degree and have less than 5 years of healthcare experience

Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer