Dietetic Technician

Dietetic Technician

Shift: Full-time

Rate

$25 - $27/hr. (depending on experience)

• A Dietetic Technician obtains all information necessary for nutritional care planning.
• Interviews all new admissions for a dietary history and records all information.
• Writes monthly progress notes on appropriate residents’ and ensures that care plans are implemented.
• Evaluates effectiveness of dietary interventions.
• Monitors meal intakes on all residents and calculates food intakes when necessary.
• Verifies physician diet orders or changes and documents in the medical record.

Duties & Responsibilities

• include, but are not limited to:
• maintains records under the direct guidance and direction of the Dietician to include: patient/resident progress notes (90 day and as indicated,) transfer/discharge summaries, monitoring of lab work, weights, skin integrity, intake studies, and meal plan updates.
• continually counsels and educates the patients/residents, family members, facility personnel or proper therapeutic and basic nutrition in conjunction with the Registered Dietician.
• evaluates diet histories and reviews nourishment and supplement records
• develops, reviews, and updates comprehensive care plans on a continual basis to reflect the current needs of the patient/resident.
• maintains weight records
• supervises/observes dining room meal service in a timely and appropriate manner to provide high quality dietary service to patients/residents. Monitors breakfast, dinner, and supper meal consumption and consistency appropriateness.
• monitors tube feeding documentation records with Dietician
• makes appropriate referrals to OT, Speech Therapist, Dentist, and Nursing.
• all other duties assigned by the Dietician

Qualifications

• College graduate from a two or four year approved course in Dietetics, DTR preferable, with some knowledge of long-term care.

Requirements