Clinical Dietetic Technician - Main Campus - Culinary/Nutrition - Full-Time, 80 hours biweekly, 1st Shift

Kettering Health • Kettering, OH

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About The Position

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Dietetic Technology or Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration or able to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy in business and nutrition software applications preferred.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years’ clinical nutrition experience in acute or long-term care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical nutrition therapy to patients within the scope of practice of the registered dietetic technician.
• Completes nutrition evaluations on assigned patients.
• Provides diet education for patients and families.
• Works in Call Center as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Accurately manages position paperwork (workload documentation, EMR documentation, meal order call log, etc.).
• Follows correct hand hygiene procedures (sanitizes hands before and after entering patient rooms and before wrapping silverware, washes hands as needed, etc.).
• Utilizes appropriate scripting and responds to patient/internal and external customers (effectively uses HEAL principle, interacts effectively with medical and ancillary staff, patients and families, able to describe menu item ingredients, etc.).
• Effectively and safely uses position equipment, performing applicable cleaning/sanitation procedures (cleans high touch surfaces per guidelines, able to problem-solve software and printer malfunctions, etc.).
• Uses electronic patient medical record (EPIC) and patient menu software (VST) correctly.
• Able to accurately evaluate patient population utilizing appropriate evidence-based documentation through the nutrition care process (identifies and implements intervention, develops effective plan of care, etc.).
• Utilizes nutrition care process to counsel patient population regarding nutrition-related diseases.
• Correctly manages room service meal selections (able to negotiate with patient to optimize patient satisfaction while adhering to diet order, maintains near 100% accuracy in processing patient meal orders, prioritizes patient calls to optimize patient satisfaction, etc.).

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees