Diet Technician

Bienvivir All-Inclusive Senior Health • El Paso, TX

23h • $16 - $23

About The Position

The Diet Technician assists the Clinical Dietitian in evaluating participants’ nutritional status by conducting interviews and collecting information from participants or their designated representatives and the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Under the Clinical Dietitian’s direction, the role provides diet education and supports nutrition interventions and care plans in coordination with the Interdisciplinary Team. The Diet Technician also supports quality improvement activities, maintains nutrition-related records and documentation, and helps coordinate meal and diet information across Bienvivir’s PACE centers.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience working with the frail or elderly population.
• CPR certification.
• TB test results.
• Food handler’s card.
• Additional vaccinations as deemed necessary by Human Resources.

Nice To Haves

• Nutrition and Dietetic Technician Registered (NDTR) credential.
• Degree in nutrition from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Interview participants and/or designated representatives in person or by telephone, and collect information about participant history, food and nutrition history, anthropometric measurements, and biochemical data.
• Facilitate Registered Dietitian interventions, including participant follow-up, diet education, weight monitoring, and documentation in the EMR.
• Document follow-up, wound, error weight, diet education, food preference, nutrition order notification, and participant-expired notes in the EMR for Registered Dietitian review and approval.
• Fax orders for participants in contracted facilities and document confirmation of receipt in the EMR.
• Audit, maintain, and update records for Nutrition Services orders processed in the EMR.
• Update PACE Logic, tray cards, fluid restriction lists, and Home Delivered Meals lists to reflect changes made by the Registered Dietitian.
• Provide fluid restriction and diet lists weekly to appropriate staff.
• Coordinate with the Speech Department to update Home Delivered Meals lists and tray cards to reflect changes made by the Speech Language Pathologist.
• Assist Personal Care staff with distributing meal trays during mealtimes when needed, and notify the Clinical Dietitian of participant requests for food substitutions or extra servings.
• Complete monthly Recertification Evaluations for the Intake Department.
• Obtain participant weights as needed.
• Provide cross-coverage for the Diet Technician position at all three centers as needed.
• Comply with organizational HIPAA and confidentiality requirements.
• Attend monthly staff meetings and other meetings or training deemed necessary by the organization or department.
• Participate in annual Skills Fair training and other nutrition-related in-service training as needed.
• Provide coverage for the PACE Center Director Administrative Assistant as needed.
• Perform other duties or special projects assigned by the Clinical Dietitian or PACE Center Director.

Benefits

• For full- and part-time employees working 30 or more hours per week, the company pays 100% of employee-only medical premiums.
• For full- and part-time employees working 30 or more hours per week, the company pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums.
• Affordable vision monthly premium for employee-plus-family coverage.
• 100% company-paid basic life insurance with a $10,000 benefit amount.
• Safe harbor matching contributions for the 403(b) retirement savings account.
• Up to 15 days of paid time off based on paid hours per pay period.
• Eleven company-observed paid holidays.
• Education and tuition reimbursement.
• Mileage reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED