Dietary Technician
About The Position
Start your nutrition career where it makes a real difference—in pediatric care. As a Dietary Technician at Allina Health, you’ll gain hands-on experience preparing infant formulas, assembling enteral feedings, and screening patients for nutrition risks. You’ll work closely with dietitians, nurses, and patients to ensure accurate meal service and support healing through nutrition. This is a great opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge in a clinical setting while building valuable skills for your future in dietetics! Assists with the service of food and nutritional programs in the Nutrition Services department. This position provides screening and nutritional assessment for Children’s Hospital patients and works with patients, dietitians, and nursing staff to ensure patients receive accurate meal service, infant formula and enteral nutrition.
Requirements
- Associate's or Vocational degree in Dietetics from a program accredited by Commission of Dietetics Education (CADE) or at least two years towards a four year degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at an accredited college or university required
- 0 to 2 years of diet technician experience
Nice To Haves
- 2 to 5 years in a diet office as a diet clerk
Responsibilities
- Processes and maintains patient diet orders, menus, and related nutrition information/records.
- Screens Children's Hospital patients for nutrition risk.
- Provides patient calorie count calculations
- Calculates and prepares infant formulas and assembles enteral/tube feedings.
- Works with patients, nursing, and dietitians to resolve patient nutrition related issues.
- Documents all necessary dietary and patient information accordingly.
- Maintains a high level of patient satisfaction and quality assurance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental
- PTO/Time Away
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
- Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
- Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
