Dietetic Technician - Philhaven Food Services - PRN

Wellspan Health•Mount Gretna, PA

36d

About The Position

General Summary Screens and instructs patients concerning diets. Essential Functions: Performs nutritional screenings and follow up on assigned areas. Calculates meal patterns and caloric intakes. Consults with the patient care team, patients, and patient's significant others concerning patient diets and food preferences. Conducts meal rounds on patient floor areas to evaluate meal acceptance/tolerance and quality of food. Reviews, updates, and coordinates patient nutritional care through ongoing communications with the patient care team. Assesses patients' educational needs. Develops and implements a nutrition education plan for patients on assigned area. Teaches group nutrition classes. Communicates with multidisciplinary team members on a regular basis to discuss patient care needs. Common Expectations: Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s). Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, inservice meetings, and workshops. Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation Maintains appropriate records, reports, and files as required. Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

Requirements

Associates Degree Required
Less than 1 year 3 - 6 months Required
Nutrition and Dietetics Required
ADA registration Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of foods & nutrition
Food preparation/production
Supervisory and counseling techniques

Responsibilities

Performs nutritional screenings and follow up on assigned areas.
Calculates meal patterns and caloric intakes.
Consults with the patient care team, patients, and patient's significant others concerning patient diets and food preferences.
Conducts meal rounds on patient floor areas to evaluate meal acceptance/tolerance and quality of food.
Reviews, updates, and coordinates patient nutritional care through ongoing communications with the patient care team.
Assesses patients' educational needs.
Develops and implements a nutrition education plan for patients on assigned area.
Teaches group nutrition classes.
Communicates with multidisciplinary team members on a regular basis to discuss patient care needs.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population.
Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment.
Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, inservice meetings, and workshops.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation
Maintains appropriate records, reports, and files as required.
Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.