Dietetic Technician - GBT
About The Position
Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care. Dietetic Technician Works closely with clients, their families, and staff (registered dietitians, therapists, culinary services, and frontline team members). Acts as liaison for the registered dietitian and culinary services to support the execution of registered dietitian prescribed diet orders/meal plans. Utilizes knowledge of nutrition principals to provide basic nutrition education to clients and culinary services. Assists the registered dietitian and basic culinary support as needed.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Dietetic Technology or a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science or Nutrition is required (registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration is not required).
- Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites must have a valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive.
Nice To Haves
- One year of clinical or public health experience preferred.
- Previous eating disorder experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Communicates all diet orders, allergies/food intolerances and dietary accommodations to the culinary team.
- Collaborates with registered dietitian(s) and culinary services to ensure all diet orders/dietary restrictions/dietary needs prescribed by the registered dietitian are accurately accommodated.
- Assists culinary team with managing dietary accommodations.
- Partners with the culinary team in executing production of individualized client trays per the tray ticket system.
- Provides active meal coaching and support for clients in Therapeutic Supported Meals as assigned.
- Plans, prepares, facilitates assigned nutrition groups and completes documentation of groups provided in the EHR.
- Assists the dietitian in completing a variety of clinical tasks such as daily weight tracking, group preparation, meal plan compliance, and meal planning.
- Supports the culinary team in maintaining the patient pantry with proper labeling of food items with allergy, dietary modification, and proper portioning language (i.e., exchanges, entrée and sides).
Benefits
- HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
- Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
- Vision insurance (EyeMed)
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) plan available two months after start date
- Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
- Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
