Dietetic Technician Days

Banner Health • Glendale, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position collaborates with Registered Dietitians and the healthcare team to provide clinical nutrition care for moderate and low nutritional risk patients. Provides nutritional education and instruction based on physician orders, performs timely nutrition assessments and screenings to identify at-risk patients, and documents care in medical records while meeting regulatory requirements. Prioritizes tasks effectively to maintain productivity standards, assists with quality improvement activities, conducts meal rounds, and makes clinical judgment decisions regarding patient care. This position significantly impacts customer satisfaction and may provide direction to department staff in delivering quality nutrition patient care. Banner Thunderbird is a desirable facility with the diversity of populations from neonatal, to pediatric to adult and geriatric populations. Have inpatient behavioral health units for adult and peds as well. Also we are a level 1 Trauma center so the the patient populations are acute and variable. Large hospital so ability to cover multiple areas to stay practiced. Growing with new tower opening in 2026 with additional Med/surg beds and Women and Infant Services beds including increase in NICU beds.

Requirements

• This position requires: (1) an Associate Degree from an approved Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Dietetic Technician program, and successful passing of the DTR exam (Dietetic Technician, Registered) within 6 months of employment; or (2) a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutritional Science ; or (3) demonstrated equivalent knowledge as typically obtained with five years acute-care nutrition experience.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR); Experience in Nutrition within an acute care setting is preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutritional education and instruction on identified diet plans to individual patients, patients in group settings, and patient families based upon physician order and/or nutritional education needs. May provide nutrition education to community.
• Prioritizes tasks and uses effective time management skills to maintain productivity standards. Assists the dietitian in providing an efficient and cost effective nutrition care program while meeting service excellence standards.
• In designated areas, performs timely nutrition assessments and may provide screening using designated criteria to identify patients at nutritional risk and appropriately determines the nutritional status of patients by completing assessments based on nutrition practice guidelines.
• Provides timely follow up and monitoring of patients identified for re-screening and re-assessment and refers patients to the dietitian; documents pertinent information in the medical records and patient plan of care while meeting requirements of regulatory agencies (i.e. Joint Commission, CMS, State and other regulatory agencies).
• Assists with continuous quality improvement activities and ongoing problem solving and conducts meal rounds as indicated.
• This position must make clinical judgment decisions related to patient care and where appropriate, consults with a dietitian, supervisor, or other members of the health care team regarding patient concerns. This position has tremendous impact on the customer satisfaction of patients. May provide direction to the department staff in the activities necessary to provide quality nutrition patient care.

Benefits

• Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.
• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions. Please visit our Benefits Guide for more information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree