Dietician Technician

TKC Holdings • Milwaukee, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Milwaukee Dietitian will be supporting Milwaukee County Corrections. Responsible for interfacing with client/client medical departments within assigned county facilities. Provides field support to the Milwaukee facilities and training to operations, helping to manage types and numbers of diets. Supports Trinity Services Group (TSG) operational and sales team members, working closely with clients, staff and co-workers throughout TSG.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Nutrition or Dietetics; Registered Dietitian through The Commission on Dietetic Registration; membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, or license eligible for the specific states of responsibility, as required.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in clinical dietetics; experience in food service administration is preferred.
• Knowledge of basic work area operations and procedures (correctional facility kitchen and provision of correctional medical and religious diets)
• Ability to work independently and use sound judgement.
• Communicate professionally and effectively through both oral and written forms.
• Utilize standard Microsoft Office products and Outlook at an effective level.
• Professional behavior in the workplace and client facilities
• Demonstrate a high level of organization.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize duties and requests from the field.

Nice To Haves

• experience in food service administration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work in conjunction with the TSG Nutrition Department and operational group with implementing any approved new menus and/or edits to existing menus to ensure specifications are being met.
• Coordinate with Regional Dietician to provide county client contact as per contract with updated nutritional analysis, service menus, and diet reports for their facilities audit requirements.
• Notify the Regional Dietitian to develop any diet menus for non-formulary orders.
• Ensures all Milwaukee facilities comply with specified regulatory agencies ( ACA, JCAHO, NCCHC, ICE, BOP, etc.)
• Actively participates in Audit readiness plans, through reviews of facilities, providing Plans of Action upon completion.
• Regularly reviews Facility diet rosters/lists for excessive diet orders, both medical and religious.
• Communicates with Client Liaison/Facility Medical Department to assist with diet concerns and make recommendations to control numbers and types of diets.
• Completes TSG Dietitian Audit, reviewing diet practices, client concerns, excessive diets, etc.
• Consults with and maintains open relationship with Client Medical Providers.
• Review production records as needed for accuracy of diet menu items.
• Review documentation of diet compliance tracking records; ensure non-compliance is communicated to medical or Chaplain for counseling/discontinuation of diet.
• Schedule, present and implement employee training for diet/religious diet cooks.
• Perform daily review of diet meals (therapeutic/religious) to ensure diet trays are assembled correctly as per diet spreadsheets.
• Notify operations immediately to correct any discrepancies noted.
• Monitor that corrective actions are implemented.
• Assist in reviewing new products and vendors for nutritional impact/acceptability.
• Maintain compliance with HACCP, WI DOC, Ecosure, State Audits, SSOP plans and in-house Quality Assurance programs for all areas of the assigned scope.
• Conducts/Assists facility audits, service audits, documents findings, and work directly with operational group to bring about corrective actions, as needed.
• Daily responsibilities will also include maintaining quality assurance policies throughout the production processes, including analytical testing of products and record keeping.
• Develop and implement nutritional, health, wellness, and knowledge enrichment training programs to TSG staff, MKE inmate workers, residents, and/or county staff, as deemed by leadership.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Medical w/prescription coverage
• Benefit Credit received when enrolled in a TKC medical plan, to help offset your benefit costs. Benefit Credit of $750 annually, will be divided evenly among your paychecks throughout the Plan Year.
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary benefits (i.e. short term, long term disability and many more) options may be selected to create the right package for you
• Paid Time Off
• Company Match for the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• DailyPay providing you immediate access to earned wages.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level