Health Tech (Dietetic)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Salisbury, NC

34d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Salisbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. The Health Technician (Dietetic) provides administrative and customer service support for the hospital food service program.

Responsibilities

Handles patient meal service orders, and enters meal orders into Dietetics Software system
Provides professional and courteous customer service via telephone, e-mail, and in-person
Collaborates with Dietitians regarding Food/Drug Interactions, notifying clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery
Interprets and processes diet orders
Prints, prepares, and reviews meal tickets
Triages calls from inpatient units or outpatient clinics and procedure areas relating to patient meal trays or nourishments
Retrieves computerized information/printouts to assist with tray and/or nourishment assembly such as standing orders, nourishment labels, tabulated recipe lists, and other simple information to assist in meal delivery
Provides basic-level education and information on therapeutic diets
Correctly interprets diet activity and patient information, to ensure meals trays contain food items adhering to patient requests and preferences, and current therapeutic diet order
Communicates patient concerns with registered dietitian or dietetic technician
Verifies physician orders for unusual diets, conflicting modifications, tube feeding orders and nutritional supplements
Uses a computer to record, retrieve and print recipes, menus, and inventory reports
Performs other related duties as assigned