Registered Dietetic Technician I (DTR) - Part Time
About The Position
The Registered Dietetic Technician (DTR) provides nutrition care services to patients under the guidance of a Registered Dietitian (RD), within the scope of practice and ADA Practice Standards. The DTR assists the Clinical Dietitian with screening and evaluating patients’ nutrition care needs, developing nutritional care plans, providing diet counseling, and maintaining records. DTRs may supervise patient food-service production and service under supervisory guidance. The role meets the food and service expectations of patients and visitors, performs duties with sensitivity to the populations served, and interacts effectively with medical and support personnel across departments to support patient-care goals and respond to requests in a timely manner. The position provides direct care to individual patients on designated units in an inpatient acute-care setting.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a related field.
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration as a DTR, or eligible to take the National Registration exam.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Computer proficiency.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare food and nutrition service operations, as a diet aide, or comparable experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality services based on patients’ expectations and needs.
- Interview patients to obtain and verify information, using appropriate patient interview techniques.
- Review diet orders as part of the evaluation process and explain menu modifications or substitutions to patients.
- Demonstrate knowledge of nutrition risk factors.
- Provide direct care to individual patients on designated units in the inpatient acute-care setting.
- Assist the Clinical Dietitian with screening and evaluating nutrition care needs, developing nutrition care plans, diet counseling, and recordkeeping.
- Interact effectively with medical and support personnel to meet patient-care goals and respond to requests in a timely manner.
- May supervise patient food-service production and service under supervisory guidance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
