Clinical Dietetic Technician

Clinical Dietetic Technician

Butterworth Hospital – 100 Michigan St- Grand Rapids

Full time 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Variable Weekends

Job Summary

Assists the Registered Dietitian with nutrition care of the patient by screening for nutrition risk and implementing interventions such as diet instruction and evaluation of nutrient intake. Provides food and nutrition services to patients under the supervision of a registered dietitian (RD). Primary responsibilities include: nutrition screening and participation in the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) as determined by the RD for nutrition assessment; developing and implementing nutrition intervention/plan of care such as following up on nutrition screening completed by nursing; documenting medical, food, and nutrition-related data; reviewing patient menus for conformance to diet order; providing individualized or group nutrition education; monitoring meal, snack and/or medical food intake to contribute to evaluation of the patient's progress and revision of intervention/plan of care.

Essential Functions

• Identifies with and adheres to the code of ethics for the dietetics profession
• Performs nutrition screening while adhering to the Standards of Practice (SOP) in Nutrition Care for DTRs
• Uses medical records and interviews with patient/family to collect food and nutrition intake information (e.g., current and previous diets, nutrition support, meal and snack patterns, medical food/nutritional supplements, typical foods and beverages, cultural and religious preferences, and food allergies and intolerances), and reviews for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk
• Obtains medical, anthropometric, biochemical, and medical test data and compares to standards provided by the RD
• Implements the Nutrition Care Process to ensure individual health goals are established, monitored and achieved while adhering to the Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care for DTRs
• Communicates results of nutrition screening, diet order, and data collection for nutrition assessment to RD and meal service-related data of immediate concern to diet office staff
• Designs, selects and implements education strategies to meet the learning needs of the individual, group, community and population
• Documents and maintains records according to the SOP for the DTR, legislation, regulations and organization policies. Maintains stock of infant formula and nutrition supplement samples, monitors expiration dates, and communicates with sales representatives to obtain stock

Qualifications

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred

•  Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, food service systems management, or related area, granted by an accredited college or university.

• 1 year of relevant experience Experience as a Diet Technician or Nutrition Technician in an acute hospital or long-term care facility or as a diet clerk.

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

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• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Medical Nutrition Therapy Inpatient Butterworth - Grand Rapids Hosp

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday - Friday

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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