Diet Tech
$47,840–$70,720 year
On-site · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Diet Tech role focused on evaluating, planning, and implementing a nutritional care program for residents, delivering nutrition education to residents, families, and staff, and ensuring compliance with federal/state/local standards. Responsibilities include interviewing patients, collecting nutrient intake data (calorie counts), advising on menu selections based on nutrition prescriptions, updating the nutrition Kardex and patient menus, communicating status changes to the dietitian, performing related clerical duties, contributing to quality assurance, and possibly supporting various kitchen duties. Requires a High School diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years of Diet Tech experience in a long-term care or related setting, with proficiency in data management systems.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 2 years of Diet Tech experience in a long-term care or related setting
- Experience with management information systems for collecting and analyzing data, maintaining files, and generating reports
- Ability to collect and calculate nutrient intakes and calorie counts
- Experience with menu planning and advising on diet selections based on nutrition prescriptions
- Familiarity with dietary order sheets and nutrition Kardex
- Ability to communicate changes in patient status to a dietitian and staff
- Basic clerical tasks related to the role (filing, calls, production sheets)
- Commitment to patient confidentiality
- Experience in quality assurance/monitoring in a healthcare/nutrition setting
- Ability to participate in and reinforce patient education
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