Description

The Diet Technician assumes responsibility for the nutritional wellbeing of patients receiving sustenance provided by the Culinary Department.

This position is imperative to ensuring patient diets are correct during their stay.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors and maintains patient orders, admissions, discharges, and transfers using various electronic systems
• May complete nutrition screening and calorie count calculations and communicate results as appropriate
• Ensure clinical documentation is completed for all new admissions, medical, quarterly reviews, annuals, etc.
• Menu correction based on special diet needs
• May provide nutrition education as required
• Assures proper food handling and presentation
• Visits all ages of patients daily in assigned area for menu selection and to conduct patient satisfaction surveys
• Conducts test trays for quality and accuracy of trays as served to patients
• Enters accurate diet orders, admissions, discharges, and transfer of patients into diet office software system and communicates change to tray serving area
• Prepares menus for serving area in accordance with current diet orders
• Monitor monthly and weekly weights
• Complete MDS for section K and L
• Coordinate with the Registered Dietician to maintain compliance with CMS and Department of Health regulations
• Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his / her responsibilities related to general safety, department / service safety, specific job-related hazards
• Follows the policy and procedure related to Exposure Control Plans / Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a team, inter and intra departmentally tofacilitate ability to meet goals / objectives

Requirements

• Must be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Excellent interpersonal skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental & emotional stress of the position
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical & physical examination.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and / or lift a minimum of 30 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and able to push, pull, move, and / or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Last updated : 2024-05-12