Dietetic Technician (2622) - Department of Public Health - (EXEMPT)
Core
Assists a Registered Dietitian in performing clinical nutrition duties, including patient data collection, nutritional screening, risk evaluation, and education in hospital settings.
Role type
Paraprofessional clinical dietetic technician
Builds
Hospital nutrition programs and patient care plans
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nutritional screening, patient interviewing, data collection from medical records, nutritional analysis, care plan implementation, computerized system usage
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Computerized systems
Responsibilities
Collect nutritionally relevant patient data, interview patients for diet history, assist in nutritional education for patients and families, calculate and analyze food/fluid intake and weight records, monitor care plans, generate reports
Seniority
Entry-level, supervised IC