Dietary Technician
Core
Assists with the service of food and nutritional programs in a pediatric hospital setting, preparing infant formulas and enteral feedings.
Role type
Entry-level dietary technician (clinical support)
Builds
Patient meal service and enteral nutrition programs for Children's Hospital patients
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Infant formula preparation, enteral feeding assembly, patient nutrition risk screening, calorie count calculations, diet order processing, documentation
Preferred skills
Diet clerk experience
Responsibilities
Processes and maintains patient diet orders and nutrition records; screens patients for nutrition risk; calculates and prepares infant formulas; assembles enteral/tube feedings; resolves patient nutrition issues with nursing and dietitians; documents dietary and patient information.