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Spaulding Rehabilitation Diet Technician, 16 hrs/wk in Brighton, Massachusetts
Diet Technician, 16 hrs/wk - ( 3285065 )
Description
Summary
Assist the Registered Dietician in assessing individual nutritional needs, implementing nutritional prescription and provided feedback on acceptance and tolerance of nutrition therapy.
Key Responsibilities
Patients are interviewed to identify food preferences, allergies and nutritional status per established guidelines.
Meal rounds are performed to monitor food quality and patient intake.
Assigned patients are visited daily to ascertain tolerance of nutritional therapy per established guidelines.
Patient menu assistance is provided to ensure patient selection complies with prescribed diet.
Nutrient intakes are collected, calculated, and recorded in the medical record in accordance with established standards.
Diet is calculated and patient menu updated as necessary.
Patient selective menus are distributed and retrieved to meet established timeframes.
Clerical duties including heading menus, preparing production sheets, and updating patient menus are completed to meet established standards.
Patient education is reinforced to support established regimen.
Quality assurance monitoring is completed per stated expectations.
Additional department, organization, or network activities are completed per established objectives.
PCC Organizational Values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are upheld.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Experience
Education/Degree
Preferred
- Associate’s Degree in Food and Nutrition or equivalent experience preferred.
Skills (Specific learned activity gained through training (e.g. computer skills, keyboarding, presentation, CPR, ACLS, etc.)
Required
Effective verbal, electronic and written communications skills using the English language
Computer proficiency required. Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software.
Maintain variable work schedule to provide patient care as needed. (evenings, holidays, weekends and travel).
Preferred
Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills, working with diverse population.
Work independently, be self-directed and contribute as a member of a team.
Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them.
High level of service delivery. Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations.
Attention to detail.
EEO Statement:
SRN is committed to diversity in the workplace which begins with respect and opportunity for all. SRN takes affirmative action to ensure that equal employment opportunity is provided to all persons regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, ancestry, veteran status, disability or any other basis that would be inconsistent with any applicable ordinance or law. If you need a reasonable accommodation in coming to or participating in the interview process, please let us know.
Primary Location : MA-Brighton-SRH Spaulding Brighton
Work Locations :
SRH Spaulding Brighton
100 North Beacon Street
Brighton 02134
Job : Diet/Nutrition Service
Organization : Spaulding Nursing & Therapy Ctr - Brighton (SRN and SRB)
Schedule : Part-time
Standard Hours: : 16
Shift : Rotating
Employee Status : Regular
Recruiting Department: : SNE Food Services
Job Posting : Apr 17, 2024
Req ID: 3285065