Diet Technician jobs in Oregon
Diet Technician provides assistance in all food service functions to ensure compliance with patients' prescribed nutrition plans. Screens and identifies patients with nutritional risk using scoring guidelines, and initiates referrals for dietetic assessment. Being a Diet Technician institutes basic nutrition plans including individualized menu plans. Accurately edits patients' menu selections according to nutrition standards to ensure patients receive food that is compliant with diet orders. Additionally, Diet Technician monitors intake and acceptance of required meals and supplements. Tracks patients' food intake and calorie count results. Requires an associate degree. Typically requires Dietetic Technician - Registered (DTR). Typically reports to a dietitian. The Diet Technician works under moderate supervision. Gaining or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. To be a Diet Technician typically requires 1-3 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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DIET AIDE
- St. Charles Health System, Inc.
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Bend, OR
PART_TIME
- Typical pay range: $19.81 - $24.77 ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Diet Aide REPORTS TO POSITION: Food Services Manager DEPARTMENT: Food Services DATE LAST REVIEWED: August 15, 2017 OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY: The Food Services Department is a high volume service department that provides world class food and beverage services including patient room service, café, deli and catering. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Diet Aide is the patient’s first point of contact with the food service department, and serves as a customer service champion. The Diet Aide answers incoming room service calls from patients, nurses, and dietitians and places patient food orders. This position does not directly supervise any other caregivers. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: Answers incoming phone lines from patient rooms to take food orders from patients and staff. Inputs patient’s menu order utilizing point of sale ordering system Enters patient’s meal orders accurately and efficiently into point of sale system while on the phone with the patient or staff member. Reviews patient’s dietary restrictions at time of order to ensure food orders meet dietary requirements. Recommends alternate menus if patient requests are not in compliance with dietary restrictions. The Diet Aide will request the patient’s assigned nurse to review and approve the patient’s request to if it is not in alignment with the patient’s diet restrictions. Maintains knowledge of therapeutic diets and menu items to ensure patient’s diet restrictions are adhered to. Understands and researches diet restrictions to ensure patients have opportunity for nourishment by coordinating food choices with nursing staff Prepares special diet needs, such as tube feeding, when directed. Enters appropriate charges for tube feeding Stores and handles all food properly following the guidelines of Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Maintains clean work areas, including work surfaces, floors, walls and equipment in compliance with St. Charles Health System standards and Oregon Food Sanitation standards Provides support to other areas of food services as directed by manager, supervisor or coordinator including delivery of food to patients, as needed during high volume times Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects. Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change. Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests. Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings. Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate. May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned. EDUCATION: Required: N/A Preferred: High school diploma or GED LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION: Required: Current county food handler’s card Preferred: N/A EXPERIENCE: Required: N/A Preferred: Minimum 1 year of hospital or nursing home with diet experience PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely. ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION Skills: General Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System. Ability to multi-task and work independently Strong team working and collaborative skills Ability to work in a stressful, fast paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and a high customer service level Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and Access), and ability to track financial costing Position Specific Excellent customer service Understanding of gavage feeding and special diets in a therapeutic environment PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 1-10 pounds, grasping/squeezing. Frequently (50%): Sitting, bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing stairs, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 11-25 pounds. Occasionally (25%): Climbing ladder/step-stool, reaching overhead, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle, using clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level. Rarely (10%): Keyboard operation. Never (0%): Ability to hear whispered speech level. Exposure to Elemental Factors Occasionally (25%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface. Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP . Schedule Weekly Hours: 0 Caregiver Type: Relief Shift: Variable (United States of America) Is Exempt Position? No Job Family: DIET AIDE Scheduled Days of the Week: Variable Shift Start & End Time: St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine. For additional information, such as Career FAQ's, benefits, and why your dream job awaits, please visit our Careers site. With a variety of nursing positions available, you can choose a career path that fits both your interests AND your lifestyle. 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FULL_TIME
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Diet Aide (Part-Time)
- St. Charles Health System, Inc.
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Bend, OR
PART_TIME
- Typical pay range: $19.81 - $24.77 ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Diet Aide REPORTS TO POSITION: Food Services Manager DEPARTMENT: Food Services DATE LAST REVIEWED: August 15, 2017 O...
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- Cross Country Allied
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Coos Bay, OR
FULL_TIME
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DIET TECHNICIAN
- Compass Group
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Valhalla, NY
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Diet Technician
- Compass Group
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Bronx, NY
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- Healthcare Services Group
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Phoenix, AZ
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Toledo, OH
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Diet Technician
- Encompass Health Corp.
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Albuquerque, NM
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Diet Technician Assistant
- Christian Health Care Center
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Wyckoff, NJ
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Dietetic Technician
- Central Vermont Medical Center
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Montpelier, VT
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Diet Technician
- Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
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Cambridge, MA
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Income Estimation for Diet Technician jobs
$39,448 to $52,326
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What does a Diet Technician do?
Diet Technician in Danbury, CT
Diet Technicians work under the supervision of dietitians and are in charge for creating and delivering nutritional programs.
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Diet Technician in Lansing, MI
Strong working knowledge of special diets in order to write therapeutic patient menus under the supervision of the Registered Clinical Dietitian.
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Diet Technician in Long Beach, CA
The Food Service Worker- Diet Technician works in the Nutrition & Food Service (N&FS) at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
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