Dietitian Assistant

About the role

Part-time Dietitian Assistant position providing operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and clinical assistance with patient’s nutritional care. 24 hours per week, three 8-hour shifts between 7:00am - 7:00pm. Weekend and holiday availability required.

Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients in accordance with policies and procedures and maintains communication with Registered Dietitian (RD) staff.
• Prepares and distributes formulas in the formula lab.
• Partners with patients, families, and nursing to calculate and document all intakes, oral and nutrition support for inpatient orders for calorie count.
• Triages phone calls, performs nutrition risk screening, calorie counts, diet analysis, meal planning, nutrition support flow sheet calculations, and ketogenic diet initiation.
• Supports and coordinates ketogenic diet orientation with the ketogenic RD and team.
• Plans menus for patients in accordance with the ketogenic diet prescription.
• Provides training to families on preparing keto meals while in-patient and for home use.
• Coordinates with room service coordinators in food service to ensure compliance with inpatient diet modifications.
• Assists patients and families in meal planning for complex therapeutic diets not managed through room service.
• Performs outpatient diet analysis of food records submitted by RDs and medical providers.
• Supports eating disorder RDs by helping families with patient menu planning and meal ordering in compliance with the correct meal plan level.
• Calculates and documents daily enteral and parenteral nutrient intake for patients in critical care inpatient units.

Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare, or a related field.
• Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Pay

Hourly range: $20.14 to $30.21, dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package, including base pay and incentives.
• Paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and company-provided life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and 403b employer match (retirement savings).
• Robust wellness program and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit.
• Annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance (paid the following April if goals are met).
• Annual base pay increases based on performance over the previous year.