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Job Description:

The Clinical Diet Tech provides nutrition care and support to patients under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in the clinical setting. This position interacts with clinical staff, patients, and family members to collect, analyze, and document patient nutrition information. The Clinical Diet Tech partners with the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist to help create and implement appropriate nutrition care plans.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate: Based on Experience

Shift Details: 36 hours a week / full time benefits

Daytime shift - 8 - 12 hours

Essential Functions

• Collects nutrition screening information and manages nutrition tasks for techs and dietitians.

• Completes nutrition data gathering and analysis.

• Performs calorie counts.

• Documents patient information in the electronic health record as established by protocol.

• Interacts and problem solves with clinical and non-clinical staff.

• Provides patient and the community with nutrition care and education, under the direction of RDN.

• Performs various functions in the NICU under the direction of RDN.

• Participates in department continuous quality improvement projects.

• Provides exceptional customer service in all customer interactions.

• Completes business functions as established by department.

Skills

• Detail-oriented

• Math skills

• Accuracy

• Reasoning and logic

• Interpersonal communication

• Computer Literacy

Qualifications

• Experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Demonstrated attention to detail, organizational and decision-making ability.

• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, internet and e-mail applications.

• Demonstrated advanced math skills.

• Experience transcribing information quickly and accurately.

• Experience in a healthcare setting or completion of nutrition-related college level course work, preferred.

• Experience with nutrient analysis software, preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.

Carrying, Climbing, Crawling, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking

Location:

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.29 - $23.80

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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