Job Description:
Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai! At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. What will you be doing in this role? The Registered Diet Tech (DTR) provides nutrition care services to patients under the guidance of a Registered Dietitian (RD) and within scope of practice and ADA Practice Standards. The Diet Tech assists the Clinical Dietitian in the screening and evaluation of the nutrition care needs of patients, development of nutritional care plans, diet counseling, and recordkeeping. DTR's may supervise patient food service production and service under supervisory guidance. Meets the food and service expectations of patients and visitors. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the special population(s) served. DTR's will interact effectively with inter- and/or intra-department medical and support personnel to meet patient care goals and provide timely response to requests.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:- Provides quality services based on patients expectations and needs
- Interviews patients to obtain and verify information. Demonstrates appropriate patient interview techniques.
- Reviews diet orders as part of the evaluation process. Explain menu modifications/substitutions to patients
- Demonstrates knowledge of nutrition risk factorsDTR's provides direct care to individual patients on designated units in the inpatient acute care setting
Qualifications
Job Qualifications:- Associates Degree or B.A./B.S. in Dietetics, Nutrition or related field
- Registered by Commission on Dietetic Registration (DTR) or eligible to take the National Registration exam. Must obtain within six (6) months of hire
- Experience in healthcare food and nutrition service operations and/or as a diet aide, or comparable experience preferred.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Computer proficiency is a requirement.
