Diet Technician (0.5 FTE) - Day and Evening Shift, Every Other Weekend
Part-timeMinnesota Visiting Nurse Agency
Minneapolis, MNPart-timeSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Minneapolis, MN, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Diet Technician supports the nutritional wellbeing of patients served by Food and Nutrition Services or coordinates daily tray-line operations. The role includes maintaining patient diet orders, supporting nutrition screening and education, checking tray accuracy, and coordinating menu selection and service. It is an in-person position with a 0.5 FTE schedule of 40 hours per pay period, including weekdays and every other weekend, on day and evening shifts.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
JOB DETAILS *Department:*Food and Nutrition Services *FTE:*0.5 (40 hours per pay period) *Workdays:*Weekdays and Every Other Weekend *Shift(s):*Days, Evenings *Shift Length:*8 hours *Location:*In-Person
*Purpose of this position:*Under general supervision, assumes responsibility for the nutritional wellbeing of patients receiving sustenance provided by the Food and Nutrition Services Department or to coordinate daily operation of tray line service.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitors and maintains patient orders, admissions, discharges, and transfers using the electronic medical record in combination with the diet office software system
- May complete nutrition screening; determines the level of nutritional risk for patients, able to determine the needs of the age groups served and plan care based on the needs identified, and notifies the dietitian of patients deemed at nutritional risk who require attention
- May complete calorie count calculations and communicate results as appropriate
- Menu correction based on special diet needs
- Direct tray service; checks each tray for accuracy and adherence to diet order
- May prepare and deliver enteral formulas as appropriate
- Answers call center phone calls and problem solving
- May provide nutrition education as required; documents in the electronic medical record, demonstrates knowledge of the age appropriate range of services, treatment, or therapies
- Can make a determination of standard and substandard products
- Assures proper food handling and presentation
- Visits all ages of patients daily in assigned area for menu selection and to conduct patient satisfaction surveys
- Enters accurate diet orders, admissions, discharges, and transfer of patients into diet office software system and communicates change to tray serving area. Uses computer terminal to communicate with nursing units
- Conducts test trays for quality and accuracy of trays as served to patients
- Prepares menus for serving area in accordance with current diet orders
- Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job-related hazards
- Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne Pathogens
- Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment
- Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives
QUALIFICATIONS
/Minimum Qualifications:/
- Student in a current dietetic program
-OR-
- An approved equivalent combination of education and experience
/Preferred Qualifications:/
- Completed dietetic/nutrition program
- Over three months to one year experience in hospital food service preferred
Title: Diet Technician (0.5 FTE) - Day and Evening Shift, Every Other Weekend
Location: MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus
Requisition ID: 261298
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
