Diet Tech

Diet Tech

Bishop Center is actively seeking a Diet Tech to work for our Skilled Nursing Facility located in Syracuse, NY.

DUTIES:

• Assess / Monitor the Residents' nutritional status, provide recommendations to medical staff, and develop adequate care plans

• Evaluate special needs of Residents regarding nutrition support, skin breakdown, and significant weight issues

• Coordinate procurement of nutrition support supplies and oral supplements with outside vendors as well as involved department heads

• Monitor Resident meal service to ensure diet modifications are followed

• Educate residents, families, and staff in concepts of nutrition & diet modification

• Routinely evaluate Dietary Care plans for effectiveness to ensure high quality of care

• Meet weekly with the interdisciplinary team to review and adjust residents’ plan of care

• Work closely with Speech-Language Pathologist to ensure appropriate mechanically altered diets are provided for residents with dysphagia

• Reviewing all menu changes to ensure they follow the facility’s policies/procedures & State/Federal guidelines

• Update diet order and menu changes in computer menu software on a daily basis

• Supervising & working closely with the dietary team to provide excellent Resident care

• Conduct audits of areas relevant to providing quality nutrition care on a routine basis

• Ensure the facility is in compliance with regulations and policies on weight monitoring

• Communicate with the interdisciplinary team on a daily basis to provide quality care to Residents

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must hold either a dietetic technician, registered (DTR) or nutrition and dietetics technician, registered (NDTR) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) 

• Exceptional interpersonal & leadership skills

• Knowledge of applicable state and federal guidelines

• Computer literacy and proficiency with EMR software and computer-based menu systems