Diet Tech

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Diet Tech

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

DUTIES:

• Assess / Monitor the Residents' nutritional stus, provide recommendions to medical staff, and develop adeque care plans

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

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

• Monitor Resident meal service to ensure diet modificions are followed

• Educe residents, families, and staff in concepts of nutrition & diet modificion

• Routinely evalue 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 Phologist to ensure approprie mechanically altered diets are provided for residents with dysphagia

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

• Upde 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 regulions and policies on weight monitoring

• Communice 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 Registrion (CDR) 

• Exceptional interpersonal & leadership skills

• Knowledge of applicable ste and federal guidelines

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

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