Diet Technician- Eating Disorders Outpatient
Diet Technician- Eating Disorders Outpatient
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Job Description
The Diet Technician consults with the Registered Dietitian to ensure implementation of the best standard of nutrition and dietary services. Responsibilities include dietary support grocery budget allocation client menu planning maintaining a clean and well stocked kitchen cooking and baking as needed and appropriately discerning between appropriate and inappropriate client eating behaviors. This experience will prepare you to be a Registered Dietitian with hands on experience learning from dedicated professionals and working closely with a complex population.
Responsibilities
- Provide dietary support client menu planning maintenance of a secure and encouraging mealtime advising on food preparation as necessary and appropriately discerning between appropriate and inappropriate client eating behaviors. You will eat with the patients.
- Consult with the Registered Dietitian to ensure implementation of the best standard of nutrition and dietary services
- Monitor client consumption of appropriate exchange pattern
- Enforce dietary program and advise clients appropriately on food choices
- Ability to lead appropriate and relevant nutrition education groups that are engaging and appropriate
- Demonstrate understanding of the medical consequences of eating disorders the hazards of refeeding and how to avoid complications
- Ability to implement specific dietary exchange patterns through knowledge of portion size and caloric recommendations set by the Registered Dietitian
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries with staff and clients
Compensation Range: $1820 per hour
Compensation will be dependent upon education and experience.
This is a fulltime inperson position at our Glendale Outpatient Program
MondayFriday 11:00am7:00pm
For a virtual tour of the facility please visit our website at .
Qualifications :
- Education or relevant experience in the field of nutrition and/or food service preferred
- Experience working in behavioral healthcare preferred
- Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire
- Obtain CPR AED and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire
- Obtain ServSafe certification within 90 day of hire
- Must possess a current drivers license and be in good standing
Additional Information :
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drugfree workplace and perform preemployment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits please visit us at Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives experiences and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
