Dietitian Technician

Dietitian Technician

The Dietitian Technicians will work under the guidance and direction of a Dietitian or Nutrition Services Administrator. They will assist professional dietitians by performing standardized nutritional care tasks such as summarizing and maintaining records of patients' diets, providing information on diets and food preparation to patients and their families, and consulting with facility staff regarding changes in patient's diets. The incumbent prepares and maintains patients' dietary histories as part of their nutritional care and overall treatment plans; records current diet plans prescribed and modified by the physician's written orders. They also prepare a census showing the number of patients under each diet plan available; and periodically collect information from patients' dietary records and enter the information on patients' medical records.

Minimum Qualifications

Non-Competitive: Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a Dietetic Technician, Registered or Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered. OR Satisfactory completion of an approved two-year full-time course in the field of dietetics with emphasis on nutritional care or food service management.

Additional Comments

One, non-competitive, temporary per-diem appointment. We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including: Holiday & Paid Time Off, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System, Shift & Geographic pay differentials, Affordable Health Care options, Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost, NYS Deferred Compensation plan, Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds, and many more... The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: health.ny.gov. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io to make a request. NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications. For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.