Dietitian Technician

Duties Description 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.


When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate's favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications.


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...

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Address

Street NYS Veterans Home at Oxford


51-55Rte 9W


City West Haverstraw


State NY


Zip Code 10993


Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to View email address on click.appcast.io, with Reference Dietitian Technician/80290 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources, Helen Hayes Hospital, Bldg 22, 51-55 Rte 9W, West Haverstraw, NY 10993, or by fax to View phone number on click.appcast.io. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.