Diet Technician

Shift :Saturdays and Sundays, Every Other Weekend, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Department : Clinical Nutrition

Compensation :

* Base Pay Range: $22.00 - $34.72 per hour, based on experience

* Shift Differentials: Additional $1.50 per hour for weekend shift

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a compassionate and detail-oriented Diet Technician to help ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and attention. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment, working closely with medical and nursing teams to optimize nutrition care. We're seeking someone who is proactive, organized, and dedicated to patient satisfaction, with a keen eye for monitoring food quality and making necessary adjustments. If you're passionate about supporting patient health and well-being through personalized nutrition care, this role offers the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Join MU Health Care and help enhance the patient experience with your dedication to excellence.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to multiple hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

* Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

* Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays

* Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three years

* Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

* Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

* See a comprehensive list of benefitshere.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Communicate with related departments, such as medical and nursing, to optimize nutrition care and monitoring of food quality and delivery.

Counsel patients and families on diet as assigned.

Monitor the effectiveness and outcome of nutrition services and interventions and answer or refer questions regarding patient nutritional care to the clinical dietitian.

Regularly conduct patient rounds to review adequacy of nutrition intake and patient satisfaction with meals and meal service.

Rescreen all patients not determined to be at risk for malnutrition upon admission but with a length of stay greater than 5 days to assure all patients at risk for malnutrition are assessed by a dietitian.

Adjust menu selections from patients at Missouri Psychiatric Center (MUPC) to comply with diet order and dietitian instructions.

May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in nutrition or dietetics, or admission in a coordinated or didactic dietetic program, or Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and may require ambulating, remaining in a stationary position and positioning self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may frequently lift and/or move objects up to 10 lbs. and occasionally move objects up to 25 lbs.

This role may also routinely come into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.