Community Dietetic Technician, Registered

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Job Title

Community Dietetic Technician, Registered

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Community Health-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

C99871

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm/7:30am-4:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family. 

The Community Dietetic Technician, Registered maintains day-to-day operations of the Nourish Food Pantry Plus under the direction of the Registered Dietitian. Provides direct nutritional support to Cleveland Clinic patients and community members under the guidance of a Registered Dietitian. Works collaboratively with other departments to facilitate the provision of food to patients and the community.

A caregiver in this role will work 8:00am to 4:30pm or 7:30am to 4:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Under the guidance of a registered dietitian, provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for a population identified to be food insecure.
• Incorporate evidence-based and facility-approved materials to provide individual and group education.
• Implement a nutritional care plan and communicates plan to dietitian and other health care team members.
• Establish a follow-up system and maintains documentation in the electronic medical record and in Pantry Trak software.
• Complete food bank orientation, Pantry Trak learning modules.
• Participate in annual food bank inspections and complies with regulations/recommendations.
• Ensure that food provided to patients is compliant with the diet ordered.
• Assess food pantry stock, coordinates orders and deliveries from food bank.
• Assist with the input, update, maintenance, and inventory of systems in pantry.
• Actively contributes to departmental initiatives including committees and projects.
• Support the dietetic student program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor.
• Assist in scheduling and monitoring volunteers to assist with community pantry hours/distribution.
• Complete reports for ongoing productivity tracking for CC and Food Bank(s).
• Participate in professional growth activities, including attending and contributing to patient care rounds, conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.
• Participate in clinical research. Utilizes clinical software applications to facilitate care.
• Comply with all regulatory organizations including Greater Cleveland Food Bank (or other county food bank), Health Department, and the policies and procedures of the department and the Cleveland Clinic.
• Perform nutrition analysis using dietetic software for recipes and diet records.
• Complete mandatory education and training to maintain organization and department-specific competencies.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate degree in Dietetic Technology
• Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) required within six months of hire
• Serv Safe Certification required within 90 days of hire through the National Restaurant Association

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or related field
• DTR background or similar training in nutrition strongly

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to many patients and community members and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to unload food, produce from food bank truck/pallets up to 40 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using Personal Protective Equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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