HSCPC Diet Technician

Minimum Education
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Associate's Degree (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience
1 year experience in a hospital food service setting. (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Ability to read and write English.

Required Licenses and Certifications
DC Food Handler Certification. 180 Days (Required)

Job Functions
Essential job duties:

• Complies with current regulations and accrediting agency standards.

• Promotes the "RELATE" (Reassure, Explain, Listen, Answer, Take Action, Express Appreciation) culture and a culture of Family/Patient-Center Care.

• Uses nutritional standards of care approved for HSC.

• Reviews and provides input for updating of policy and procedure related to nutritional services.

• Assists in developing and accomplishing department quality goals.

• Identifies problems, takes appropriate action, and evaluates the effectiveness of the action.

• Participates actively on facility committees as appropriate to the area of assignment.

• Provides nutrition expertise and/or education to Nutrition Services or health care staff.

• Participates in in-service education programs.

• Obtains food preferences from patients and assists in education of patient/caregivers regarding food availability menu.

• Provides basic education of food-drug interactions

• Participates in quality assurance activities for inpatient nutrition services

• Assists with the coordination of nutrition screening of patients.

• Assists the dietitians with calculating calorie counts.

• Accurately calculates individual formula recipes for patients based on diet orders.

• Assists in the development cycle menus for patients.

• Participates in the applied sensory evaluation of food and nutrition products.

• Responsible for checking the tray line and final trays before they are delivered.

• Interfaces with patients to obtain diet and nutrition information to determine likes and dislikes.

• Conducts meal rounds to obtain patients acceptability to meals.

• Updates weekly PAR sheets.

• Updates daily Food Production Tally Sheets.

• Conduct Test Trays.

• Prepares individual formula recipe cards per diets order for 24 hour period.

• Prepares special infant formula for 24 hour period each day.

• Updates formula label information program accurately.

• Deliver formula to nursing units.

• Preparing diet cards for patient tray line.

• Updates patient tray line kardex in a timely fashion.

• Processes diet orders from computer. Updates unit kardexes with the current diet order.

• Prepares and updates recipes cards for snack kardex.

• Performs tray line audit.

• Participates in the monitoring of food quality, temperature and accuracy.

• Conducts formulary inventory on a weekly basis.

• Places formula order on a weekly basis, maintaining an adequate supply on hand at all times.

• Alerts supervisor to problems or needs concerning equipment, supplies sanitation and safety.

• Detects and reports spoiled or unattractive food or supplies.

• Notifies Dietitians of admissions and discharges.

• Cleans assigned areas following established cleaning procedures and schedules.

• Assists in training new employees.

• Works with the nutritional aides during tray line to ensure accuracy of diet provisions.

Other job duties:

• May perform other duties in addition to those outlined in this job description.