Dietetic Technician
What you'd do
About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis. Qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This position is located at Fort Riley, Kansas. See 'Additional Information' section for incentives offered. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Obtain diet orders before each meal service from ward nursing staff from faxed diet rosters. Order non-prescription nourishment for patients while maintaining nutritional requirements and limitations of specific diets. Utilize knowledge of calorie values, carbohydrate, protein, fat, fiber, sodium, potassium, and other nutrition components of foods. Assist the dietitian in assessment of nutrition status, nutrition monitoring and screening of individual patient's needs. Monitor patient's food tolerances, preferences, allergies, and/or special needs. Provide professional, courteous verbal communication and interviewing skills. Check diet roster prior to each meal; make necessary diet changes. Periodically order 'mock' trays for quality assurance purposes.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes monitoring nutrition care for all patients by obtaining diet orders from medical staff or health systems; or assisting with the implementation or evaluation of nutrition care plans to provide nutrition support to patients. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position, such as, dietetics or nutrition. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.
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