Lead Dietetic Technician

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Are you an experienced Dietetic Technician? Then we have a great opportunity for you at Johns Hopkins Hospital!

Position Summary:

The Lead Dietetic Technician is an integral part of the nutrition care team. Under the guidance of the Pediatric Formula Room Supervisor, the Lead Dietetic Technician will assist in areas of responsibility including, but are not limited to, training new technicians, ensuring accuracy of formula room inventory, and assisting with the maintenance of formula room standards in sanitation. The Lead Dietetic Technician will also perform clinical duties under the guidance of the Registered Dietitians and has responsibilities in the following assigned areas: interviewing patients, performing anthropometric measurements, calculating nutrient intakes, educating patients and families on specific diets, monitoring food quality and meal acceptance, and preparing formula and breast milk fortification along with other duties as assigned. Documents patient care notes in electronic medical record (POE).

Educational Requirements:

Associates Degree or successful completion of a Dietetic Technician Program approved by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is required. Bachelor's degree in Nutrition preferred.

Required Licensure:

ServSafe certification required within 3 months of hire.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Requires advanced knowledge of food composition, menu planning, and safe food handling.
• Requires advanced knowledge cleaning and sanitizing formula room.
• Proven competency in formula room equipment.
• Requires advanced knowledge in updating/editing formula and breast milk database.
• Requires a high level of analytical ability to assess patient for potential nutritional risk, assist in planning suitable diets, and in implementing the patient's care plan.
• Calculate nutrient intake and recipes.
• Requires interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with patients, families, physicians and other health-care professionals and to provide nutritional instruction.
• Exhibits communication skills necessary to interpret age-specific responses to assessment, treatment, and interactions with others.
• A high level of analytical ability is required to resolve technical, operational, and administrative problems.
• Requires the ability to direct the work of others to accomplish established department goals.
• Ability to distinguish between low and high priority activities.
• Safely uses all formula room equipment.
• Maintaining formula room inventory including procuring all needed ingredients and materials.
• Ensuring integrity of the formula database.
• Supports compliance of self and staff with regulatory and professional patient safety standards.

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Full-Time (40 hours per week)

Call and Weekend Work Required

Non-Exempt

We have a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, 401K. For additional information please go to: https://jhh.mybenefitsjhhs.com

Salary Range: Minimum 21.24 per hour - Maximum 35.07 per hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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