Location
Philadelphia, PA | United States
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Overview:
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, they align their capabilities to their customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, they helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Job Title: Dietetic Tech Location: Philadelphia, PA 19104 Duration: 3 Months Job Type: Contract Work Type: Onsite JOB DESCRIPTION: Essential Functions Patient Care - Completes nutrition assessments of patients within scope of practice of Dietetic Technician-Registered based on screening and documentation guidelines.
- Implements and monitors nutritional interventions assigned by the RDN to meet the nutritional needs of patients
- Estimates nutritional intakes of patients. Calculates and documents calorie counts as requested. Assists RDs with data collection as needed.
- Identifies patients in need of in-depth assessment by RD and transfers care appropriately.
- Instructs patients (and/or families, as appropriate) on restricted/special diets or special formulas. Refers for outpatient follow-up as necessary.
- Is knowledgeable regarding nutritional content, sources, and use of commercial supplements, tube feeding, infant formula, and feeding modulars (fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals).
- Inputs data from outpatient diet records on computer for analysis to be completed by outpatient dietitian. Maintain updates and enter new items in Food Processor.
- Provides education with regard to nutrition and lactation including but not limited to assembly, cleaning and maintenance of breast pump equipment, special diet education, formula/modified human milk education.
Enteral Feeding Production and Human Milk Management - Prepares, portions, delivers patient enteral feeding orders accurately and timely.
- Knowledgeable about human milk, formulas and additives used in infant, pediatric and adult patients.
- Practices with a questioning attitude and escalates concerns, issues or discrepancies regarding enteral feeding orders, faulty equipment and unsafe working conditions appropriately.
- Provides education with regard to nutrition and lactation, assists in developing education and other projects.
- Participates in maintenance of human milk inventory. Assists with human milk shipment and safe disposal as needed and adheres to standards with regard to transport and shipment of human milk.
- Adheres to applicable regulations, safety and infection prevention & control standards that govern enteral feeding production operations.
Business Functions - Maintains friendly, efficient demeanor and models client ICARE Values and Service Standards.
- Participates in ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement activities as requested.
- Maintains productivity, screening and other documentation of activities as requested.
- Participates in training other employees as requested.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
Professional Development/Leadership - Collaborates and communicates with other members of the healthcare team
- Participates in any department staff meetings and education programs as requested.
- Maintains competence and professional development. Maintains registration as required.
- Uses reference materials, trends in dietetics, enteral feeding best practice guidelines and research to enhance clinical knowledge.
- Performs other duties as requested.
QUALIFICATIONS Education Education Level, Field of Study, Required/Preferred: - Associate's Degree , Nutrition or related program by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Required
- Bachelor's Degree, by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Preferred
Work Experience: Experience, Experience Details, Required/Preferred, - Prior work experience in a hospital setting or WIC program, Preferred ,
Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations: Licenses/Certifications, Issuing Agency, Time to Obtain, Required/Preferred: - Dietetic Technician-Registered (DTR) , Commission on Dietetic Registration, within 9 months, Required, and
- Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC) , ALPP, , Preferred,
- Serv Safe Certification (SSC) , SERV Safe , , Preferred,
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Skills, Required/Preferred - Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients and families, the public, medical staff and physicians. , Required
- Must be able to read English with understanding and write English legibly. , Required
- Basic knowledge and application of medical nutrition therapy in pediatric patients. , Required
- Basic knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, and spreadsheet software. , Required
- Competence in nutritional content, sources and use of commercial supplements, tube feedings, human milk, infant formulas and feeding modulars (fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals). Required
- Ability to perform increasingly complex mathematical calculations such as fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions and metric measures. , Required
- Computer proficiency required.
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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