Dietetic technician vs dietetic technician, registered

Differences between dietetic technician and dietetic technician, registered duties and responsibilities

Dietetic technician example responsibilities.

• Facilitate nutrition education training to patients and families on appropriate meal selections within dietary restrictions to accomplish patient goals.
• Maintain current information in medical records and WIC HSIS software.
• Provide diet or condition specific diet educations and addressed food allergies.
• Maintain special food inventory for kitchen to accommodate for vary diets and any allergies.
• Complete initial, annual, quarterly and significant change nutritional assessments, attend multidisciplinary care plan conferences and complete MDS's.
• Provide MDS documentation and participate in annual state surveys.
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Dietetic technician, registered example responsibilities.

• Educate patient and their families on special diets, food allergies, weight loss or weight gaining goals.
• Follow up with patients and families nutrition education activity, making improvements and taking corrective action.
• Enter information into computer in regard with meal preferences, allergies, and diet order.
• Interview and assess patients and family members, providing appropriate education or schedule supplements as needed.
• Store groceries using the first in first out method.