Dietetic technician vs registered dietitian

Differences between dietetic technician and registered dietitian 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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Registered dietitian example responsibilities.

• Help patients maintain nutritional adequacy while managing food allergies.
• Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
• Manage the in-store dietitian program providing nutrition education, culinary workshops, food demonstrations, and nutritional assessments.
• Develop and conduct weight loss programs; provide nutritional counseling for cardiac rehabilitation patients.
• Diet education to nonsurgical patients on eating disorders, diabetes and other nutrition relate conditions.
• Cover all topics ranging from weight management to oncology.
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