Nutrition assistant vs dietetic technician

Differences between nutrition assistant and dietetic technician duties and responsibilities

Nutrition assistant example responsibilities.

• Coordinate all walk-through visible inspections to achieve overall cleanliness and order within each facility.
• Initiate customer relations and assist patients with their dietary menu selections and restrictions.
• Input children diet and cost via POS system.
• Inform other DTR members and students of career opportunities and CEU events.
• Attend conferences and trainings as required, maintain require DTR CEU's and portfolio.
• Comply with HACCP guidelines and ensures proper washing and sanitizing of work areas and equipment.
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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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