Nutrition assistant vs dietetic technician, registered

Differences between nutrition assistant and dietetic technician, registered 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, 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.