Dietetic Technician, Community Nutrition Programs

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide patient care using medical nutrition therapy for moderate/low-risk populations under a registered dietitian.  

• Implement and communicate nutrition care plans with the healthcare team.  

• Maintain documentation, follow-up systems, and diet/order entry records.  

• Serve as a liaison between food service staff and clinical/dietitian teams.  

• Ensure patient meals comply with prescribed diets; communicates needed diet changes.  

• Manage menu entry and processes diet/nourishment updates.  

• Contribute to departmental initiatives, committees, and projects.  

• Support dietetic internship programs as a preceptor.  

• Track productivity and completes required reports.  

• Participate in professional development, rounds, conferences, and research.  

• Use clinical and dietetic software to support patient care and analysis.  

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and organizational policies.  

• Maintain, update, and audit department systems and nutrition registry data.  

• Perform nutrition analysis, data coding, validation checks, and error correction.  

• Complete additional duties as assigned. 

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to many patients and community members and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to unload food, produce from food bank truck/pallets up to 40 pounds.

• Follows Standard Precautions using Personal Protective Equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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