Dietary Technician - Per Diem

Overview

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.

We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website - KV Healthcare ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

Job Description

Responsible for performing nutritional screens of in-patients to assess nutrition risk based on established criteria. Obtains food preferences of patients. Provides basic explanation to the patient of the nutrition plan regarding modified diets and potential drug-food interactions, when applicable. Updates patient Cardex, as necessary. Assures that patients receive correct meals/nourishments per diet order and directs cooks and diet aides in the correct preparation and delivery of patient meals.

Confers with Dietitians, cooks, diet aides and other medical staff for food and nutrition continuity and to optimize nutritional care. Assists in training new employees and dietetic interns. Participates in committee staff meetings, as assigned. Participates in the clinical/interdepartmental Quality Improvement. Completes month-end food service costs, as assigned. Completes clerical, and department in-services, ordering of supplies as assigned by Director.

What is required...

• Must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition, or be enrolled in either an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nutrition program or an accredited Diet Technician program
• Possesses and maintains a current state certified food handlers permit

What Is Preferred...

• Previous food service experience desired
• SERV-SAFE Certification through the National Restaurant Association

Wage: Wage range currently starts at $21.10/hour and goes up to $33.94/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.

Shift Differentials apply;
Evenings (3p-11p) = $2.00/hour, Nights (11p - 7a) = $3.00/hour, Weekends = $4.00/hour.

This position may also qualify for an additional 15% premium in lieu of benefits.

FTE: Per diem

Benefits: This position is not benefits eligible

Union Status: This is a Teamsters-union covered position