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Dietetic Technician
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Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful Indian River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it an excellent medical facility and a home away from home. Under the guidance of a registered dietitian, the Dietetic Technician provides direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population identified to be at moderate or low nutrition risk. A caregiver in this position works days, from 8:00AM-4:30PM A caregiver who excels in this role will: * Implement a nutritional care plan and communicates plan to dietitian and other health care team members. * Establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation in the medical record and in order entry/diet office software. * Function as a liaison between the Patient Food Service coordinators/hosts and the medical/dietitian staff ordering diets. * Ensure that food provided to patients is compliant with the diet ordered. * Communicate with physician and/or dietitian when diet order needs to be changed to better meet patient needs. * Review/enter patient menus into computer as needed and process diet/nourishment changes * Contribute to departmental initiatives including committees and projects. * Support the dietetic internship as a supervised practice rotation preceptor. * Complete reports for ongoing productivity tracking. * Participate in professional growth activities, including attending and contributing to patient care rounds, conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics. * Participate in clinical research. Utilizes clinical software applications to facilitate care. * Comply with all regulatory organizations including CMS, JCAHO, ADA and the policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic. * Assist with the input, update, maintenance, and inventory of systems in department. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: * Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nutrition or related field * OR associate's degree in Dietetic Technology. * Continuing education in areas related to nutrition practice. * Effective interpersonal and communication skills. * Can effectively use electronic communication tools. * Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) required within six months of hire. * Three months of on-the-job training required, including classroom work, assignments, various shifts, and rotation to various patient care areas. Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ Physical Requirements: * Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry. * Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients. Personal Protective Equipment: * Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

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