Dietary Technician

Dietary Technician

As a Dietary Technician at Allina Health, you ensure patients receive meals that align with their dietary needs and preferences. You'll guide patients in making informed food choices, monitor for allergies, and help maintain compliance with dietary ordersplaying a vital role in their care and recovery. Join us in making every meal a step toward better health.

Assists in the meal preparation and service of food and nutritional programs in the nutritional services department. Processes and maintains patient diet orders, ensures tray services are accurate and timely, and directs day-to-day department operations for optimal patient service.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Meal preparation and service
  • Processes and maintains patient diet orders, menus and related nutrition information/records.
  • May make infant formulas and assemble enteral/tube feedings as required.
  • Works with patients, nursing and dietitians to resolve tray service and/or food issues.
  • Checks patient trayline, maintains production tally information and conducts menu assistance and retrieval.
  • Document all necessary dietary and patient information accordingly.
• Department management
  • Ensures proper storage of food and supplies.
  • Records refrigerator, pot/pan and patient dish machine temperatures as indicated.
  • Completes accurate cash handling reports.
  • Locks and secures the kitchen daily.
  • May supervise, schedule and direct work of nutrition services aides.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's or Vocational degree in Dietetics from a program accredited by Commission of Dietetics Education (CADE) or at least two years towards a four year degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at an accredited college or university or
• 0 to 2 years diet technician experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 to 5 years in a diet office as a diet clerk

Licenses/Certifications:

• Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred upon hire

Physical Demands:

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

Pay Range: $21.72 to $28.92 per hour The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer