Nutrition Technician 1
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Part-time
Performs Clinical Nutrition Lab duties as required.Experience
- No minimum experience required
- N/A
- Associate degree or higher, or 2 years of experience in acute clinical hospital unit required
- Serv-Safe® certification required
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Screens patients for nutrition risk using the hospital-approved electronic medical record within 24 hours using established risk criteria. Refers nutrition risk patients to clinical nutritionist per policy. Re-screens patients according to policy.
- Performs basic clinical functions including calorie counts, nutrient analysis, and formula order verification and recipe entry.
- Conducts calorie counts and nutrient analysis per policy.
- Enters calorie count and nutrient analysis data into hospital approved electronic medical record
- Enters and verifies formula order recipe into hospital approved electronic medical record.
- Must pass Nutrition Calculations Competency test within 60 days of hire with
- Participates in the orientation and training of new clinical nutritionists, nutrition technicians, and formula technicians related to the nutrition technician position responsibilities.
- Participates in on-going process improvement activities of the department.
- Assists Formula Technician including coverage for the Formula Technician position and responsibilities as required.
- Assists Nutrition Technician II with human milk receiving and delivery as required.
- Performs other responsibilities as required.