Dietetic Technician Job Description

The Dietetic Technician assists dietitians in the provision of food service and nutritional programs. The Dietetic Technician under the supervision of dietitians may plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.

Duties:

The Dietetic Technician observes patient food intake and report progress and dietary problems to dietician. The Dietetic Technician prepares a major meal, following recipes and determines group food quantities. The Dietetic Technician obtains and evaluates dietary histories of individuals to plan nutritional programs. The Dietetic Technician analyzes menus and evaluates dietary histories of individuals to plan nutritional programs. The Dietetic Technician plans menus and diets or guides individuals and families in food selection, preparation, and menu planning, based upon nutritional needs and established guidelines. The Dietetic Technician supervises food production and service, or assists dietitians and nutritionists in food service supervision and planning. The Dietetic Technician develops job specifications, job descriptions, and work schedules. The Dietetic Technician selects, schedules, and conducts orientation and in-service education programs. The Dietetic Technician provides dietitians with assistance researching food, nutrition and food service systems. The Dietetic Technician determines food beverage costs and assists in implementing cost control procedures.

Knowledge:

The Dietetic Technician needs knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products both plants and animals for consumption, including storage techniques. The Dietetic Technician needs knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. The Dietetic Technician needs knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Skills:

The Dietetic Technician needs the skill to talk to others to convey information effectively. They must give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. The Dietetic Technician monitors performance of you, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. The Dietetic Technician must understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. The Dietetic Technician uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. The Dietetic Technician adjusts actions in relation to others’ actions. The Dietetic Technician must be able to teach others how to do something. The Dietetic Technician considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. The Dietetic Technician selects and uses training instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Abilities:

The Dietetic Technician must have the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to see details at close range within a few feet of the observer. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. The Dietetic Technician needs the ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Work Activities:

The Dietetic Technician observes, receives, and otherwise obtains information from all relevant sources. The Dietetic Technician monitors and reviews information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect assesses problems. The Dietetic Technician identifies information by categorizes, estimates, recognizes differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. The Dietetic Technician analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Degrees and Training to Become a Dietetic Technician

• Medical and Health Degree

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