Dietetic Technician - Department of Public Health, Exempt

Job Description

Under supervision of the Chief Dietitian, the Dietetic Technician performs specialized paraprofessional clinical duties in a hospital nutrition program. The essential functions of the job include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assists Dietitian in collecting basic nutritionally relevant patient/resident data to perform nutritional screening and preliminary nutritional risk evaluation; interviews patients/residents to obtain food preferences, diet history, and related information; discusses patient/resident needs with the health care team; in an acute care setting, determines whether the patient/resident may require a nutritional assessment which is performed by a Registered Dietitian; in a skilled nursing setting, determines the immediacy/urgency of a nutritional assessment, care plan, and intervention that is performed by a Registered Dietitian;
• Assists Dietitian in providing nutritional education for patient/resident and their families involving principles of special therapeutic diets; reviews current dietary practices of patient/resident and their families; evaluates patient/resident understanding and expected level of compliance; makes recommendations for follow up education;
• Collects pertinent clinical data from patient/resident medical records in order to accurately identify current nutrition problems; utilizes approved, institution specific documentation standards to chart pertinent nutritional information into patient/resident medical record;
• Assists Dietitian in performing nutritional analysis; calculates and analyzes patient/resident food and fluid intake, weight records, menu patterns, and enteral nutrition formula orders;
• Assists Dietitian in implementing patient/resident nutritional preferences and monitor care plans; retrieves clinical information; generates reports and performs other duties utilizing computerized systems.

The 2622 Dietetic Technician may perform other duties as assigned/required.

Qualifications

License and Certification: Possession of a credential as a Registered Dietetic Technician approved by the American Dietetic Association.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. 

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). 

VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Review SF Careers Employment Applications for considerations taken when reviewing applications.  

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education or experience verification is required, information on how to verify education and experience requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/experience-education/. 

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. 

Additional Information

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Where to Apply  

All job applications for the City and County of San Francisco must be submitted through our online portal. Please visit https://careers.sf.gov/ to begin your application process.  

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account. 

Computers are available for the public (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) to file online applications in the lobby of the Dept. of Human Resources at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor and at the City Career Center at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 110. 

Ensure your application information is accurate, as changes may not be possible after submission. Your first and last name must match your legal ID for verification, and preferred names can be included in parentheses. Use your personal email address, not a shared or work email, to avoid unfixable issues. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. 

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Juliette Soto at [email protected] or (628)271-6709. 

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging. 

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.