Job Description

The Diet Technician consults with the Registered Dietitian to ensure implementation of the best standard of nutrition and dietary services. Responsibilities include dietary support, grocery budget allocation, client menu planning, maintaining a clean and well stocked kitchen, cooking and baking as needed, and appropriately discerning between appropriate and inappropriate client eating behaviors. This experience will prepare you to be a Registered Dietitian with hands on experience, learning from dedicated professionals, and working closely with a complex population.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietary support, client menu planning, maintenance of a secure and encouraging mealtime, advising on food preparation as necessary, and appropriately discerning between appropriate and inappropriate client eating behaviors
• Consult with the Registered Dietitian to ensure implementation of the best standard of nutrition and dietary services
• Monitor client consumption of appropriate exchange pattern
• Enforce dietary program and advise clients appropriately on food choices
• Ability to lead appropriate and relevant nutrition education groups that are engaging and appropriate
• Ability to implement specific dietary exchange patterns through knowledge of portion size and caloric recommendations set by the Registered Dietitian

Compensation Range: $20-23/hr.

Compensation is dependent upon education and experience.

This full-time position is in-person at our Tacoma Outpatient Program. It has a schedule of Monday-Friday 11a-7p (the hours would start as 8a-4p and then within a month or so change permanently to 11a-7p).

For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at centerfordiscovery.com.

Qualifications

• Education or relevant experience in the field of nutrition and/or food service, preferred __

• Experience working in behavioral healthcare, preferred

• Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire

• Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire

• Obtain ServSafe certification within 90 day of hire

• Must possess a current driver’s license and be in good standing

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care, we need to have a diverse team around us. That’s why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above, we’d be happy to consider your application.

Additional Information

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.