The Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) Department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock encompasses Patient Food Services, Clinical Nutrition, and Dining Services. FNS aims to provide a nutritional environment which supports a population-level approach to a healthy diet and aligns with the D-H commitment to improve the health and wellness of our patients, employees, and community and create a sustainable health system.

The Dietetic Aide tTeam Lead at Dartmouth-Hitchcock coordinates the workflow and provides training and leadership to staff .

In addition to core duties of the Dietetic Aide, Dining Room Attendant or Food Service Attendant, the Team Lead has the following responsibilities:

• Coordinates the workflow and work priority within the team.
• Provide technical guidance, oversight and mentoring to team members.
• Provide on-the-job training to assigned staff, where necessary and identifies training opportunities
• Provide input to leadership regarding performance and/or need for disciplinary action
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.
• Assists with tray delivery and collecting menus.
• Corrects patient menus on assigned units based on physicians’ order and Nutrition Care Manual.
• Assists patient with menu completion and check patients’ satisfaction with selections and compliance with physicians’ diet order.
• Collects diet change sheets and completes diet changes using computer reports.
• Prints special nourishment labels and lists for Production.
• Prints and checks menus and tray tickets following specific instructions regarding patient nutritional care.
• Checks patient tray line by comparing patient menu selections with tray items. Requests that the Diet Office make appropriate therapeutic substitutions.
• Uses ADT printer slips to update electronic cardexes as per protocol.
• Answers phone using telephone log sheet to record all messages. Processes requests as established within clinical policies and procedures.
• Counts and records diet census and tube feeding orders.
• Makes note of patient choices, correcting as necessary using computer-generated reports. Prints and distributes tally reports.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.

1 year of related dietary experience preferred.

Must have good verbal, written communication and computer skills.

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