Clinical Dietetic Technician

Akicita Federal is hiring Clinical Dietetic Technicians to support inpatient nutrition and food service operations for the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. In this role, you will work directly at the bedside and in the kitchen to ensure Veterans receive medically appropriate, preference-driven meals every day. This is hands-on, mission-driven work that directly impacts the health and comfort of those who have served our country.

- Manage patient diet orders, meal tickets, and food preferences using Computrition and Vista software, ensuring every tray reflects the current therapeutic diet order

- Take and enter patient meal orders via Room Service Connect (RMS) by phone, respecting individual diet parameters and food allergies

- Monitor Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers (ADT) in real time, updating and processing diet changes in Computrition and Vista as they occur

- Conduct bedside and in-person meal ordering, collecting patient preferences, eating habits, and allergy information to support Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs)

- Perform tray accuracy checks during meal service and complete test trays including temperature and taste testing

- Carry out in-person patient satisfaction surveys to identify opportunities to improve the dining experience for Veterans

- Collaborate daily with an interdisciplinary team including RDNs, nursing staff, and Nutrition and Food Service personnel to coordinate seamless patient care

- Shifts include: Day - 5:30a-2:00p; 6:00a-2:30p; 7:30a-4:00p Evening: 10:30a - 7:00p; 11:00a - 7:30p