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Dietetic Technician
Salary
Depends On Qualifications
Location
Jackson, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
villa/lh/20230808
Department
LDH-Office of Aging & Adult Services
Opening Date
08/09/2023
Closing Date
8/17/2023 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in Jackson, Louisiana at Villa Feliciana Medical Complex (30 miles North of Baton Rouge) in the Dietary Department. This is a 24 hour facility. This position serves as a Dietetic Technician. This position will be filled by a new Probation or by Promotion of a permanent state employee.
This position requires direct patient contact. Foodservice management and meal planning is a duty of this position. Knowledge of medical terminology is also preferred.
A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.
This position is located inEast Feliciana Parish, in the city of Jackson, Louisiana.
There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.
All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and requires additional background check(s).
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
For Further Information About This Vacancy Contact
Terrie David, Lacey Hurst, Sara Barton, or Marianne Covington, Human Resources
LDH/OAAS/Villa Feliciana Medical Complex
P.O. Box 438
Jackson, La. 70748
225-634-4011
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Eighteen semester hours of college credit in dietetics or food and nutrition.
Note
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To assist a dietitian in clinical dietetics.
Level Of Work
Experienced.
Supervision Received
General from a Registered Dietitian.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Human Resources, Statewide; LSU Medical Centers.
Job Distinctions
Differs from Food Service Supervisor by the responsibility for semi-professional specialized dietetic work in assigned areas.
Differs from Registered Dietitian by the lack of professional level duties.
Examples of Work
VFMC is a specialized 24 hour medical facility operating with 150-175 staffed beds, with a license capacity of 299 beds. All beds are licensed as hospital beds. The facility operates a small hospital care service that is surveyed by health standards using hospital licensing requirements, with the remainder of the facility surveyed annually under CMS and state standards for nursing facility care. Specialized units include 10 beds for acute and subacute care including a wound care service, and the only inpatient tuberculosis program in the state. The facility is staffed with a table of organization of 220 classified positions and 20+ unclassified positions with a budget in excess of $22 million. The physical plant consists of three patient care buildings, administrative building, activity buildings, support service buildings, staff residences, and a variety of storage and special purpose structures, located on a 157 acre site with its own fresh water system, sewer system, chiller and boiler systems, and electrical distribution system. This facility has control of passage with a security gate at entrance.
LDH OAAS-Villa Feliciana Medical Complex is a facility based program providing medical care and rehabilitative services to medically complex patients diagnosed with chronic diseases, disabilities and terminal illnesses. This position serves as the principle assistant to the Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Services Director. Work is on a journeyman level. Resident nutrition care services are based on age, health and developmental status of individual residents.
40% Conducts resident interviews using pre-developed nutrition screening forms, obtains diet history information, gathers objective laboratory data for the Registered Dietitian’s use in evaluation and assessment of appropriate nutrition and nutrition education.
Monitors food services for conformance with quality and industry standards.
Maintains and improves standards of sanitation, safety, and security via random and scheduled inspections.
Collects comprehensive data on weight status of residents and notifies the Registered Dietitian per protocol.
Collects data on nutrition supplementation usage.
Collects data on food acceptance and menu acceptance.
Collects food preferences and ensures residents are served in a timely manner.
Collects food temperature data surveys upon delivery to residential wards.
40% Monitors meal service for accuracy of diet orders.
Assists the Food Service Contractor with culturally and age appropriate food selection offerings.
Gathers data according to prescribed methods of use in evaluating food service systems.
Obtains, evaluates and utilizes dietary history information for planning nutritional care.
Guides individuals in food selection, food preparation, and menu planning based on nutritional needs upon discharge.
Calculates nutrient intakes and dietary patterns.
Assists in referrals for continuity of patient care.
10% Assists with facility Nutrition Service needs in the absence of Registered Dietitian.
5% Maintains credentials
Participates in continuing education activities Actively participates in disaster events as called upon. Conforms to all CMS standards.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
Benefits
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Memorial Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
- Labor Day,
- Good Friday,
- Independence Day,
- New Year's Day
- Veteran's Day,
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries.
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
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Do you meet the following qualification requirement? Please read it carefully and remember that by applying for this position you are certifying that all the information provided is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Eighteen semester hours of college credit in dietetics or food and nutrition.
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If you answered yes to the above question, please list your qualifying hours below in the following format: Course, hours, institution. If you answered no, enter N/A. (Ex. NFS 1110 – Introduction to Nutritional Sciences – 3 hrs - LSU)
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Human Resources staff will verify that you meet the qualification requirement based on the information provided in your application. If you answered 'Yes' to the above qualification question, please reference what education or job(s) in your application meet the qualification. Include the following: Name of the educational body for degree(s) and college hours; Title(s), employer name(s), and dates for each job being used to qualify. If you answered 'No' to the above qualification question, enter N/A.
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Have you ever been disciplined for any acts of resident abuse or neglect attributed to you?
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Have you ever been aware of any acts of abuse or neglect and failed to report these acts?
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Have you completed all experience and education sections of the application? A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.
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Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
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