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Beth Israel Lahey Health · 9 hours ago

Research Diet Technician

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$22/hr - $29.61/hr

0+ years exp

Beth Israel Lahey Health is a growing healthcare organization committed to making a difference in people’s lives. The Research Diet Technician will perform essential duties associated with nutritional care and food services to research participants, supporting nutrition and metabolism research within the Clinical Research Center.

Elder CareHealth CareHospitalPrimary and Urgent CareProfessional ServicesTraining

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the CRC Nutrition Research Manager, the Research Diet Technician is responsible for interviewing research subjects, calculating research diets, and implementing production and pick up schedules for CRC research participants

Works closely with the dietitians in implementing and monitoring nutrition research protocols and providing ongoing dietary assistance for subjects participating in CRC protocols

Completes data entry in nutrition software systems for the nutrient intake and/or development of specialized meals

Trains nutrition research staff; may participant in the training of nutrition students

Conducts and monitors the nutrition research and food production Quality Assurance (QA) measures

Responsible for inventory and ordering supplies and food items necessary for the operation of the metabolic research kitchen and diet office

Assumes responsibility for weekend nutrition dietary coverage and protocol implementation

Responsible for the daily operations of the Metabolic Kitchen including meal preparation, daily work sheet, organization, supplies (food and nonfood), food safety, and sanitation

Completes nutrient intake analysis using computerized nutrient data banks from food records, recalls, food frequency questionnaires, and other nutrient intake assessment tools

Maintains daily, monthly, and quarterly census for meals/snacks served

Completes calculation of calorie/nutrient intakes consistent with approved research protocols; may assist with the planning of research meals

Maintains strong and effective working relationship with co-workers as well as other department or patient care staff

Identifies and reports pertinent information from participant contacts to the Registered Dietitian regarding food acceptance, preferences, and menu selections

Qualification

Nutrition analysisDiet Tech Registered (DTR)Computer systems experienceMicrosoft Office proficiencyCustomer serviceTeamworkWritten communicationOral communicationProblem solvingDecision making

Required

High School diploma or GED required

0-1 Years Related Work Experience Required

Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access

Preferred

Bachelors degree in Nutrition or 2 years college credits with nutrition emphasis and Diet Tech Registered (DTR)

Company

Beth Israel Lahey Health

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Beth Israel Lahey Health Center offers patient care, urgent care, assisted living, and research and education services.

Founded in 2019

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.bilh.org

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