Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a 511-bed, not-for-profit, acute care hospital located in Newport Beach, Calif. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Hoag offers a comprehensive mix of health care services, including Centers of Excellence in cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedics and women's health services. A National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award endorses Hoag as Orange County's most preferred hospital based on overall quality of health care services and places Hoag in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide. And in a local newspaper survey, Orange County residents have named Hoag the county's top hospital for nine consecutive years.
Dietetic Technician, Registered Qualifications:
Either option of the below may apply.
1. Current Dietetic Technician Registration through the Commission of the Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association required.
2. A person may perform duties for six months from the date he/she completed the supervised practice program for dietetic technicians, or until the person receives notice that he/she has failed the examination, which ever occurs first if all of the following conditions apply:
A.) Performs under the direct and immediate supervision of a registered dietitian.
B.) The person has completed the supervised practice program requirements.
C.) The person has written verification, including the program director's original signature, that the person has completed the required supervised practice.
D.) The person has applied to take the dietetic technician examination and is waiting for an examination date.
Job Description:
Under the direction of the registered dietitian, assists in the implementation or monitoring including providing nutritional and dietary counseling, conducting nutritional and dietary assessments. Assists in the care of the patients and communicates appropriate nutritional care data through the patient's medical record. Assists in the development, evaluation, and revision of the patient Nutrition Care Plan. Calculates special meal patterns, corrects patient menus. Trains staff members, prepares, and presents in-services to staff and students. Nutrition Care population includes: pediatrics, adolescents, and adults of all ages.
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