- Employment type
- Part-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Apply by
- Oct 16, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
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Expired Oct 16, 2026
Original job posting
The Dietetic Assistant provides nutritional care for pediatric patients, including screening, monitoring care plans, and assisting Registered Dietitians. They also manage diet office duties, such as using the CBORD system and modifying menus for therapeutic diets.
Job details
As a member of the healthcare team, the Dietetic Assistant provides nutritional care for the patients including independent nutrition screening, implementation and monitoring of nutritional care plans for patients at low nutritional risk, assisting the Registered Dietitian with patients at moderate and high nutritional risk, and supervising the clinical aspects of the diet clerk role. The Dietetic Assistant acts as a vital liaison and resource between the program, healthcare team, and the department of Nutrition Services. Diet office duties include knowledge of CBORD computerized diet system, calculation of food records, and modification of menus to comply with specialized therapeutic diets. This position involves working with a diverse pediatric population with a focus on the care of children and families in inpatient, and teaching of students, as applicable, is also required. 1.Baccalaureate Degree in Applied Human Nutrition or College Diploma in Food Service Administrative Technology 2. Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with the development and application of nutritional care plans in various populations 3. Proficient in computer literacy skills for advanced technology specializing in Nutrition and Food Services, eg. CBORD 4. Excellent communication, organization, problem -solving, conflict resolution and time management skills 5. Minimum of 2 years experience in Pediatrics preferred
What you’ll do
The Dietetic Assistant provides nutritional care for pediatric patients, including screening, monitoring care plans, and assisting Registered Dietitians. They also manage diet office duties, such as using the CBORD system and modifying menus for therapeutic diets.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Baccalaureate Degree in Applied Human Nutrition or a College Diploma in Food Service Administrative Technology. A minimum of 2 years of experience in pediatrics is preferred, along with proficiency in nutrition-related software.
Listed skills
- Communication · Preferred
- Organization · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
- Conflict Resolution · Preferred
- Time management · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Nutritional care plans
- Nutrition screening
- CBORD
- Food service administration
- Pediatric nutrition
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem-solving
- Conflict resolution
- Time management
- Clinical dietetics
- Menu modification
- Food record calculation
- Nutrition Services
- Nutrition Care Plans
- Teaching
- Human Nutrition
- Calculations
- Pediatrics
- Computer Literacy
- Conflict Resolution
- Food Services
- Problem Solving
- Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN)
- Time Management
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Food & Beverage
- Dietetic Assistant
- Nutrition / Dietetic Technician
- Health Associate Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- Dietetic Technicians
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