**Job Description** At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others **What will you be doing in this role?** The Registered Diet Tech (DTR) provides nutrition care services to patients under the guidance of a Registered Dietitian (RD) and within scope of practice and ADA Practice Standards. The Diet Tech assists the Clinical Dietitian in the screening and evaluation of the nutrition care needs of patients, development of nutritional care plans, diet counseling, and recordkeeping. DTR's may supervise patient food service production and service under supervisory guidance. Meets the food and service expectations of patients and visitors. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the special population(s) served. DTR's will interact effectively with inter- and/or intra-department medical and support personnel to meet patient care goals and provide timely response to requests. **Primary Duties and Responsibilities:** + Provides quality services based on patients expectations and needs + Interviews patients to obtain and verify information. Demonstrates appropriate patient interview techniques. + Reviews diet orders as part of the evaluation process. Explain menu modifications/substitutions to patients + Demonstrates knowledge of nutrition risk factors + DTR's provides direct care to individual patients on designated units in the inpatient acute care setting \#Jobs-Indeed **Qualifications** **Job Qualifications:** + B.A./B.S. in Dietetics, Nutrition or related field + Registered by Commission on Dietetic Registration (DTR) **or eligible** to take the National Registration exam. + Experience in healthcare food and nutrition service operations and/or as a diet aide, or comparable experience preferred. + Excellent customer service and communication skills. + Computer proficiency is a requirement. **Req ID** : 5199 **Working Title** : Registered Dietetic Technician "DTR" - Per Diem **Department** : Clinical Nutrition **Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center **Job Category** : Clinical Operations **Job Specialty** : Nutrition **Overtime Status** : NONEXEMPT **Primary Shift** : Day **Shift Duration** : 8 hour **Base Pay** : $27.50 - $28.49 Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.