Dietetic Technician

Summary

Assist patients, caregivers, and nursing staff in adhering to regular and modified feeding practices to comply with nutritional and oral feeding care plans. Engages in specialized, technical, direct patient care to hospitalized, vulnerable infants utilizing prescribed evidence-based cue-based feeding protocols.

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world?s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

? Monitors infants during feeding to ensure safety, efficiency, and tolerance.

? Sets up and maintains feeding equipment.

? Accurately collects and records data based on observable patient behavior.

? Completes standardized patient assessment of feeding readiness and quality, documents assessment results.

? Engages in implementation of quality monitoring.

? Assists with case-related duties such as protocol reviews and caregiver training.

? Collaborates and communicates with a multidisciplinary team including psychology, nutrition, speech therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and medical providers.

? Provides basic feeding education to family and care team.

? Records patient ins and outs.

? Performs other related duties as assigned.

General supervision is received from the inpatient Speech & Language Pathologist and Psychology faculty attending.

Required Qualifications*

? An associate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.

? Upon hire, successful completion of certification course in cue-based feeding in addition to completion of on-unit feeding competencies.

This position requires moderate standing/walking, and/or infrequent lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of patients.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Desired Qualifications*

• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience working with multiple disciplines/teams
• Experience working with newborns/infants
• Experience providing parent education and/or coaching

Union Affiliation

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which represents bargaining unit members in all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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