Dietary Technician (37.5 Hour)

The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System seeks qualified individuals for the position of Dietary Technician. Location: Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center, 1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport CT, 06610. 6:00 a.m. –  2:00 p.m., full time, 37.5 hours per week, every other weekend.

This position will be responsible for daily patient menu management, including verification, planning and modification as needed. This position will maintain an electronic dietary tracking system and have supervisory duties.

Applicants are required to upload a copy of their resume with their submission.  (Note: In order to upload documents you must ensure that your internet browser's 'pop-up' blocker is off.  Failure to do so may prevent you from being able to upload documentation and submit your application.)  Questions about these required documents should be directed to the hiring agency's human resources office:  Arnetia Douglas, Arnetia.Douglas@ct.gov, (860) 262 - 6779.

This class is accountable for acting as a working supervisor responsible for ensuring compliance and clinical maintenance of special diet orders and food quality on a food service line.

Plans and coordinates clinical workflow of food service line area and determines priorities; schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews staff; establishes and maintains service line area procedures; provides staff inservice training; counsels employees; conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations; follows procedures to implement nutritional care of patients/clients on special diets; receives and interprets oral and written diet orders and indicates appropriate applications; calculates and specifies to food service workers amounts of food required for therapeutic diets and tray service; takes inventory and may assist with the ordering of food and supplies; supervises serving and distribution of trays to patient care units by making sure proper special diet coincides with tray ticket; monitors food quality, accuracy of therapeutic diets and food temperature; keeps accurate records of diet orders and trays delivered, patient food preferences and diet changes on a daily basis; communicates with management personnel of dietary department, nursing personnel and other departments as needed; maintains proper safety, sanitation and cleanliness of kitchen area and eating utensils; may operate and maintain computerized patient dietary card file; performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of food service operations and relevant State and Federal laws, statutes and regulations; knowledge of basic and clinical nutrition pertaining to therapeutic diets; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to utilize computer software; some supervisory ability.

Two (2) years of experience in the preparation and serving of food on a large scale.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the clinical area of a hospital or institution food service.

Completion of courses approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics which satisfy the requirements for an Associate's Degree in Dietary Technology may be substituted for the General Experience.

1. Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
2. Incumbents must be free from communicable diseases.
3. A physical examination may be required.

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate weights; may be exposed to some risk of injury from kitchen equipment and from patients and/or clients.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.