Nutrition Care Specialist

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Nutrition Care Specialist

More than a million meals are prepared every day in Army kitchens. Army hospitals are no exception, often preparing thousands of meals at one time. As an important member of the food service team, the Nutrition Care Specialist prepares all types of food according to standard and dietetic recipes, as well as ordering and inspecting food supplies and preparing meats for cooking.

The Nutrition Care Specialist is primarily responsible for assisting in the supervision of medical nutrition care operations. Some of your duties as a Nutrition Care Specialist may include:

• Perform basic clinical dietetic functions in the dietary management


• Treatment of patients in nutrition clinics, clinical dietetics branches, health promotion and wellness clinics


• Perform nutritional assessments and screening of individual patients for nutritional risk


• Prepare and serve modified and regular food items in the management of the normal nutrition needs of individuals across the life span, under the supervision of a dietitian or NCO.

Training

Job training for a Nutrition Care Specialist requires nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in food preparation. Some of the skills you'll learn are:

• Standard and dietetic menus and recipes


• Preparation and cooking of various foodstuffs and bakery products


• Food and supply ordering


• Storage of meats, poultry and other perishable items

Helpful Skills

• An interest in home economics, health, mathematics, accounting and chemistry


• An interest in cooking


• An interest in working with one's hands

Advanced Responsibilities

Advanced level Nutrition Care Specialist provides guidance, supervises and trains other Soldiers within the same discipline. As an advanced level Nutrition Care Specialist, you may be involved in:

• Perform and supervise basic clinical dietetics functions in the dietary management and treatment of patients in nutrition clinics, clinical dietetics branches, health promotion and wellness clinics


• Perform nutritional assessments and screening of individual patients for nutritional risk


• Prepare and serve modified and regular food items in the management of the normal nutrition needs of individuals across the life span, under the supervision of a dietitian or senior NCO

To Apply:

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