Nutrition Technician

Job Title: Nutrition Technician Job Description
The Clinical Nutrition Department is seeking a Nutrition Technician to support the Clinical Dietitian team in providing optimal nutritional care to patients. This role includes formula preparation, breastmilk handling, and inventory support. The position plays a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and safety of nutrition delivery to our pediatric population.
Responsibilities
- Assist Clinical Dietitians in providing nutritional care, including formula preparation and food-related tasks.
- Prepare specialized breastmilk nutrition, including donor human milk diets, skim human milk, and high-calorie hind milk.
- Support inventory processes for breastmilk, formulas, supplements, and supplies.
- Operate specialized equipment such as Centrifuge for precise nutrition preparation.
Essential Skills
- Nutrition knowledge
- Experience with Epic and Centrifuge systems
- Inventory management
- Formula preparation skills
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Associates degree from an ACEND-accredited program or current enrollment in a Didactic Program in Dietetics from an ACEND-accredited program preferred.
- Ability to perform basic liquid measurements, read and understand instructions, and use basic math in formula preparation.
- Ability to communicate appropriately orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations.
- Experience with Epic or other EMR systems preferred.
- Experience working with Timeless preferred.
Work Environment
The position requires (4) 10-hour shifts per week, with shifts from 7:00 am 5:30 pm or 9:30 am - 8:00 pm, and includes working Saturday and Sunday every third weekend.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Boston, MA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Boston, MA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Boston,MA. About Actalent

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