Analysis of the Dietitian's Job description in the school.
- Author:
Hyun Kyung MOON
1
;
Young Ju JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition Information, Dankook University, Korea. Kdea@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
job description;
frequency;
criticality;
difficulty;
schools
- MeSH:
Education;
Food Services;
Humans;
Job Description*;
Meals;
Nutrition Assessment;
Nutritionists;
Public Health;
Sanitation;
Waste Management;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2002;8(2):143-153
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to verify the dietitian's job description(2000) for dietitians working at schools. The survey was carried out for the frequency, criticality and difficulty of each job description with 4 point scales. The number of subject was 125 dietitians, who have been working over 3 years at their position. The results are following ; 1. Duties with high frequency and criticality were menu managements, purchasing, storage and inventory controls, food productions, meal services, managing equipments and facility, waste managements, sanitation managements and self promotions. 2. Duties with middle frequency and high criticality were human resources managements and financial managements. 3. Duties with low frequency and high criticality were nutrition assessment (life cycles, certain diseases, specific condition), medical nutritional theraphy, nutrition education and public health nutrition. 4. For difficulty, duties related food service had lower points than that of nutrition service.
