Diet Technician- Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk - Toronto, Canada - Sinai Health

Sinai Health

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care.

Since 2015, we have provided excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home.

Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

Sinai Health has a bold vision and strategy for the future: To create Canada's leading health system pushing the boundaries to realize the best health and care for complex patients.

A key enabler of this vision is Sinai Health's People Plan - which provides an explicit commitment to our people about our commitment to creating a workplace culture and environment that is safe, caring, equitable, compassionate and accountable in order to ultimately provide optimal care to patients and their family caregivers.

To support us on our journey, Sinai Health System is looking for a
Diet Technician to support our
Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank at our Mount Sinai Hospital Location.

Responsibilities:

Document Daily Temperature for all fridges, freezers and dish machine
Disinfect and Sanitize Pasteurizer
Set up room for milk preparation.i.e. pooling, cultures and aliqouting with required amount of flasks for each donor and for pooling, sterile bottles and pipettes according to recipe
Accurately weigh, measure and prepare batches for pasteurization
Prepare labels to identify mother's milk for each deposits and document in Timeless Milk management software.

Number and weight of milk volumes per deposit.

Communicate with lactation consultants, coworkers, and moms to ensure accurate milk preparation, collection and storage
Answer Milk Bank phone line, retrieve phone messages and return calls or redirect to Lactation Consultants as required
Print LIS label for pool and batch cultures. Print Post pasteurization (batch) bottle labels
Collect culture samples from pool into labeled test tube and cryovial using appropriate aseptic technique
Label culture tubes and place in specimen bags, take to

fridge and both cryovial to freezer and place in pool pre-culture bin in designated bag of the month- Using Timeless software - generate batch labels for post pasteurization milk and move milk from freezer to fridge

Document number of bottles pasteurized onto batch sheet
Take all culture samples to the lab on the 14 floor by 16:30 hours
Maintain daily inventory arid stock of all needed supplies and equipment required for human milk collections, preparations and storage
Create online pickup/delivery orders thorough Chasquis/Fed Ex
Send milk collection kits to donors via courier services
Package and dispense human donor milk using Timeless Milk Bank Management System software to hospitals in Ontario as per received orders
Report any unsafe situation to the Milk Bank Product Supervisor or Director

Job Requirements

Food and Nutrition Degree/Diploma from a recognized university or community college
Food Safety Training Certificate
Recent Diet Technician experience in a healthcare environment
Knowledge of safe food handling procedures
Canadian Society of Nutrition Management membership an asset
Good communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to liaise with all health professionals and patient

- families

Excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent problem solving skills
Demonstrated attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
Proven leadership skills
Advanced computer skills and familiarity with Timeless software
Proven organizational and time management skills
Capable to work under pressure and meet time deadlines as part of a team or independently
Ability to stand for long periods of time doing repetitive action, bend, push and lift up to 20 pounds
Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history