Diet Technician - Oakville, Canada - Halton Healthcare

Halton Healthcare

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Oakville, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Posting #:

Non-Union

Position:
Diet Technician

Department:
Food Services - Clinical Nutrition

Status:
Permanent Part-time (Must provide availability of up to 0.5 FTE)

Site:
Multi-site

Halton Healthcare's vision of Exemplary patient experiences, always, goes beyond just the patient experience; it has shaped our entire culture and remains at the core of every interaction in our organization, from our patients & families to our staff, physicians and volunteers. We believe in exemplary PEOPLE experiences always

At Halton Healthcare you will thrive in a healthcare culture and environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging with 'exemplary patient care, always' at the heart of everything we do.

We empower our people to be the very best they can be so they can make a difference for our patients and the communities we serve.

Halton Healthcare takes great pride in providing quality, compassionate healthcare services to our rapidly growing communities. As a progressive and vibrant healthcare organization, we are committed to being an innovative center of excellence in community hospital care.

This is what you'll be doing:
Provides nutritional care to low and moderate risk patients, as delegated by the Registered Dietitian.

Collects, assesses inputs patient related information required by the Computrition software system to ensure the provision of patient specific meals consistent with diet order prescribed.

Acts as a liaison on behalf of the department with nursing units, patients and clinical dietitians in the provision of nutritional care.

This is what you'll need to do it:

Halton Healthcare endeavors to hire individuals who are competent in their chosen profession and who exemplify our mission, vision and values of accountability, respect and compassion which guide our individual behaviours and attitudes.

Diet Technician or Food and Nutrition services diploma from an approved college and/or University degree in Human Nutrition
Membership in the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM)or eligible
Clinical nutrition knowledge in the management of disease
Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload independently and use good judgment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong Computer and keyboarding skills (MS Office, Meditech or comparable software) Mandatory
Familiar with Foodservice Diet Office Operating Systems (Computrition or comparable) Preferred
Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment
Professionalism, accuracy and benevolent disposition
Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position
Satisfactory employment and attendance record required

Date Posted:
February 7, 2023

In accordance with the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act _and the _Ontario Human Rights Code, _Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process.

_If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act._
Halton Healthcare is a smoke free facility in and around all three sites. Smoking is not permitted on hospital properties. We thank everyone who works at or visits our hospitals for respecting this healthy initiative. We are also a scentfree environment for all employees and visitors to accommodate individuals' health concerns arising from exposure to scented products, We ask for everyone's cooperation in our efforts to accommodate health concerns._
All Halton Healthcare staff, professional staff and volunteers are encouraged to be vigilant about identifying and reporting safety incidents in their everyday practice. They also have a role in analysis, recommendations and follow through to implementation._

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Benefits: