POSITION SUMMARY

The Diet Technician is responsible for ensuring all tasks and activities related to optimal nutrition services and Computrition management to inpatients are performed in a timely and accurate manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum grade 12 diploma required.
• Diet Technician or Food Service Worker course minimum required (or 2-year experience as PFS Menu Clerk with Computrition)
• Food Handlers Certification required
• Member of Canadian Food Service Managers Association preferred

Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of experience with therapeutic diets required
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a diet aide or in the diet office area or kitchen of a hospital or LTC institutional food service environment required

Competencies:

• Demonstrated accurate keyboarding skills with a minimum of 50 wpm.
• Demonstrated computer literacy – Microsoft office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and multi task efficiently.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated attention for detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently to achieve focused outcomes and objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to remain calm and pleasant under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet multiple deadlines.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attains and implements patient meal selection, food preferences, diet changes via Power Orders received & RD referrals given, & enters them in the Computrition system.
• Takes guidance from SLP’s and Dietitians to customize diet orders and process them in the Diet order entry system (Computrition) including CHO counts, strict low sodium and fluid restrictions; food intake records, calorie counts, and supplements.
• Communicates with the Nursing units, SLP’s and RD’s on issues regarding diet order entry, food needs and service quality
• Communicates with the Food Service Supervisor and /or manager on issues regarding order entry system problems, food & service quality or patient satisfaction.
• Diet Technician to consult with menu clerks regarding difficult patient issues that may develop.
• Identifies and alerts RD’s, SLP’s and nursing staff to potential nutrition risk & makes suggestions as to corrective course of action including substituting food items
• Documents all nutrition care on Computrition System, editing and maintaining accuracy of patient diets and food profiles to ensure patient safety and satisfaction.
• Documents patient interaction in Cerner in response to referrals from RD’s or patient follow up requests.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Food Supervisor, or Manager of Nutrition and Food Services.

HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

OSMH is committed to providing a safe, healthy and supportive working environment by treating team members and patients with compassion accountability respect and engagement.
All team members must adhere to OSMH’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and protocols, as well as the duties of workers as stipulated in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Team members must be able to perform all bona fide and essential duties of the position which may include cognitive and physical demands.
As a condition of employment, new employees are required to complete an employment health assessment and must be cleared by the Occupational Health and Safety Team prior to orientation.
As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital’s Occupational Health and Safety department.