Dietetic Assistant

7 days ago

Toronto, Canada Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Full time

Holland Bloorview’s vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families.

Holland Bloorview is an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

**Key Responsibilities***

**Clinical Practice**:

- Liaison between inpatient rehabilitation units and Food Services. Key contact for interprofessional team for all inpatient client needs.
- Ongoing collection of information to support 4-week menu cycle. Will be key asset to testing and knowledge translation of menu content.
- Under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian (RD) supports key oversight and communication concerning delivery of quality food and nutrition services to clients.
- Conducts nutrition screening and meal rounds, and reports back to the Dietitian. Helps identify at risk clients for Dietitians.
- Measures and collects information such as anthropometric data (e.g. height, weight, and skinfold measurement), diet history, patient medical history, lab values and allergy information.
- Consults with the RD and healthcare team regarding nutritional goals for clients.
- Implements dietary strategies within the scope of practice and/or as defined by the RD.
- Communicates necessary client dietary orders to Food Services, including enteral feeds/formula recipes. Supports clients with food preferences and menu selection.
- Visit clients during meal time to check for diet compliance.
- Provides education to clients and families under the delegation of the RD. This may be individual or group setting education.
- Documents nutrition screening, measured or collected data results and interventions in the client’s medical record.
- Comply with workload measurement statistic entry
- Contributes to innovative approaches for care of complex clients
- Other clinical duties as required or delegated by the RD.
- Champion the implementation of the IDDSI program in our inpatient food choices/menu in collaboration with both the clinical and food service teams
- Perform IDDSI testing on both liquid and food menus, create standardized recipes for both, identify non-conforming menu items and identify/incorporate appropriate replacements.
- Create implementation strategy and executional framework for the IDDSI program at HBKRH
- Perform continuous audits on the IDDSI program to insure compliance and clinical effectiveness

**Research**:

- At Holland Bloorview, we promote excellence through research and innovation.

**Qualifications**
- 2-year college program in food and nutrition management or 4-year university degree in food and nutrition
- Current registration with Dietitians of Canada an asset
- Experience with IDDSI program an asset
- Pediatric experience and experience working with children with disabilities preferred
- Knowledge of enteral and infant feeding an asset
- Ability to set priorities and manage a busy workload while meeting required deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently, and in an interdisciplinary team environment
- Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Competence of ESHA food analysis program an asset

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