Nutrition Technician

Company Bio
IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do. We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation. North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first
- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.
Position Summary
Nutrition Technician, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Your goal in this position is to safely and accurately prepare and deliver the feeds for preterm and/or term infants in the NICU, using a controlled environment that limits the potential for cross contamination of fortifiers, powdered formulas and mixing equipment. In this role, you will be working independently preparing feeds and will effectively communicate with NICU team members, specifically nursing staff and the dietitian, to ensure an integrated patient and family centred care approach. In addition, you will prioritize and prepare accurate feeding orders, effectively handle unexpected changes in a patient’s feeding requirement and will deliver the prepared feeds to the refrigerator while adhering to aseptic procedures and avoiding waste. You have demonstrated leadership, problem solving and conflict resolution skills and can effectively time manage and prioritize your workload independently. This position supports the hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.
On a practical level, you will

Interpret, calculate, prepare and deliver all infant feeds in accordance with the patient’s diet order

Ensure that the handling and preparation of nutrition techniques used adhere to all sanitary regulations and standards established by the hospital infection prevention and control practices

Perform daily and regular cleaning of workspace and mixing equipment

Perform regular audits to ensure all equipment is safe for use (dishwasher, temperature regulated refrigerators and freezers, bead bath etc.)

Report malfunctioning equipment in accordance with established unit protocols

Perform proper disposal of expressed breast milk, powered formulas and additives in accordance with established unit protocols
Maintain storage facilities for all inventory

Participate in continuing education activities for self, peers and members of the inter-professional health care team

Comply with the hospital’s infection prevention and control practices

Participate in collaborative initiatives with the health care team to improve efficiencies and the management of the Timless® Medical Systems and the express breast milk/donor feeding policies and procedures

**Qualifications**:
Bachelors Degree in Food and Nutrition from a University recognized in Dietetics and/or a 3-year diploma from a recognized accredited college program and the successful completion of a CSNM (Canadian Society of Nutrition Management) accredited program in Food Services Administration and Technology

Demonstrate working knowledge of aseptic technique in the preparation of feeds

Two years’ experience in a health care setting

Membership in the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management preferred

Working knowledge of neonatal nutrition, therapeutic diets and additives/formulas preferred

Proficiency with computerized diet order entry systems preferred

Experience with Neonatal/Paediatric patient population preferred

Experience with inventory control for the milk preparation and stock preferred

Bilingualism in French/English an asset
What We Offer
Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals. This is a Part Time Regular position, 6 hour shifts which include weekends, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We offer a highly competitive total compensation package which includes pay in lieu of benefits, vacation pay and the opportunity to join the Hospital Pension Plan.

**FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**: As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital’s Occupational Health and Safety department.
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