Title: Diet Technician, Part Time
Working Title: Diet Technician, Part Time
Employment Status: Part-Time
Starting Hourly Rate: $ 25.50 Per Hour
Address: 555 Finch Avenue west North York ON M2N2J1
New Hire Schedule: Alternate Weekends and Weeekedays
The salary range represents Compass Group Canada’s pay grade range for this position in the primary work location. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic market conditions. The range disclosed does not reflect total compensation, which may include benefits or other incentives where applicable
Compass One Healthcare is a premier healthcare company with 46,000 engaged team members who are focused on delivering quality, value, and exceptional patient experience through specialized services and protocols in more than 1,650 hospital and health system locations in 48 states. Through a combined three-quarters of a century of healthcare experience, Compass One offers seven customer-focused core services: Food and Nutrition, Environmental, Patient Transportation, Laundry & Linen, Healthcare Technology Solutions (Clinical Engineering), Facilities Management, and Ambulatory Services. Compass One is committed to the growth and development of its associates, and its unique Positive ImpressionsTM program features a team of 100-plus Patient Experience Managers dedicated to driving a better experience in each of our hospitals. Also, Compass One’s exclusive partnership with Press Ganey leverages rich analytics to better understand how to improve experiences for patients, family, customers, caregivers, and the community.
Job Summary
How you will make an impact:
You will be responsible for the provision of food service and nutritional programs, working alongside the dietitian.
As a Diet Technician, you will:
- Interpret and/or calculate individual therapeutic and special diet orders
- Establish and maintain individualized patient files in the dietary computer system
- Identify and monitor specific patients to ensure that tray tickets are complete and accurate
- Calculate quantity and dilution of enteral feeding formulas as per doctor’s prescription
- Handle patients’ complaints with food quality/service and communicate problems to dietitians, food service supervisor or nursing staff; evaluate situations and make discretionary decisions based departmental policies and prudent nutritional practices
- Assist in preparing budgets within food service operations
- Prepare meal plans as directed by the dietitians
About you:
- You must have a valid Food Handler Certificate or provincial equivalent
- A genuine interest in caring for people and showing empathy
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision within a time sensitive work environment
- Well organized, independent worker who can work cooperatively with others
- Patient focused, exercising excellent customer service skills
- Strong communication and organizational skills with accuracy with details
- Enjoy working in a team environment
Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.
For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact PeopleHub@compass-canada.com for further information.
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