Diet Clerk - Halton Healthcare, Oakville

Role overview

Halton Healthcare is seeking a dedicated professional for a Diet Clerk position in Oakville. This administration opportunity serves as a key liaison between food services, nursing units, patients, and Clinical Dietitians to ensure the effective delivery of nutritional care. Ideal candidates will excel in patient-centered care within a dynamic, rapidly changing environment while driving change, fostering teamwork, and cooperating across hospital operations.

• Responsible for collecting, assessing, and accurately entering relevant dietary information into Computrition menu system to support the provision of patient-specific meals in accordance with prescribed diet orders.
• Serves as a key liaison between food services, nursing units, patients, and Clinical Dietitians to ensure the effective delivery of nutritional care.
• Entering diet orders, allergy information, and meal preferences into the Computrition system.

Who we're looking for

To be successful in this healthcare role, applicants must meet specific educational background, technical expertise, and interpersonal standards.

• Food and Nutrition services diploma from an approved college and/or University degree in Food and Nutritional Sciences/Human Nutrition
• Candidates with a Food and Nutrition Management Diploma must be an active member with Canadian Society Nutrition Management (CSNM)
• 1 year experience working in a diet office in a hospital environment, preferred
• Strong Computer skills (MS Office, Meditech or comparable software) required
• Familiar with Foodservice Diet Office Operating Systems (Computrition or comparable)
• Clinical nutrition knowledge in the management of disease
• Proven ability to independently manage priorities and exercise strong decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment
• Professionalism, attention to detail and compassionate disposition
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position
• Employment and attendance record in good standing