Administrative Dietetic Technician

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: Replacement
Site: UHN West Park Healthcare Centre
Department: Nutrition Services
Reports to: Manager Nutrition Services
Salary Range: $27.56 - $34.45 per hour
Hours: 15 hours per week
Shifts: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. weekdays and alternating weekends with additional coverage as required
Status: Permanent Part-time
Closing Date: October 23 2026

Position Summary
The Administrative Dietetic Technician is responsible for the accurate timely and safe management of patient diet orders food preferences allergies nourishments and meal service information within the Computrition system. Working collaboratively with Registered Dietitians Speech-Language Pathologists Nursing and Nutrition Services staff the incumbent ensures therapeutic diets and nutrition care plans are accurately implemented and maintained supports patient safety and meal service quality serves as a liaison between clinical teams and Nutrition Services and provides Computrition system administration training and technical support through the effective interpretation and application of patient information and clinical orders.

Duties

• Enters updates verifies and maintains patient diet orders food preferences allergies nourishments fluid restrictions texture modifications and other meal service information within Computrition.
• Processes and prioritizes time-sensitive diet order changes in accordance with established departmental procedures and clinical requirements.
• Reviews information documented within the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and other clinical systems to ensure diet orders nutrition care plans and meal service requirements are accurately reflected within Computrition.
• Interprets therapeutic and special diet orders and ensures their accurate implementation within Computrition.
• Reviews and resolves Smart Substitution conflicts and other system-generated exceptions to ensure compliance with prescribed diets and patient safety.
• Maintains the accuracy integrity and completeness of patient diet information and meal service data within Computrition.
• Identifies and monitors patients requiring special dietary interventions to ensure tray tickets menus nourishments and meal selections are accurate and compliant with prescribed diet orders.
• Reviews meal selections menus nourishments and tray tickets to ensure compliance with therapeutic diets allergies texture modifications fluid restrictions and other clinical nutrition requirements.
• Collaborates with Registered Dietitians Speech-Language Pathologists Nursing Nutrition Supervisors Production staff and other members of the healthcare team to ensure nutrition care plans are accurately implemented and maintained.
• Acts as a liaison between clinical units and Nutrition Services regarding diet orders meal service concerns patient requests and nutrition-related issues.
• Visits patients residents and caregivers as required to obtain food preferences meal requirements and other diet-related information and to address concerns related to meal service.
• Promotes patient satisfaction by responding to resolving or escalating diet and meal service concerns as appropriate.
• Maintains updates and develops menus within Computrition including seasonal menus holiday menus recipes nourishments therapeutic diet extensions substitutions and other menu system configurations required to support patient care and meal service operations.
• Maintains and updates master menus and ensures menu structures remain accurate current and operationally effective.
• Develops and implements new menus menu enhancements and system configurations as required to support changing patient operational and clinical needs.
• Maintains reviews validates prints organizes and distributes tray tickets tally reports production reports menu reports and other meal service documents generated within Computrition to support efficient meal production and service delivery.
• Serves as a Computrition subject matter expert and collaborates with UHN Digital vendors and departmental leadership to troubleshoot system issues support upgrades test enhancements and maintain system functionality.
• Develops delivers and maintains training and education programs related to Computrition diet office procedures and meal service processes.
• Coaches and supports staff in the effective use of Computrition and related workflows.
• Develops reviews updates and maintains standard operating procedures (SOPs) reference materials work instructions training resources and related documentation to support standardized and efficient department operations.
• Demonstrates initiative in identifying opportunities to improve processes streamline workflows enhance system utilization improve data integrity increase operational efficiency and support continuous quality improvement initiatives within Nutrition Services.
• Participates in audits quality assurance activities special projects system optimization initiatives service improvement activities and departmental committees as required.
• Maintains current knowledge of therapeutic diets clinical nutrition best practices menu management principles food allergies texture modifications and relevant healthcare standards.
• Promotes effective communication and positive working relationships with patients families staff and interdisciplinary team members.
• Works in compliance with all applicable occupational health and safety patient safety food safety infection prevention and control privacy and organizational policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Completion of a two-year Food and Nutrition Management diploma from a Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) accredited college program or an equivalent diploma or recognized post-secondary education in Food and Nutrition
• Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) designation or membership in good standing.
• Valid Food Handler Certification
• Minimum two (2) years of experience as a Dietetic Technician or in a related healthcare nutrition services role involving therapeutic diets nutrition care plans diet order management patient meal services menu management and/or nutrition management software.
• Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition or a related field preferred
• Experience working with therapeutic diets texture-modified diets nourishments food allergies and nutrition care plans.
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets nutrition care plans food allergies texture modifications and nourishments.
• Strong working knowledge of Computrition or similar nutrition management software.
• Ability to accurately interpret and apply diet orders and clinical nutrition requirements.
• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel Outlook and Teams.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage competing demands in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of patient safety food safety infection prevention and control privacy legislation and quality improvement principles.
• Demonstrated commitment to professionalism and patient-centred care.
• Experience maintaining menus reports tallies tray tickets nourishments recipes and other nutrition-related system components.
• Experience reviewing reports identifying discrepancies and resolving data integrity issues.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams including Registered Dietitians Nursing Speech-Language Pathologists and Nutrition Services staff.
• Experience training and coaching staff on software applications workflows or departmental procedures.
• Experience developing or maintaining standard operating procedures and process documentation.
• Experience handling confidential patient information in a healthcare environment.

Additional Information :

Why join UHN 

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN. 

• Competitive offer packages  
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP  access to Transit and UHN shuttle service 
• A flexible work environment  
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization 
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.) 

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly. At University Health Network (UHN) artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening assessment and selection of candidates for this position.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time