Dietetic Technician, Milk Room

to apply as an internal applicant.

Req : 216642
Department/Program: Patient Food Service, Digital and Client Services
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (40% FTE) until 31 March 2027 x 1 position(s)
Start Date: 5 April 2026
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $25.635 - $31.6768 /hour
Closing Date: 23 February 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities.

We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities that also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people of any other province or territory in the country.

We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but we have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Food Services and under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, Food Services, the Dietetic Technician will be responsible for the preparation, labeling, and storing of the Mother’s Breast Milk and Donor Breast Milk in the NICU using a bar-coded patient safety system in the NICU Breast Milk Room. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: preparation of breast milk and donor milk using an aseptic technique;

maintaining inventory of breast milk and donor milk utilizing a bar code system and computer program; maintaining cleanliness of the Milk Room and regulating supplies; receiving breast milk and formula as well as collection of breast milk from Unit Storage locations and delivery of prepared milk and formulas to patient care areas; maintain updated dietary worksheets for the Patients of the NICU;

prepare and pack breast milk for transferred and discharged patients; reporting; collaboration with NICU Team Members.

Hours of Work

Monday-Friday, Weekend, Holidays. Various shifts range from 3 hours to 11.25-hour shifts;
Monday-Sunday 24-hour operation (backshifts may be required at times).

Your Qualifications

• Food Service Supervisor certification and/or completion of a post-secondary technical program in nutrition and/or a degree in Food and Nutrition required.

• Previous experience in a similar role is required.

• Demonstrated Math competency required. Testing will be conducted on short-listed candidates, and results will be factored into the…