Clinical Dietician – Allied Health #521-26

Job summary

Coordinate all phases of patient nutrition care, including assessment, care planning, education, and monitoring, as part of an interprofessional team. Advise and support other healthcare professionals in nutritional care and management.

Job details

Categories: Allied Health Professionals Location(s): Owen Sound Types: Full Time Temporary CLASSIFICATION: CLINICAL DIETITIAN DEPARTMENT: ALLIED HEALTH POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – HPD STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE NOVEMBER 2027) REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT WAGE RATE: $41.68 – $53.28 Reporting to the Manager, the Clinical Dietitian works within his/her scope of practice in an interprofessional team environment to coordinate all phases of nutrition care. This includes nutrition assessment, care planning, education and monitoring of patients. The Clinical Dietitian acts as a consultant and resource for other health care professionals with regards to nutritional care and management Required Qualifications / Skills / Abilities: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Nutrition or equivalent Graduate from an accredited Internship/Masters Dietetic Practicum Program General member with the College of Dietitians of Ontario Two years of recent related experience in hospital practice setting; medicine, surgery, critical care or peadiatrics experience would be preferred Knowledge and experience using the nutrition care process Knowledge and experience in Subjective Global Assessment and the diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition Knowledge and experience in dysphagia assessment and recommending texture modified diets Knowledge and experience developing care plans for enteral and parenteral nutrition Knowledge and experience in evaluating biochemical lab data and adjusting nutrition care plan accordingly Excellent professional judgment, conflict resolution and interpersonal communication skills with patients, families, team members, students and community partners Effective time management and organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional able to work effectively and collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team as well as families and community partners Available for a 7-day rotation and ability to provide multi-site coverage as required Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

What you’ll do

Coordinate all phases of patient nutrition care, including assessment, care planning, education, and monitoring, as part of an interprofessional team. Advise and support other healthcare professionals in nutritional care and management.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition or equivalent, completion of an accredited dietetic internship or master's practicum, and general membership with the College of Dietitians of Ontario. Requires two years of recent hospital practice experience, with knowledge of nutrition assessment and treatment, modified diets, nutrition support, and strong communication, organizational, and collaborative skills.

Listed skills

• interpersonal communication · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Nutrition Assessment
• Nutrition Care Planning
• Patient Education
• Nutrition Monitoring
• Nutrition Care Process
• Subjective Global Assessment
• Malnutrition Diagnosis and Treatment
• Dysphagia Assessment
• Texture-Modified Diets
• Enteral Nutrition
• Parenteral Nutrition
• Biochemical Laboratory Data Evaluation
• Interpersonal Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Time Management
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Job areas

• Healthcare

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