Dietitian I - Population Public Health
About the role
Your Opportunity:
This is an opportunity for you to become part of a dynamic nutrition team in the city of Medicine Hat. Known as Canada’s Sunniest City, our southern Alberta community averages 330 days of sunshine every year – great news for gardeners, golfers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Unique natural landscapes, historical sites, and plentiful recreational opportunities, shops, and restaurants mean this isn’t just a great place to visit – you can have a great lifestyle here. Medicine Hat is Alberta’s sixth largest city and offers an excellent quality of life that includes big-city amenities without big-city costs. Medicine Hat boasts seven golf courses, over 90 kilometers of paved recreational trails, 100 parks, and four water play parks. As a Population Public Health (PPH) Dietitian I reporting to the Manager, Nutrition Services South Zone you would be responsible for providing nutrition expertise to promote the health and well-being of our communities. Using population health promotion strategies, you will work in collaboration with zone public health teams, local community stakeholders, and provincial PPH Nutrition Services to identify and address priority nutrition issues, contribute to the development of programs, products and services, lead local implementation and evaluation activities, and participate in sustainability planning and continuous quality improvement. You would develop and disseminate consistent, accurate, evidence-based nutrition information to support the populations within your communities.
Description:
As a Dietitian I, you may provide nutrition expertise to patients (clients, residents) in various AHS facilities and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes. You may be responsible for nutrition assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nutrition care plans. You may plan and provide public health nutrition services and education programs to promote healthy living and disease prevention for clients/groups in facilities or community settings. Nutrition education is provided to students and other healthcare professionals to support delivery of evidence based nutrition information.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Dietitian I
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Nutrition Services, South Zone
- Primary Location: Medicine Hat Community Health
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 02-JUL-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $39.48
- Maximum Salary: $52.50
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science with a major in Foods and Nutrition.
Completion of an internship program or practicum training program accredited by the Dietitians of Canada.
Active or eligible for registration with the College of Dietitians of Alberta (CDA).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Demonstrated excellence and effectiveness in verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of population public health nutrition including a sound understanding of nutrition across the lifespan. Strong networking and communication skills to be able to develop and sustain positive community partnerships. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with clients, colleagues, and community partners as a team. Experience with leading and facilitating groups.
Preferred Qualifications:
At least one year experience in public health, health promotion or community-based nutrition. Completion of graduate level course in public health or health promotion. Knowledge and experience with virtual health applications (Zoom, MS Teams) for facilitation of groups and meetings.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.
Dietitian I - Population Public Health
About the role
Your Opportunity:
This is an opportunity for you to become part of a dynamic nutrition team in the city of Medicine Hat. Known as Canada’s Sunniest City, our southern Alberta community averages 330 days of sunshine every year – great news for gardeners, golfers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Unique natural landscapes, historical sites, and plentiful recreational opportunities, shops, and restaurants mean this isn’t just a great place to visit – you can have a great lifestyle here. Medicine Hat is Alberta’s sixth largest city and offers an excellent quality of life that includes big-city amenities without big-city costs. Medicine Hat boasts seven golf courses, over 90 kilometers of paved recreational trails, 100 parks, and four water play parks. As a Population Public Health (PPH) Dietitian I reporting to the Manager, Nutrition Services South Zone you would be responsible for providing nutrition expertise to promote the health and well-being of our communities. Using population health promotion strategies, you will work in collaboration with zone public health teams, local community stakeholders, and provincial PPH Nutrition Services to identify and address priority nutrition issues, contribute to the development of programs, products and services, lead local implementation and evaluation activities, and participate in sustainability planning and continuous quality improvement. You would develop and disseminate consistent, accurate, evidence-based nutrition information to support the populations within your communities.
Description:
As a Dietitian I, you may provide nutrition expertise to patients (clients, residents) in various AHS facilities and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes. You may be responsible for nutrition assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nutrition care plans. You may plan and provide public health nutrition services and education programs to promote healthy living and disease prevention for clients/groups in facilities or community settings. Nutrition education is provided to students and other healthcare professionals to support delivery of evidence based nutrition information.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Dietitian I
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Nutrition Services, South Zone
- Primary Location: Medicine Hat Community Health
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 02-JUL-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $39.48
- Maximum Salary: $52.50
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science with a major in Foods and Nutrition.
Completion of an internship program or practicum training program accredited by the Dietitians of Canada.
Active or eligible for registration with the College of Dietitians of Alberta (CDA).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Demonstrated excellence and effectiveness in verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of population public health nutrition including a sound understanding of nutrition across the lifespan. Strong networking and communication skills to be able to develop and sustain positive community partnerships. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with clients, colleagues, and community partners as a team. Experience with leading and facilitating groups.
Preferred Qualifications:
At least one year experience in public health, health promotion or community-based nutrition. Completion of graduate level course in public health or health promotion. Knowledge and experience with virtual health applications (Zoom, MS Teams) for facilitation of groups and meetings.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.