Company Description

Salary Range: $88,550 – $95,450 (CAD).

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion for person-centered care. Sodexo’s Healthcare Division is hiring a Registered Dietitian (18-Month Contract) to support a large Seniors Living community in Ottawa, Ontario.

In this full-time role, you'll collaborate with residents, families, and an interdisciplinary team to ensure nutritional care plans are individualized and culturally respectful. You’ll lead and support the Diet team within the food service department, mentor diet office technicians, and apply your clinical expertise to develop and implement evidence-based diet guidelines that promote health and quality of life.

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

Job Description

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Collaborate with residents, families, and interdisciplinary team members to create personalized nutritional care plans that reflect individual preferences, cultural backgrounds, and specific health needs

• Lead and support the Diet team within the food service department, fostering a respectful and inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and excellence

• Mentor and guide diet office technicians, promoting a shared commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate service

• Apply clinical expertise to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nutritional care that is evidence-based and tailored to each resident’s unique goals and requirements

• Monitor residents’ nutritional status and conduct timely follow-ups as needed

• Document all interventions accurately and consistently in resident charts

• Act as a resource to health professionals including physicians, nursing staff, pharmacists, and social workers by providing recommendations for therapeutic diets, swallowing assessments, and other nutrition-related concerns

• Support and lead departmental programs focused on nutritional outcomes, quality improvement, risk indicators, menu development, standards of care, and compliance with Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care guidelines

• Participate in resident care conferences and relevant clinical team meetings

• Perform other related duties as required,

Qualifications

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor of Science with focus in Food & Nutrition or equivalent

• Completion of a recognized Dietetic Internship

• Member of Dietitians of Canada

• Current registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario

• Experience as a Clinical Dietitian, preferably in long-term care

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook suite

• Excellent organizational skills

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills

• Ability to work well within a cross-functional team

• Knowledge and understanding of MOH & LTC standards and guidelines

Additional Information

What Makes Sodexo Different:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You belong in a company that allows you to act with purpose and thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
• Training and development programs
• Countless opportunities for growth
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability
• An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards here
• And so much more!

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests, and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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