Registered Dietitian

Job summary

Assess patients’ nutritional and therapeutic needs, develop and monitor nutrition care plans, and advise patients, families, and healthcare team members on recommended care and progress. Contribute to collaborative dietetic practice, provide nutrition expertise, and participate in quality, safety, and professional improvement activities.

Job details

Job Description The Registered Dietitian is responsible for the provision of nutritional care for patients as established by the College of Dietitians of Ontario and the hospitals’ standards of nutrition care. The Registered Dietitian actively participates within the healthcare team and collaborates with other Registered Dietitians to ensure effective and current dietetic practice and achieve excellence in patient care. Contribute To Safe, Quality Care By Completes comprehensive assessments of nutritional and therapeutic requirements, designs, implements, and monitors nutritional regimes. Responsible for advising and consulting other members of the health care team, patients and families about the recommended nutritional care plan, implementation and the patient’s progress. Serves as a resource for nutrition information and treatments. Promotes and participates in ongoing quality and safety improvement activities, profession specific and hospital committees. What must you have? Current Registration and in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Ontario. Graduate of a recognized university program (majoring in food and nutrition) and successful completion of a Dietetic Internship or Practicum. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate. Two (2) years clinical experience preferred. Previous experience in nephrology an asset. What else do you bring? Able to discern relevant information to make effective judgments and decisions to manage care. Demonstrates Mackenzie Health’s Core and Professional Competencies Demonstrates strong assessment skills Demonstrates strong organizational skills Possess strong conflict management skills Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills Proven ability to work in a computerized healthcare environment Demonstrates excellent written and verbal English skills Ability to speak a second language, an asset Ability to function independently as well as collaborate with the healthcare team Ensures and maintains patient confidentiality Proven attendance record. Demonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all. Ability to perform the essential duties of the job. Effectively uses empathy in interactions with others. Demonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring. Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy. Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment. You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health. Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our hiring process does not involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

Assess patients’ nutritional and therapeutic needs, develop and monitor nutrition care plans, and advise patients, families, and healthcare team members on recommended care and progress. Contribute to collaborative dietetic practice, provide nutrition expertise, and participate in quality, safety, and professional improvement activities.

Requirements

Requires current good-standing registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, a recognized university program majoring in food and nutrition, completion of a dietetic internship or practicum, and a current BCLS certificate. Two years of clinical experience is preferred, nephrology experience is an asset, and strong assessment, communication, organizational, and collaboration skills are expected.

Listed skills

• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred
• interpersonal communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutrition Care Planning
• Therapeutic Nutrition
• Patient and Family Education
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Clinical Judgment
• Organizational Skills
• Conflict Management
• Interpersonal Communication
• Computerized Healthcare Systems
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Patient Confidentiality
• Quality and Safety Improvement
• Empathy
• Nephrology

Job areas

• Healthcare

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