Registered Dietitian - Facility Based

You can have it all in Manitoba…Live close to the rolling hills of the beautiful Canadian wilderness, with 1000’s of pristine lakes nearby your affordable home in a modern urban area…feel the stresses and strains of everyday life slip away. The forest, acts as a green curtain that closes the outer world behind you, to make your thoughts become as clear and simple as the deep blue lakes scattered throughout your new home.

Requisition ID: 338322 

Work Location: Various locations across Prairie Mountain Health

Department / Unit: Facility Based 

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP 

FTE: Permanent Full-Time 

Anticipated Shift: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

For more information, please contact Jay Myshkowsky at 204-915-5821 or dmyshkowsky@sharedhealthmb.ca.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Registered Dietitian - Facility Based is responsible for providing nutritional care and counseling for patients, residents and clients; participates as a member of the health care and dietitian teams; provides nutrition care plan instruction to nutrition services staff; contributes to the development of programs, menus, policies and procedures, and educational materials as related to nutrition care; participates in the strategic planning process and continuous quality improvement.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

In collaboration with the health care teams, including patients, residents, clients and/or next of kin; using current best practice evidence; and within standards of practice:

1. Completes nutrition assessments.
2. Develops, monitors and revises nutrition care plans.
3. Provides nutrition education.
4. Keeps records as per standards established by the region/program.
5. Provides nutrition expertise for relevant program-specific procedures.
6. Participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings (e.g. Care Conferences, Clinical Rounds, and Discharge Planning).

As a member of the Prairie Mountain Health Facility Based Clinical Dietitian team:

1. Participates in team meetings, including development of the program action plan, and nutrition care-related policies and procedures.
2. Participates in sub-committees, as required.
3. Reports on relevant issues from clinical areas worked.
4. Shares area of knowledge and expertise with team.
5. Prepares statistical and status reports for the Area Manager.
6. Sundry duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• The anticipated service location of this position includes all Swan Valley Health Facilities, Benito, and Winnipegosis.
• Baccalaureate Degree in Human Ecology, major in Human Nutritional Sciences or equivalent
• Completion of an accredited dietetic internship program
• Membership in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Manitoba
• Province of Manitoba Class 5 Drivers' License, and access to a personal vehicle to provide service within Prairie Mountain Health
• Demonstrated leadership
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritize in a changing environment
• Strong organizational, decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to display independent judgment
• Ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population
• Ability to respect and promote confidentiality
• Ability to perform the duties of the position on a regular basis

This position is subject to a Criminal Records Check (including vulnerable sector), Adult Abuse Registry Check, and a Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any services charges incurred.

If you are currently employed by PMH, please utilize the internal application form. If you are not employed by PMH, please utilize the external application form.

In order to be considered for the position, both internal and external applicants must submit a current resume with their application form.

If you are an external applicant, please include three work related references with this application. They must be from persons who are not related to you, and who have direct knowledge of your past work performance.

Upon being considered for employment, your signature or electronic submission of this application is your authorization to complete said reference checks.

PMH has an Indigenous Human Resources initiative and is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to voluntarily self identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter and/or within their application form.

We thank all applicants that apply but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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