Clinical Dietitian
Requisition ID: 378626
Position Number: 880-71445-R308-08
Posting End Date: April 16, 2025
Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud
Site: Bethesda Place
Union: MGEU Prof Tech
Department/Unit: Nutrition and Food Services
Work Location: Bethesda Place
City: Steinbach
Hiring Status: Temporary
FTE: 0.50
Employment arrangement: In Person
Daily hours worked: 7.75
Anticipated shift: Days, with Evenings and Weekends as required
Annual base hours: 2015
Anticipated Start Date – End Date: As mutually agreed upon – Indefinite
Reason for Term: Other Leave
Salary: $32.07 - $45.41
Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.
Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.
Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and yours.
Trouvez une carrière enrichissante dans une communauté dynamique et diversifiée au sein de Southern Health-Santé Sud. Notre organisation a le privilège de fournir des soins aux personnes à chaque étape de leur vie.
En partenariat avec nos communautés, nous fournissons des soins de santé sûrs, accessibles et durables, axés sur les personnes. Nous sommes fiers de travailler en collaboration avec tous nos partenaires dans notre région diversifiée : sept des communautés des Premières nations, des communautés francophones, métisses, mennonites et huttérites, ainsi qu'un nombre croissant d'immigrants du monde entier.
Faites partie de l'équipe de Southern Health-Santé Sud, qui s'enracine dans ce qui compte le plus. Joignez-vous à une région qui offre un style de vie sans pareil - une vie sécuritaire, paisible, belle et épanouissante pour vous et votre famille.
Position Overview
The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for providing accurate, timely and appropriate nutrition assessment, management and support for clients and communities in Southern Health-Santé Sud. The Clinical Dietitian applies nutrition and dietetic theory, key knowledge and critical thinking skills to strive to improve the health of clients and residents of Southern Health-Santé Sud.
The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.
This position is based out of Bethesda Place and will provide services to multiple sites.
Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Dietitian or in a nutrition related profession.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Human Nutritional Sciences, dietetic or related area from an accredited Canadian university program or the approved equivalent if internationally educated required.
- Graduate of a recognized dietetic internship program which has been accredited by Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice including the Masters of Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Manitoba or a planned practicum as requested by the College of Dietitians of Manitoba.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Must have current active registration in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Manitoba.
- Current Food Handler Training Certificate Level 1 or equivalent Food Sanitation course within 6 months of hire.
- Membership with Dietitians of Canada recommended.
Qualifications and Skills
- Knowledge of the Manitoba Long Term Care Standards.
- Knowledge of behavior change counselling and client focused approaches and strategies.
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing techniques.
- Knowledge of Total Parenteral Nutrition for positions located in the Regional Centres.
- Demonstrated ability to perform tasks with efficiency while maintaining high quality standards.
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving techniques and procedures in a changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in all tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain an organized work environment.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with staff, health care professionals and co‐workers, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive working relationship with all staff, residents, patients and clients.
- Demonstrated ability to follow verbal and written directions.
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively within a collaborative health care team.
- Demonstrated organizational, communication and leadership skills.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
- Good work and attendance record.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
Physical Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
- No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
- May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.
- Will be required to support sites where vacation coverage/vacancies apply.
- Will be required to support onboarding process for new dietitians upon hire.
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.
Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.
Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.
All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.
Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.
Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.
Ce poste à durée déterminée peut prendre fin plus tôt, comme le prévoit votre convention collective.
Les candidats peuvent demander des aménagements raisonnables en ce qui concerne le matériel ou les activités utilisés tout au long du processus de sélection.
Southern Health-Santé Sud, en partenariat avec la communauté autochtone, s’est engagé à mieux représenter la population autochtone à tous les niveaux au sein de son personnel. Southern Health-Santé Sud encourage les Autochtones intéressés à présenter une demande d’emploi et à déclarer volontairement leur ascendance dans leur demande ou leur lettre d’envoi.
Complète et maintien une vérification de casier judiciaire, vérification des antécédents - personnes vulnérables (VAPV), registre des mauvais traitements infligés aux adultes et registre de l’enfance maltraitée satisfaisants. Le candidat ou la candidate choisi(e) assumera les coûts associés.
Conformément à sa politique, Southern Health-Santé Sud exige comme condition d'emploi que tous les travailleurs de la santé soient vaccinés.
Veuillez joindre à votre demande d’emploi 3 références professionnelles provenant de personnes sans lien de parenté avec vous, mais qui ont une connaissance directe de votre rendement au travail actuel et passé.
En vertu des politiques sur les services en langue française du gouvernement du Manitoba et de Southern Health-Santé Sud, nous sommes engagés à l’offre et à la livraison de nos services de santé en français et en anglais dans les établissements et programmes désignés bilingues qui servent les communautés où la population d’expression française est concentrée. Si aucun candidat ne répond aux exigences du bilinguisme, les candidats répondants à toutes les autres exigences du poste pourraient y être considérés.
Veuillez noter que les concours pour des postes représentés par un syndicat peuvent faire l'objet d'un grief de la part de candidats représentés à l'interne. Si un grief de sélection est déposé, les informations contenues dans le dossier du concours peuvent être communiquées au représentant du plaignant. Les informations personnelles non pertinentes au grief et les autres informations protégées par la législation seront retirées.
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