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About the Role
The Clinical Dietitian is an integral member of the interdisciplinary health professional team, responsible for patient nutrition care, disease management, and education. This role involves initiating cost-effective nutrition therapy through patient assessment, developing and implementing patient-centered care plans, and ongoing evaluation. The dietitian focuses on outcome-oriented, evidence-based nutrition care to optimize clinical and fiscal outcomes, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. Responsibilities include managing the continuum of patient care with effective strategies for self-management of disease to decrease complications and hospital admissions, and educating patients/caregivers on disease and nutritional management. The dietitian promotes a healthcare team approach and provides health assessment, interventions, and follow-up in accordance with relevant acts, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Provide nutrition care, disease management, and education to patients.
- Initiate cost-effective nutrition therapy including patient assessment, care plan development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Develop outcome-focused nutrition care plans incorporating evidence-based best practices.
- Optimize clinical and fiscal outcomes through nutrition therapy.
- Emphasize health promotion and disease prevention.
- Manage the continuum of patient care with effective strategies for self-management of disease.
- Educate patients and caregivers about disease and nutritional management.
- Promote a healthcare team approach to patient care.
- Provide health assessment, interventions, and appropriate follow-up.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition at a recognized University required.
- Completion of Dietetic internship (a 1 year integrated or post graduate program) required.
- Licensure by Nova Scotia Regulator of Dietetics required.
- Current Membership in Dietitians of Canada preferred.
- Two years of related experience in an adult health care facility preferred.
- Specialty Practice Certification such as Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) considered an asset.
- Access to reliable transportation for travel for work.
- Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred.
Skills
- Nutrition care
- Disease management
- Patient education
- Nutrition therapy
- Patient assessment
- Care plan development
- Health promotion
- Disease prevention
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Evidence-based practice
Location
- Eastern Zone, New Waterford Collaborative Practice
Work Type
- Casual Hourly FT long-assignment
- Full-time
- Approximately 12 months in length
Experience Level
- Two years of related experience in an adult health care facility preferred
Education Level
- Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
- Completion of Dietetic internship
- Licensure by Nova Scotia Regulator of Dietetics
- Current Membership in Dietitians of Canada
- Specialty Practice Certification such as Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
Salary/Compensations
- $37.27 - $51.62 Hourly
Benefits
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Travel coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance coverage
- Defined benefit pension plan
About the Company
- Nova Scotia Health is the province's largest provider of health services.
- The organization is driven by excellence in health, healing, and learning.
- They deliver innovative, high-quality care impacting lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.
- Nova Scotia offers a rewarding lifestyle with meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams, and work-life balance.
Equal Opportunity
- Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people they serve.
- Encourages qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.