Dietitian Job at Alberta Health Services
Your Opportunity:
The municipality of Crowsnest Pass is located in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Alberta, Canada. The area offers hiking, fishing, and mountain biking in the summer, and snowmobiling, downhill and cross country skiing in the winter. Reporting to the Manager, Nutrition Services South Zone, the Dietitian I will be responsible for nutrition assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition care plans for clients in hospital (acute care and long-term care), outpatient and group settings in Crowsnest Pass. The Dietitian facilitates group nutrition classes using nutrition counselling for behaviour change as appropriate to achieve nutrition and health outcomes.
Description:
As a Dietitian I, you may provide nutrition expertise to patients (clients, residents) in various AHS facilities and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes. You may be responsible for nutrition assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nutrition care plans. You may plan and provide public health nutrition services and education programs to promote healthy living and disease prevention for clients/groups in facilities or community settings. Nutrition education is provided to students and other healthcare professionals to support delivery of evidence based nutrition information.
- Classification: Dietitian I
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Nutrition Services, South Zone
- Primary Location: Crowsnest Pass Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.80
- Posting End Date: 24-MAY-2023
- Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
- Date Available: 05-JUN-2023
- Temporary End Date: 29-SEP-2023
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $39.48
- Maximum Salary: $52.50
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Bachelor of Science with a major in Foods and Nutrition. Completion of an internship program or practicum training program accredited by the Dietitians of Canada. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Dietitians of Alberta (CDA).
Additional Required Qualifications:As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:Minimum 1 year experience in acute care setting. Experience with enteral nutrition. Experience with nutrition counselling for behavior change. Demonstrated experience in group facilitation and outpatient nutrition counselling. Knowledge and experience with virtual health applications for client care (e.g. Zoom, telehealth and telephone) desirable.
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