Registered Dietitian

The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of dietetic internship program accredited by Dietitians of Canada required
• Current registration in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Ontario required
• Current certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) (willingness to obtain certification within a prescribed time frame) required
• Motivational Interviewing Training preferred
• Experience in adjusting insulin required
• Insulin Pump Experience
• Certified Insulin Pump Training (willingness to obtain certification within a prescribed time frame) required
• Evidence of sound organizational and prioritization skills
• Demonstrates a commitment to exceptional patient care
• Engages in ethical conduct and strives to understand and appreciate the diversity of our patients, staff population and community
• Experience leading quality improvement projects, data reporting and reviewing an asset

Skill, Ability and Experience:

• Demonstrated skill in nutrition support (enteral and parenteral) required
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical nutrition education to paediatric, adult, and geriatric patient populations required
• Demonstrated skill in nutrition care in diabetes education (Type 1, 2, GDM, Pre-Diabetes), eating disorders, renal, and mental health with paediatric, adult, and geriatric patient populations) required
• Experience with glucometers, insulin adjustments, and insulin pump education required
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office required
• Demonstrated experience working with electronic medical record required
• Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary patient care team required
• French language Proficiency preferred

Principal Duties:

• Triage and arrange appropriate referrals in collaboration with other dietitians and DEC clinicians.
• Patient Nutrition Assessments
• Evaluate patient lab results pertinent to nutrition intervention
• Calculate nutrition requirements
• Identify patients’ need for follow up and perform patient follow ups in person or by telephone or virtual
• Identify education needs and assess readiness to change of patients and family members
• Develop appropriate teaching plans, provide education, and evaluate learning
• Participate in patient care interdisciplinary team meetings
• Routine communication with administration, food services, allied health, and physicians
• Employ information technology appropriately for patient care
• Document patients’ nutrition care in patients’ records
• Stay current and aware of opportunities to implement new, evidenced-based methods of patient assessment and treatment
• Participates in unit/department and Hospital Quality Improvement initiatives
• Completes continuing education requirements as necessary
• Willingness to attend professional development opportunities (including weekends and evenings)
• Other related duties as assigned.

Successful applicant will be considered a multisite employee
Selection will be made on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 21.01 of the OPSEU Collective Agreement

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