Clinical Nutrition Technician - Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care. 

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner. 

Reporting to the Dietitian Practice Leader, the Clinical Nutrition Technician (CNT) supports Registered Dietitians and other team members in the provision of nutrition care to patients in the context of a person and family-centered model of care. The CNT reviews medical records as well as visits patients/residents to conduct malnutrition screening, basic nutrition assessment, including nutritional and therapeutic diet needs, identifies food allergies, intolerances, preferences, and acceptance of meals. The CNT assists with the implementation of nutrition care plans in collaboration with the Registered Dietitian and works closely with interdisciplinary care team as a liaison between the patient care units and Food Services. The CNT provides basic nutrition education as directed by the Registered Dietitian and documents assessment and interventions in patient food service software and the electronic medical record.

Education, Training and Experience

Successful completion of a recognized program in food service management and one years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education such as international dietitian certification or certification from a nutrition sciences program. Courses in nutrition assessment preferred. Food Safe Certificate 1 preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict situations. Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system and applicable word processing, spreadsheet and database software applications.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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