Dietitian I - Adult Home Enteral, Home care and Supportive Living

This is an opportunity for you to become part of a dynamic nutrition team in the city of Lethbridge. Lethbridge is located in southern Alberta within 150km of the Rocky Mountains and enjoys warm bright summers and mild winters. Although the Lethbridge area is traditionally agricultural in nature, it’s grown into a vibrant, multicultural urban centre, as well as an economic, governmental and service hub of over 100,000 people. Residents get the best of city living, with all the modern conveniences at their fingertips. There’s a thriving cultural scene for visual and performing arts, sports, and recreation, as well as a great mix of bars, cafes, and restaurants to enjoy, and a full calendar of special events year-round. The Dietitian I - is a frontline professional position within Nutrition Services reporting to the Manager of Nutrition Services, South Zone. You would be responsible for nutrition assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nutrition care plans for home living, supportive living and adult home enteral clients in Lethbridge. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in both facility and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes using a patient focused approach.

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.

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).

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

Minimum 2 years' experience as a registered dietitian. Experience with Enteral Nutrition. Experience with home care, supportive living or outpatients. Experience in nutrition counselling for behaviour change. Experience with virtual health applications (MS Teams, Zoom, etc).