Dietitian - Clinical Nutrition

1 month ago

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

Job Summary: Nova Scotia Health seeks a Dietitian to provide competent, safe, and ethical professional practice to patients, families, and communities, advising on diet and food and nutrition across all health sectors.

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

The Dietitian is responsible for providing leadership in team efforts to support the nutritional health of patients, clients, and communities through health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, support, and rehabilitation. The Dietitian advises on diet and food and nutrition across all health sectors and contributes to client care through collaboration with healthcare team providers.

About the Role
  • Provide competent, safe, and ethical professional practice to patients, families, and communities
  • Advise on diet and food and nutrition across all health sectors
  • Contribute to client care through collaboration with healthcare team providers
  • Participate in the Integrated Dietetic Internship program
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree with major concentration in Foods and Nutrition
  • Dietetic Internship Program
  • Current registration (or eligibility) with the Nova Scotia Dietetic Association
  • Minimum one (1) year working experience as a dietitian
  • Inpatient clinical nutrition experience an asset
  • Competency in dysphagia management, enteral and parenteral nutrition
  • Experience counselling patients in an outpatient setting
  • Current WHMIS an asset
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office computer applications
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize, problem solve, and work under pressure of time limitations
  • Demonstrated participation in continuing education and upgrading of skills
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team
  • Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Working Conditions
  • Temporary Long Assignment, Full-Time Position, 75 Hours Bi-Weekly
  • Approximate term of 12 months (Dates subject to change)
Compensation and Benefits

$32.95 - $43.43 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

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