Chronic Disease Management Dietitian

3 weeks ago


Windsor, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID: 143413**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Central** **Zone, Hants Community Hospital**
**Department: PHC CZ WH CDW HHWT**
**Type of Employment: Temporary** Hourly FT long-assignment** (100%** FTE) x 1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date: 3-Nov-22**

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. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Hants Health and Wellness Team (HHWT) is a community based, integrated chronic disease prevention and management service that provides wellness programming and navigation, chronic disease management, nutrition education, emotional wellness counselling and complex care. The HHWT is an interdisciplinary team that builds community connections and partnerships to provide programs and services that are responsive to community needs. Principles of patient-centred care, behaviour change and self-management are core to all programming and services.

**About You**:

- Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
- Completion of Dietetic Internship accredited by Dietitians of Canada
- Licensure by Nova Scotia Dietetic Association required
- One year of related experience required working in a Primary Health Care setting/community-based team/community setting and experience with people living with a chronic condition; with individual and group education/facilitation utilizing adult education, self-management supports, and motivational enhancement principles
- Certified Diabetes Educator Certificate (CDE) required (or eligible within one year of hire)
- Willing to complete requirements for Delegated Medical Function
- Preferred experience in partnership development; stakeholder collaboration, and community development
- Understanding of population health, health promotion strategies, and behaviour change principles
- In-depth knowledge of local Nova Scotia Health and community-based services
- Demonstrates person-centred / family-focused, diversity relevant approaches to care
- Well-developed interpersonal, teamwork, oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and willingness to change
- Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement, planning skills
- Annual CPR-AED certification and annual WHMIS training and certification
- Valid Nova Scotia Driver's License and access to a reliable car for travel for work
- Required to work at multiple sites and travel between various community locations throughout the Zone
- Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset

**Hours**:
Long Assignment, Full Time (100%) Position
Approximately 12 Months

Weekends and evening work may be required.

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$31.83 - $41.95 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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