Dietitian - Eating Disorder Program

3 weeks ago

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada Fraser Health Full time
Job Title: Dietitian, Eating Disorder Program

Job Summary:

The Dietitian within the Fraser South Eating Disorder Program (FSEDP) is a member of an interdisciplinary team providing nutrition consultation to community members, agencies, and other health professionals. The Dietitian develops, coordinates, and presents relevant educational material for diverse populations and provides nutritional counseling and client-centered individual, family, and group counseling to child, youth, and adult clients within the program.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides nutrition education and consultation to clients, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members by developing, coordinating, and presenting education and education materials to specified target groups.
  • Provides evidence-based comprehensive individual nutritional assessment, which includes a history of the eating disorder and current eating disorder behaviors, including binge/purging, restrictive eating patterns, and exercise practices.
  • Provides nutritional care plans for both community and inpatient clients of the Fraser South Health Area, which includes pre-care, meal planning, and nutritional counseling, as appropriate.
  • Provides assessment, nutritional counseling, and therapeutic counseling around readiness and motivation status of clients to ensure appropriate treatment match to clients' psychological readiness.
  • Structures nutritional counseling for all levels of care, including high-risk clients, using motivational strategies in both individual and group settings.
  • Acts as a resource to regional, departmental, community resources/agencies, and educational institutions on nutrition and nutrition programming to meet the needs of child, youth, and adult populations with respect to eating disorders treatment and prevention.
  • Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team and client in care planning, monitoring treatment progress, and evaluating treatment outcomes, especially in regards to the nutritional component of care.
  • Provides individual and group sessions related to identifying nutritional goals, such as grocery shopping, meal preparation, restaurant eating, and menu planning, and liaises with the interdisciplinary team related to same.
  • Participates in planning and facilitating groups with clients in the FSEDP, in conjunction with the Case Manager and Coordinator.
  • Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team by participating in intake duties and attending team rounds/conference to exchange information on client responses or issues related to the care plan.
  • Participates in the development of the goals, objectives, standards, and procedures of the overall Nutrition Program.
  • Provides home visits as required, dependent on the program the dietician is working in, to assist the client in achieving nutritional goals, such as meal planning and preparation.
  • Works with families and partners as is appropriate in this setting.
  • Maintains related reports, records, and statistical data, in accordance with established standards and procedures.
  • Participates in quality improvement activities and research by identifying care issues, collecting data, and preparing statistics, such as workload indicators; prepares reports, as required.
  • Supervises and/or supports dietetic interns as required and provides nutrition education and/or support to other health care students.
  • Participates in program meetings by contributing information on program status or issues related to Nutrition Services.
  • Liaises with Fraser South Hospitals and Community Departments and represents the department on task groups and internal and external committees, such as the Provincial Eating Disorder Committee and the Network of Eating Disorder Therapists, as required.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition from an accredited university, successful completion of a community nutrition or dietetics internship program as approved by Dietitians of Canada (DOC), and two years' recent related experience, including a focus on client-centered counseling of eating disordered clients, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.
  • Valid BC Driver's license and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated client-centered, individual, and group counseling skills, including supportive behavioral interventions applicable to eating disordered clients.
  • Demonstrated thorough and current knowledge of eating disorders for all ages and acute cases.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of community nutrition practices and processes.
  • Demonstrated effective teaching and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to proactively and effectively resolve issues impacting on quality and continuity of care.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in high volume/high stress environment with strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to plan, implement, organize, prioritize, and problem-solve.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to write grant proposals.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other health practitioners, as well as clients, the general public, and local media.
  • Ability to deal effectively with others, including the ability to work in a team and client-focussed environment.
  • Ability to teach.
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
  • Ability to operate related equipment.
  • Ability to deal effectively with conflict.
  • Ability to work independently.

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