Dietitian (Part Time)

**Position**:Dietitian

**Location**:120 Skyview Ranch Drive NE, Calgary

**Employee Status**:Part Time (FTE 0.40)

**Reporting to**:Executive Director

**Date Available**:Immediately

**Rate of Pay**:To commensurate with qualifications and experience

Designed to improve quality of life, the Generations Calgary campus includes designated supportive living and long-term care spaces for seniors that promote mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being. We are committed to best in class care for our residents and are looking for individuals to join our family. If you would like to work at our state of the art, inter-generational campus, and are committed to serving our residents with care and compassion, we invite you to keep reading below.

**Position Summary**

Generations Calgary is currently looking for a dedicated, motivated, and passionate individual to join our team as a Dietitian. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team, the Dietitian is responsible for menu planning, review and approval. The Dietitian provides therapeutic services to individual residents including nutrition and swallowing assessments. The Dietitian works in collaboration with the Food Services department to ensure food services meet all legislative standards, policies, and resident satisfaction. Treats residents with dignity and demonstrates an attitude of caring.

**Typical Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Complete initial and regular nutritional assessments for all residents
- Work with the interdisciplinary care team to identify nutritional needs and goals for each resident upon admission and quarterly/annually thereafter. This includes participating in completing the Minimum Data Set - Resident Assessment Instrument (MDSRAI) data entry
- Assess each resident’s level of nutrition and hydration risk to determine nutrition interventions and follow-up care
- Perform swallowing assessments and make recommendations on diet texture, meal time assistance techniques, and safety precautions.
- Develop, implement and evaluate nutrition care for each resident using established standards of care, practice protocols, and guidelines in the area of enteral support, oral supplementation, and diet progressions
- Integrate recommendations into the resident’s care plan and communicate changes effectively with the care team
- Consult and collaborates with the Food Services Department to plan the menu, texture modified diets and other dietary matters as they arise
- Approve the rotating menu
- Communicate results of nutrition assessments to nursing staff, the food service department, residents, and family members
- Provide nutrition/dietary counseling/education for residents, family members/ decision makers, and staff for the purpose of supporting optimum nutrition care
- Responsible for routinely reviewing resident weight data and following up with an in-depth nutritional assessment and revise the nutrition care plan as appropriate
- Maintain dietary records and key indicators
- Participate in resident care conferences and relevant committees as required

**Essential Skill and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and completion of an approved internship
- Minimum of 2 years work experience in a clinical setting
- Experience in caring for the geriatric population in a continuing care setting is an asset
- Current Registration with the College of Dietitians of Alberta
- Knowledge and familiarity with a South Asian Diet is an asset
- Ability to communicate fluently in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent computer skills (MS Officer, MDS IntraRai, and Point Click Care)

As employees in a healthcare setting are at a higher risk of exposure, it is recommended that the successful applicant for this position has received up to date influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations and any required booster vaccinations, to aide in the decrease of transmission to vulnerable persons. Generations Calgary recognizes that the health and safety of our employees and residents is our priority.

NOTE: In an effort to further protect our residents as well as other employees and volunteers, Generations Calgary requires all new employees to produce a clear Vulnerable Sector Search within 6 months prior to starting work.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person