Administrative Dietitian

**Req ID**:201231**
**Location**:Provincial** Zone,**Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building - QEII**
**Department**:NFS Provincial Standards & Initiatives**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary**Hourly PT long-assignment** (**50%**) x**1**
**Healthcare** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:24-Apr-25**

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 Administrative Dietitian is a Registered Dietitian, responsible for the establishment, implementation and accurate maintenance of an integrated provincial Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) software program (food retail, menu management, food production, food service processes and clinical nutrition). As a member of the NFS team, the Administrative Dietitian works autonomously and collaboratively within the healthcare setting, ensuring the delivery of customer focused quality care.

The Administrative Dietitian acts as a liaison between the IM/IT department, NFS teams and other ancillary departments as appropriate. The Administrative Dietitian develops, educates, and implements standards of practice and processes related to the nutrition software program. The Administrative Dietitian plays an integral part in evaluating how the software meets ongoing NFS operational needs and tracks reports, and information related to the software.

This role is key in providing reliable feedback to leadership related to departmental operations to ensure continuous quality improvement and sound fiscal decisions.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition at a recognized University
- Approved Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists Dietetic Internship Program required
- Current registration (or eligibility) with the Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists required
- Minimum one (1) year working experience as a Dietitian preferred
- Inpatient clinical nutrition experience is an assets
- Competency in dysphagia management, enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Experience counselling patients
- Current WHMIS an asset
- Demonstrated effective 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 collaboratively as a member of the interprofessional healthcare team
- Competencies in other languages an asset

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Long Assignment, Part-Time; 37.5 Hours Biweekly
- Approximately 13 Months

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$35.48 - $47.94

**Once You've Applied**
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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.