Dietitian I

Dietitian I

BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver, BC

The Dietitian provides clinical nutrition services through the assessment, planning, implementation and outcome evaluation of nutritional goals and care plans. Within an interprofessional environment collaborates with members of the health care team; provides clinical education to health care professionals and students and participates in nutrition and/or program based research, quality improvement and risk management projects.

What you’ll do

Develop and implement patient/client/resident-centred nutritional goals and care plans, based on assessment and utilizing appropriate standards as set by the College of Dietitians of British Columbia, and incorporating individual patient/client/resident’s needs e.g. cultural, religious, learning, social, and economic factors. Provide recommendations based on assessment and treatment modalities to health care team regarding nutrition support regime (oral and/or enteral).
Monitor patients/clients/residents to determine if the nutrition care plan is meeting the established nutritional goals such as promotion of optimal health, growth and development. Consult with the patient/client/resident, families and/or caregivers, the physician, and other health care team members regarding the patient/client/resident’s response to the nutrition care plan and adjusts diet orders and nutrition support regime as required.
Document nutrition assessments, care plans and recommendations at each stage of the nutrition care process according to established format, policy, timelines and legal requirements in the health care record and/or via reports. Maintain and update patient/client/resident files and/or databases according to discipline and program guidelines. Complete and maintain appropriate records for activities including workload statistics as required.
Attend interprofessional rounds or patient/client/resident care conferences to provide input regarding patients’/clients’/residents’ nutritional status, response to the nutrition care plan, recommended modifications to the plan, and discharge planning needs.
Participate in the development, implementation and revision of evidence based nutrition management guidelines, protocols, education material, and education sessions for assigned patient/client/resident population using methods such as reviewing literature. Participates on committees, identifies community and other relevant resources and provides written recommendations as requested.
Ensure implementation of nutrition care plans by communicating food tolerances/preferences and diet information to designated food service staff. Liaise with food services provider regarding patient/client/resident food service related concerns in assigned area as necessary. Provide input into menu planning, diet writing guidelines and diet criteria based on the requirements of the patient/client/resident population.

What you bring

Current full registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia (CDBC).
Graduate of an accredited Dietetic Internship Program, or equivalent education, training and experience as approved by the College of Dietitians of BC.
Registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia with Restricted Activity A.
Eligible for registration with College of Dietitians of British Columbia with Restricted Activity B and C.
One-year recent related experience working with the designated patient/client/resident population in the relevant clinical services area within BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

**You will also have broad knowledge of**:
Clinical dietetic theory and practice within a patient/client/resident/family centered model of care for designated patient/client/resident population.
The standards of practice established by the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.
Normal nutrition and health promotion/disease prevention strategies to improve the health of designated patient/client/resident population.
Nutrition management principles for acute and chronic disease states and clinical conditions relating to the designated patient/client/resident population.
Enteral nutrition as appropriate for designated patient/client/resident population.
Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).

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