Chronic Disease Education Dietitian

**Requisition ID**: 371228

**Position Number**: 80-715521420R309-01; 811-715101015R309-01

**Posting End Date: December 11, 2024**

**Employer**:Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Site**:_ _Primary Care Program

**Union**: MGEU

**Department/Unit**: Primary Health Care

**Work Location**:Community Health Services - Portage Clinic, 2nd Floor

**City**: Portage la Prairie

**Hiring Status**: Permanent

**FTE**: 0.9

**Employment arrangement**:In Person

**Daily hours worked**: 7.75

**Anticipated shift**: Days; Evenings; Weekends

**Annual base hours**:2015

**Anticipated Start Date**:01/06/2025

**Salary**: $32.07 - $44.52

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other - a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

**Position Overview**:
The Chronic Disease Education Dietitian is an integral member of the Primary Care team, working collaboratively with team members to plan, deliver and continuously improve client-centered primary care services. The incumbent promotes strategies and provides services that focus on optimal health, prevention of disease and promotion of health with individuals, families, groups and communities. This includes strategies related to chronic disease self-management and the health behavior change model. The Chronic Disease Education Dietitian applies nutrition and dietetic theory, key knowledge and critical thinking skills to strive to improve the health of clients.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian in the area of community nutrition, chronic disease education, health promotion or primary care.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Bachelor degree with major in Nutrition Sciences, Human Ecology or equivalent.

**Certification/Licensure/Registration**:

- Current registration with the College of Dietitians of Manitoba.
- Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) certification required within two (2) years of employment.
- Current Food Handler Training Certificate Level 1 or equivalent Food Sanitation course within 6 months of employment.
- Membership with Dietitians of Canada recommended.
- Membership with Diabetes Canada - Professional Membership recommended.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Knowledge of primary care within a primary health care context and working within a health care team.
- Knowledge of behavior change counselling and client focused approaches and strategies.
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing techniques.
- Knowledge of cultural diversity and health determinants.
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively within a collaborative health care team.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
- Good work and attendance record.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.

**Physical Requirements**:

- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
- No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
- May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected und