Silverado Creek

2 days ago

calgary, ab, Canada Park Place Seniors Living, Inc. Full-time

Job Type: Dietitian
FTE: 0.6 Part Time

Silverado Creek Seniors Community is looking for a Dietitian to join our team and to support the residents, families and teams in the following activities;

  • The Dietitian provides therapeutic services to individual residents working in with the Support Services Manager to ensure food services meet all legislative standards, PPSL policy and resident satisfaction.
  • In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and the resident and/or family, assesses all residents upon admission and annually to complete a documented, in-depth nutritional assessment, based on the resident’s needs, abilities and goals.
  • Performs swallowing assessments and makes recommendations on diet textures, meal assist techniques and safety precautions.
  • Counsels residents and family members on therapeutic diets, and other nutritional concerns.
  • Prescribes dietary supplements as appropriate (eg. resident with weight loss, wounds) and monitors their effectiveness and use.
  • Responsible for routinely reviewing resident weight data and following up with an in-depth nutritional assessment and plan revision as appropriate.
  • Responsible for both the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and the Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs) as it pertains to nutrition, which includes but is not limited to: care plans, progress notes, assessments, profiles and/or tracking.

Qualifications include:

  • Must have a university degree in Food and Nutrition or related field of study.
  • Two (2) years recent related experience an asset.
  • Experience in a seniors care environment.
The successful applicant for this job posting must be able to provide satisfactory proof that they have received the COVID-19 vaccination and any required COVID-19 booster vaccination. This requirement shall be waived if the applicant has not received the vaccination due to any legislated protected human rights grounds. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.