Dietitian- Part time-Permanent

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Clinical Nutrition

Joseph's Hospital ~ Saint John ~ Horizon Health Network ~ Health Network

Dietitian 1 (DT01)

Permanent Part Time

Day, Evening, Weekend, Subject to change due to operational requirements

Language Requirement

English Essential

36.1698 to 47.4467 per hour

Working collaboration with hospital teams, community services and other system partners, the Dietitian is responsible for managing the nutritional care of patients or clients. This is professional dietetics practice in either clinical nutrition, community nutrition needs or food service operations towards the attainment, maintenance, and promotion of the health of individuals, groups, and the community

Must be registered and a member in good standing with the New Brunswick Association of Dietitians.

Ability to travel for client appointments and community meeting using own transportation for those working in Public Health.

The Dietitian is responsible for:

Review patient medical history, symptoms, medications, laboratory tests, anthropometric data (BMI, height, ideal or standard body weight).

Establish a nutrition care plan, coordinate care and provide behaviour modification and counselling techniques.

Participating in interdisciplinary care planning or community assessments

Participating in developing, maintaining and evaluating policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES IDENTIFIED BY HORIZON HEALTH NETWORK

Mentoring and Coaching

Planning and Prioritizing Work

Horizon Health Network (Horizon) only accepts on-line applications.

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply as an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Horizon’s recruitment screening process may include language proficiency testing, clerical testing and/or behavioral assessment. If you are selected for testing, you will be contacted via the email address provided on your application. The official results will be shared with the candidate, Human Resources and the requesting manager electronically and language results will be placed on the personnel file for Horizon’s hiring purposes.

Diversity Statement

We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.