Clinical Dietitian, Diabetes Centre

Fraser Health Authority; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks vacation

Comprehensive health benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority is seeking a Dietitian to join the Diabetes Centre in British Columbia. The role provides therapeutic and nutritional care to clients with diabetes, developing individualized goals and care plans to achieve optimal health.

You will collaborate with the health team, educate clients, and contribute to guidelines and program planning. The position emphasizes leadership, evidence-based practice, and culturally safe care, with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized BSc in Nutrition and completion of an accredited Dietetic internship (DOC).
• Current registration with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia and eligible for membership in the Dietitians of Canada.
• Eligible for certification as a Diabetes Educator (CDE).
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach clients with chronic diseases.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to participate in program planning.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients referred to the Diabetes Centre and develop nutrition care plans.
• Develop and implement client-focused nutritional goals and care plans.
• Monitor client progress and adjust plans as needed.
• Prepare nutrition education materials and provide counseling in individual and group settings.
• Document care plans in medical records and communicate with the care team.
• Participate in quality improvement and program planning activities.
• Provide orientation and mentoring to dietitians and students.

Skills

Diabetes management

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Presentations

Counseling

Computer skills

Physical ability

Equipment operation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition

Accredited Dietetic internship (DOC)

Current CHPC BC registration

Diabetes Educator Certification (CDE)

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $43.23 - $53.96 / hour

Job Summary

Come work with us!

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Detailed Overview

Clinically reporting to the Clinical Chief Dietitian, the Dietitian provides therapeutic and nutritional care to clients with diabetes in the Diabetes Centre to achieve optimal health. This includes assessing client's needs through developing, planning and implementing nutritional goals and care plans; evaluating and modifying existing plans to achieve optimal blood glucose levels; targeting weight and lipid levels to reduce/prevent cardiovascular complications and other diabetic-related complications; providing consultation to clients and other health providers regarding diabetes education, nutrition; participates in the development of nutritional related guidelines, policies and procedures, education and program planning and standards for the Diabetes Centre in consultation with Manager, Health Services or designate.

Responsibilities

• Assesses clients referred to the Diabetes Centre utilizing standards and guidelines, physical nutrition assessment including documenting a client's diet history, recording initial weight for baseline purposes, reviewing laboratory results, obtaining a medical history and discussing other related socioeconomic and lifestyle factors which may affect the nutritional care plan; identifies relevant and clinical techniques and secondary complications in order to determine the most effective client-care plan.
• Develops and implements client focused nutritional goals and care plans including short and long term goals; utilizes appropriate standards and guidelines while incorporating a client's lifestyle stages, socioeconomic and other lifestyle factors; incorporates other health care providers and disciplines in the client's nutritional plans.
• Monitors clients to ascertain if the nutritional care plan is meeting the established nutritional goals by consulting with the client, family members and other health care team members regarding the client's response to nutritional care plan and making recommendations to the team and/or client for changes or adjustments to the client's overall diabetes management.
• Prepares lesson plans and provides nutrition, lifestyle, self care counselling and follow-up on topics of nutrition in diabetes using a variety of written educational material and resources, audio-visual aids and nutritional props in a one-on-one and group setting.
• Documents nutrition care plan and recommendations according to established format and policy, timelines and legal requirements; charts recommendations in the client medical record including suggested changes in diabetes management.
• Develops, implements, evaluates and provides leadership on nutrition guidelines, education materials, teaching plans and revises the materials through reviewing current practice guidelines, nutrition literature review, networking with others in different Diabetes Centres, attending diabetes related meeting, workshops and/or conferences and providing written recommendations, as requested.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meetings regarding client reviews and ongoing program evaluation through providing input on care management issues, program effectiveness and administrative decisions.
• Provides formal and informal consultations to staff/community dietitians, other health care team members and students through reviewing client/family needs and/or specific client's progress, troubleshooting providing guidance/knowledge in the management of a client or client group.
• Participates in the orientation of casual dietitians and dietetic students through methods such as mentoring, instructing and demonstrating related procedures and provides feedback on their educational progress and experience.
• Participates in program planning and quality improvement initiatives through collecting data, evaluating effects of change in client care practice and monitors variances to expected outcomes.
• Participates in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of clinical research projects by identifying current trends in diabetes management, literature and collaborating with other team members to assess current research and promote the dissemination of research findings.
• Assists with activities to promote optimal use of clinical resources through identifying systems for improved resource utilization, workload and program planning, identifying and requisitioning equipment needing repairs or recommending new equipment purchases for educating people with diabetes, as requested.
• Attends a variety of committees as directed to facilitate the resolution of issues; provides input and acts as an advocate in the achievement, goals and objectives of the Diabetes Centre.
• Performs other related duties, as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from a recognized Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree program in Nutrition and successful completion of an accredited Dietetic internship program through the Dietitians of Canada (DOC).

Current registration with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia and eligible for membership in the Dietitians of Canada.

Eligible for certification as a Diabetes Educator (CDE).

Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of diabetes management and principles of diabetes education.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities; ability to promote, organize and implement innovative and effective programs.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to cooperate and work effectively independently and with other professionals, clients, the general public and community groups.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to make presentations to a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach clients with chronic diseases.
• Demonstrated ability to use related computer software programs.
• Physical abilities to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.