Dietitian - Nutrition and Food Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Kentville; Sur place; CAD 51 000 - 71 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Travel insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Pension plan

Résumé du poste

The Dietitian at Nova Scotia Health Authority, Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital, provides competent, safe nutrition care across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, support health promotion, and participate in the Integrated Dietetic Internship by precepting interns.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Foods and Nutrition, a Dietetic Internship, and registration or eligibility with the NS Dietetic Association.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Foods and Nutrition.
• Dietetic Internship Program required.
• Current registration with the Nova Scotia Dietetic Association or eligibility.
• Minimum 1 year dietitian experience preferred.
• Inpatient clinical nutrition experience is an asset.
• Competency in dysphagia, enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Outpatient counselling experience preferred.
• MS Office proficiency; Meditech familiarity an asset.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• French language skills an asset.

Responsabilités

• Provide competent, safe, ethical professional nutrition care.
• Lead inter-professional team and support health promotion activities.
• Participate in Integrated Dietetic Internship and precept interns.
• Apply evidence-informed practice to ensure quality and continuity of care.
• Collaborate with care providers to optimise nutrition interventions.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Nutrition counselling

Microsoft Office

Meditech familiarity

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Formation

Bachelor’s in Foods & Nutrition

Dietetic Internship Program

NS Dietetic Assoc registration

Outils

Microsoft Office

Meditech

Description du poste

• Dietetic Internship Program required

Req ID: 227993

Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital

Department: NFS Clinical Nutrition VRH

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (80%) x 1

Union: CUPE Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 30-Nov-26

About The Opportunity

The Dietitian is responsible and accountable to provide competent, safe and ethical professional practice to the patient/client, family, and community. The Dietitian advises on diet and food and nutrition across all health sectors. This position is responsible for providing leadership in team efforts to support the nutritional health of the patient, client/community through health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, support and rehabilitation. The Dietitian is responsible to participate in the Integrated Dietetic Internship program, including but not limited to Preceptoring Dietetic Interns.

The dietitian is accountable to employ an evidence informed approach to practice.

As a member of the inter-professional team, the Dietitian contributes to client care through collaboration with health care team providers, sharing nutrition expertise, ensuring quality and continuity of care and supporting a range of health care services. These services are provided within a holistic, client centered framework in accordance with our mission, vision, values, and strategic direction.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree with major concentration in Foods and Nutrition required
• Dietetic Internship Program required
• Current registration (or eligibility) with the Nova Scotia Dietetic Association is required
• Minimum one (1) year working experience as a dietitian preferred
• Inpatient clinical nutrition experience an assets
• Competency in dysphagia management, enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Experience counselling patients in an outpatient setting
• Current WHMIS an asset
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office computer applications, Familiarity with the Meditech considered an asset information system considered an asset
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, problem solve, and work under pressure of time limitations
• Demonstrated participation in continuing education and upgrading of skills
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Long assignment part-time; 60 hours bi-weekly
• Approximately 18 months

Compensation And Benefits

$37.27 - $51.62 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

What You'll Love About Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Health is more than the province's largest provider of health services; we're a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.

From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. At Nova Scotia Health, you'll find meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams and the work-life balance to enjoy everything our beautiful province has to offer. Join us and discover why so many people are choosing to call Nova Scotia home.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.