Manager Health Services - Nutrition & Food Services - Clinical Nutrition - Long Term Care

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Manager of Health Services in Nutrition & Food Services. This vital role involves overseeing a team of clinical dietitians, ensuring the delivery of exceptional nutrition care, and fostering a culture of evidence-based practice. You will lead initiatives to improve service delivery, monitor performance indicators, and collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance patient care. If you are passionate about nutrition and committed to excellence in healthcare, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community while growing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of leadership experience in a healthcare setting.
• 5 years of clinical nutrition experience, preferably in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical dietitians and ensure high-quality nutrition care.
• Lead development of clinical service policies and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Clinical Nutrition

Knowledge of Healthcare Regulations

Cultural Competence

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Nutritional Sciences

Graduate of a recognized dietetic internship program

Tools

MS Office

Dietary Software

Scheduling Software

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Manager Health Services - Nutrition & Food Services - Clinical Nutrition - Long Term Care

Requisition ID: 376655

Position Number: 20064928

Posting End Date: March 19, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Corporate - RDF-345 DeBaets St./Deer Lodge Centre-2109 Portage Ave.

Department / Unit: WRHA Nutrition & Food Services

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 04/01/2025

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days; Standby coverage as required; On Call

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary commensurate with education and qualifications.

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Chief Nutrition and Food Services Officer, the manager oversees a team of clinical dietitians and liaises with other receiving sites and personal care home facilities to facilitate the provision of high quality, standardized, safe, and effective clinical nutrition care to patients/residents/clients.

The manager is responsible for inspiring, leading, recruiting, training, and coaching clinical dietitians within the long-term care sector to embrace and adopt evidence-based practice, integrated care pathways, and principles of clinical and service excellence with a client-centered focus. Leads the development and implementation of related clinical service policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to meet best practices for patient/resident/client care and ensures appropriate communication and adherence.

The manager monitors and evaluates key performance indicators, identifies and implements continuous quality improvement initiatives, and provides feedback, direction and support to staff to ensure safe, effective, efficient, and appropriate patient/resident/client care and service excellence. Using current evidence and change management principles, the manager plans, manages and evaluates service delivery changes to improve service and meet healthcare needs, while ensuring compliance with policies, provincial clinical services standards, provincial legislation, professional standards of practice, and applicable code(s) of ethics within the clinical service area. Participates in regional long-term care and clinical nutrition initiatives, provides consultation for nutrition policy within the Continuing Care program, and liaises with internal and external stakeholders and partners to facilitate collaboration, provide support, resolve operational problems, and provide ongoing direction as needed. Collaborates with healthcare facility administrators and staff to resolve interdisciplinary care challenges, operational issues, assess departmental needs, bring awareness to opportunities and risks, develop strategic plans, and enhance service delivery.

The manager is responsible for ensuring health services resources are appropriately staffed to ensure continuous service coverage in accordance with operational requirements and ensures fiscally responsible operational management of the financial reporting unit.

Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years leadership/management experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical nutrition experience, preferably in the long-term care setting.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor of Science Degree, Human Nutritional Sciences, dietetic or related area from an accredited Canadian university program or the approved equivalent if internationally educated required.
• Graduate of a recognized dietetic internship program or practical training program including the Masters of Applied Human Nutrition from University of Manitoba, which has been accredited by the applicable certifying body.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Registered Dietitian - Registered with the College of Dietitians of Manitoba (CDM).
• Membership in Dietitians of Canada.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated leadership and project management capabilities.
• Knowledge of:
• Relevant professional regulatory requirements, including standards and scope of practice for direct reports.
• Relevant legislated acts including but not limited to the Personal Health Information Act, Protection of Persons in Care Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Workplace Safety and Health Act.
• LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework.
• Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions).
• Scheduling software and business software is preferred.
• Dietary software and MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Relevant Collective Agreements.
• Working with individuals from diverse cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds.
• Regional/site/unit policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines relating to clinical care, administrative, financial, and human resource management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nutrition principles and their relationship to health and disease as they apply to medical nutrition therapy in all nutrition care settings.
• LEAN methodology is an asset.

Physical Requirements

• Able to work in a fast-paced office and clinical environment with frequent meetings, meet deadlines, and lift and carry items weighing up to approximately 10 kg (25 lbs.).
• Incumbent demonstrates the ability to problem solve, prioritize tasks, handle interruptions, re-prioritize as necessary, and maintain focused time for strategic planning.
• Travel to designated healthcare facilities as required.
• A valid Class 5 Manitoba driver’s license and access to a personal motor vehicle are required.
• Occasional evening, weekend, or extended hours may be required.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.