Clinical Dietitian, Hematology/Oncology Team

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

4d•CA$37 - CA$53•Onsite

About The Position

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive. Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities that also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people of any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but we have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.Reporting to the Manager, Hematology/Oncology Care Team, with accountability to the Professional Practice Chief for issues pertaining to Professional Standards of Practice and Ethics, the dietitian is responsible for the nutritional management of children within the Hematology/Oncology Team. The Clinical Dietitian works collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary Hematology/Oncology Team. The Clinical Dietitian participates in the planning and program development of the Hematology/Oncology Team. The Clinical Dietitian will assist in the education of Health Centre staff, dietetic interns, and affiliating students on normal and therapeutic nutrition, in accordance with the mission, vision, and philosophies of the IWK Health Centre. The Clinical Dietitian shares responsibility with all dietitians to provide caseload coverage throughout the Health Centre, as well as weekend stand-by and call-back coverage as required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with major credits in nutrition or dietetics required.
Successful completion of a dietetic internship program required.
Current license to practice with Nova Scotia Regulator of Dietetics, or eligible to obtain a license, required.
Previous experience in a health care setting required.
Experience in pediatric nutrition, enteral and parenteral nutrition and nutritional counselling required.
Excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, as well as the ability to work independently.
Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to family-centred care.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in Hematology/Oncology and Nephrology an asset.
Master's degree considered an asset.
Competency in other languages an asset.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the nutritional management of children within the Hematology/Oncology Team.
Works collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary Hematology/Oncology Team.
Participates in the planning and program development of the Hematology/Oncology Team.
Assists in the education of Health Centre staff, dietetic interns, and affiliating students on normal and therapeutic nutrition.
Shares responsibility with all dietitians to provide caseload coverage throughout the Health Centre.
Provides weekend stand-by and call-back coverage as required.