Registered Dietitian -CVH Nutrition Services
About The Position
Trillium Health Partners is seeking a Registered Dietitian to join their Inpatient General Medicine team at Credit Valley Hospital. This is a temporary full-time position for up to 12 months. The Registered Dietitian will be an active member of the inter-professional team, responsible for delivering evidence-based, equitable, and patient-centered medical nutrition therapy to general medicine and surgical patients. This role involves providing quality nutrition therapy in relation to the patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, age, and nutrition status in an inpatient setting. Key duties include screening and assessment, contributing to care plan development, establishing goal-oriented treatment interventions, conducting patient/family education, and providing support for nutritional needs. The position requires Monday to Friday day shifts with rotating weekend ICU coverage. The role also involves participating in education opportunities for staff and professional staff on therapeutic diets and nutrition therapy, acting as a coach/mentor/consultant, serving as a preceptor for dietetic interns and other students, participating in inter-professional patient care teams and hospital/regional committees, and completing daily workload statistics.
Requirements
- Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, and a Dietetic Internship, or Master's or Diploma practicum program
- Current registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario required
- Established clinical skills in nutritional management of adult medically complex inpatients
- Experienced in the management of enteral and parenteral nutrition support
- Dietitians of Canada Critical Care course required
- Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional, able to work effectively and collaboratively within a very high-paced, dynamic environment
- Effective interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to utilize practice-based research to ensure excellence in the provision of nutritional care.
- Proficiency in computer Microsoft 365 and hospital information system – Epic (preferred).
- Two years recent experience with established clinical skills in an inpatient acute care setting
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in hospital information system – Epic
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the delivery of evidenced-based, equitable and patient-centered medical nutrition therapy to general medicine and surgical patients of a diverse population
- Provide quality nutrition therapy in relation to the patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, age, and nutrition status in an inpatient setting
- Provide screening and assessment; contribute to care plan development; establish goal-oriented treatment interventions; conduct patient/family education; and provide support to address nutritional needs
- Provide education to patients and family members on nutrition therapy as needed.
- Weekend ICU coverage is required.
- Participate in education opportunities to staff and professional staff on therapeutic diets and nutrition therapy as needed.
- Act as a coach/mentor/consultant using sound critical thinking skills to achieve patient outcomes and to facilitate team function
- Act as a preceptor for dietetic interns and coach/mentor other students as appropriate
- Participate in inter-professional patient care teams and hospital/regional committees as required
- Complete daily workload statistics
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
