Job Description

Location: Western Memorial Hospital

Clinical Dietitian II *Revised
(Subject to Classification Review)
Cancer Care Program
Permanent, Full Time
27313POS
Hours 75 bi-weekly (8-hour shifts; days) Salary CG-42 ($42.91 - $53.10 per hour which includes any negotiated wage adjustment and/or supplement as applicable) Competition Number 2024004371 Posted Date 03 September 2024 Closing Date Open Until Filled
About Us
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) brings together five former separate health entities - Eastern Health, Central Health, Western Health, Labrador-Grenfell Health, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. The creation of a provincial health authority was announced following recommendations from Health Accord NL.

NL Health Services is responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 528,000 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador and employs over 21,000 people. NLHealthServices.ca

Job Summary
The Clinical Dietitian II is responsible for the provision of clinical nutrition services to oncology outpatients of the Provincial Cancer Centre located in the Western Memorial Hospital. This includes providing expertise in the assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring of patients' nutritional care, including those receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatments for their cancer diagnosis and to patients of the Provincial Cancer Care program. Patients diagnosed with Cancer have diverse nutrition needs which may include poor nutritional intake, fat/muscle loss, malnutrition and feeding difficulties and experience comorbidities including hypertension, heart disease and diabetes. Nutrition care will include (but is not limited to) customizing approaches to food/nutrient provision (including enteral nutrition), therapeutic diet modifications and nutrition education/counselling to improve nutritional intake, quality of life and care goals. The dietitians' practice will reflect the nutritional needs of the patients.

This position participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team in the delivery of patient focused care. Proficiency in the use of CBORD as a tool to communicate with Food Services personnel and to assist in clinical nutrition decision making is required. Engagement in practice, program and quality improvement initiatives is expected. The incumbent is required to preceptor dietetic interns.

This position reports to the Division Manager of the Cancer Care Program and maintains accountability to the Regional Professional Practice Consultant for Dietitians for integrity and professional practice.

Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
Occasionally lifts objects up to 25 lbs.
Regularly requires alertness to the health and safety of others (i.e. assessing when clients are at risk for becoming medically unstable).
Work is time sensitive and the expectation is to complete work in a timely fashion.
Regularly requires a high level of attentiveness for exact results and precision for calculations required for nutrition care assessment, intervention and monitoring.
Use of virtual technology for individual and group sessions.
Regularly includes the use of information systems such as CBORD, Excel, Healthe NL, ischeduler, etc.

Job Qualifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent from an accredited university program and successful completion of an accredited dietetic internship program is required.
Current Registration with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Dietitians is required.
Previous Clinical Dietitian experience providing nutrition care in an acute care patients and providing nutrition counselling for behavior change is considered an asset.
Demonstrated active pursuit of personal leadership development opportunities is considered an asset.
Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills.
Demonstrated effective communication skills and the ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team is considered an asset.
Demonstrated ability to provide supervision, coaching, mentorship and training to dietitians, clinicians and students/interns.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships as a member of an interprofessional team.
A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required.

Employees, to review your attendance record please refer to your employee portal on the Intranet for details. The attendance record is only available to employees who are currently in positions that accumulate sick time.

If this is an internal posting only, only applicants of the Eastern Health AAHP Regional Bargaining Unit will be considered. Otherwise, If this is an internal and external posting, all applications will be accepted and preference will be given to those qualified candidates who are internal to the Eastern Health AAHP Regional Bargaining Unit.

Apply online at https://employment.easternhealth.ca

Upon successfully applying for a vacancy then you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this email please contact Recruitment 777-7777 ext 5-2 immediately

To become a part of our team, please submit an up to date resume/cover letter or application form online, clearly demonstrating how you meet the required qualifications. Include your current mailing address, day-time contact number, e-mail address, competition and employee number if applicable.
Contact Information for Recruitment Related Inquiries:

Telephone: (709) 777-7777 (5-2) or 1-800-563-3693
Email: [email protected]. Applications/resumes are not accepted at this email address.

If you are no longer interested in the position, you can withdraw your application by emailing [email protected] as soon as possible.

NL Health Services is committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes. We will be happy to work with applicants requesting support during the process. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our Recruitment Line at 777-7777 press 5 then press 2 (long distance 1-800-563-3693) outlining how we can help.

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local Police (Vulnerable Sector Check may be required), educational documents, registration/licensure if applicable and Social Insurance Number.