Zone: Eastern Rural Zone
Location: Clarenville GB Cross Hospital
Clinical Dietitian II
Regional Medicine Program- Clinical Nutrition
Temporary Full-time (until June 13, 2026, with the possibility of extension)
01285RP1

Hours: 75 bi-weekly (8 hours; Days)

Salary: CG-42 (CAD43.77 - CAD54.16 per hour) which includes any negotiated wage adjustment and/or supplement as applicable

Competition Number: VAC0007910

Posted Date: 2025-04-02

Closing Date: 2025-04-09

Job Summary
The Clinical Dietitian II is responsible and accountable for the provision of competent, safe and ethical clinical nutrition services to inpatients and outpatients of the DR GB Cross Memorial Hospital. This includes providing clinical expertise in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nutrition care to children/youth and adults with acute and/or chronic disease, including Diabetes and those at risk for malnutrition. The Dietitian collaborates with the inter-professional health care team, food service staff (where indicated) and other health care professionals in the provision of nutrition care. The dietitians’ practice will include standard, advanced and specialized nutrition care including the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, provision of medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education and coordination of nutrition care. The dietitian will be expected to provide relief coverage for clinical nutrition services in long term care as needed. Clinical nutrition duties may change based on operational requirements.

The dietitian is an active member of the interdisciplinary care team, educates team members on the importance of nutrition in improving patient outcomes, and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings/rounds as required. Proficiency in the use of CBORD as a tool to communicate with food service personnel and to assist in clinical nutrition decision making is an asset. Application of evidence based best practice and engagement in practice, program and quality improvement initiatives is required. Competency in the provision of standard, advanced and specialized nutrition care must be demonstrated and maintained. In support of the NL Health Services Dietetic Internship Program, the dietitian preceptors’ dietetic interns and contributes nutrition expertise to program delivery.

This dietitian reports to the Regional Manager of Allied Health - Peninsulas and maintains accountability to the Provincial Professional Practice Consultant for Dietitians.

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 15 lbs. (e.g. oral nutrition supplements, enteral nutrition formula).
Regularly requires alertness to the health and safety of others (e.g. assessing when patients are at risk of becoming medically unstable)

Advice provided to patients/clients/residents impacts their health and safety (e.g. re-occurrence of nutrition issue, malnutrition, blood glucose levels, wound healing, swallowing issues).

Regularly there are time pressures and deadlines and often there is lack of control over work pace. (e.g. meeting deadlines for parenteral nutrition orders, discharge planning).

Regularly requires a high level of attentiveness for exact results and precision to determine nutrition diagnosis and interventions (e.g. calculations required for patients requiring enteral or parental nutrition, refeeding syndrome recommendations).

Use of virtual technology for delivery of individual/group nutrition education and interdisciplinary team meetings/collaboration.

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 (NLCD) is required.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with patients/clients and their families, individually or in a group setting, using a client-centered approach.
Demonstrated ability to apply teaching principles to meet the individual needs of patients/clients.
Demonstrated ability to effectively translate and communicate to others knowledge of the specialized area of dietetic practice.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrated strong and comprehensive coaching and mentorship to Dietitians, dietetic interns and other students.
Ability to prioritize caseload and patient needs accordingly to workload.
Demonstrated belief in professional development and continuing education.
A satisfactory record of work performance is required.