Job Description

Requisition ID: 324313

Position Number: 20038101

Posting End Date: October 31, 2022

City: Winnipeg

Site: Misericordia Health Centre

Department / Unit: Clinical Nutrition MHC

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: Exempt

Anticipated Start Date: November 14, 2022

FTE: 0.70

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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Position Overview

Provides leadership to clinical dietitians and support staff. May be asked to participate in the clinical supervision of dietetic interns or students of other healthcare professions.

Experience

• A minimum of three years recent, relevant clinical nutrition experience.
• Experience in clinical nutrition program planning, development and evaluation required.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

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 planned experience, which has been accredited by the applicable certifying body.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Manitoba.
• Membership with the Dietitians of Canada (DC) required.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the WRHA policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Works within MHC's core values, philosophy, vision, CQI goals, policies and procedures.
• Ability to function as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team, including collaboration, team work and good communication skills.
• Working knowledge of healthcare administration and systems, and implications for clinical nutrition.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching and mentoring abilities in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to initiate and support change.
• Knowledge of the regulations and scope of practice documents that guide the practice of Clinical Nutrition and relevant support workers.
• Good organizational, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Ability to critically evaluate and apply relevant knowledge to practice.
• Ability to function in a computerized environment.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure that the provision of clinical nutrition services meets the professional standards of practice.
• Ability to work with minimal direction.
• Excellent interpersonal, team building and role-modelling skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate continual improvements in the performance of professional services.
• Demonstrated expertise in adult education preferred.
• Good understanding of research processes.
• Knowledge of financial report systems.

• Assumes responsibility for ongoing education and participates in professional activities for personal and professional growth.
• Involvement in education and research required.
• Completion of coursework and attendance at workshops or seminars in administration required.

Physical Requirements

• Must be in good physical and mental health and be able to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time without resting.
• Must be able to work under stress and time constraints.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases, blood and body fluids, toxic materials, noise, allergens, physical and emotional stress.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated clients/visitors/staff.
• Must be able to travel to meetings (on-site and off-site).
• May be required to work evenings or weekends.
• May be required to occasionally work extended hours.

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. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

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.