Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The successful incumbent for this 1.0 FTE Dietitian II Program Lead position will join the Nutrition Services\' leadership team and provide clinical practice support for the inpatient and ambulatory adult care dietitian groups at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Sturgeon Community Hospital, and Leduc Community Hospital. This position will report to, and work closely in collaboration with, the Manager Nutrition Services for RAH, SCH and LCH, working onsite out of the RAH while providing remote support to SCH and LCH sites; occasional travel to these sites will be required. The successful candidate will orientate, mentor and provide performance-enhancing feedback to frontline dietitians and foster a positive, supportive and innovative work environment that promotes employee growth, development and ingenuity. This position will build effective, sustainable working relationships with dietitians, management, zone and provincial colleagues and external stakeholders and lead/support planning, development and evaluation of zone and provincial nutrition-based initiatives; this will require a broad scope of knowledge regarding various clinical areas and the ability to solicit feedback and facilitate consensus building. Assessment of clinical positions and workload distribution, participation on various working groups, identification of opportunities for program enhancements, surveillance and oversight of quality improvement initiatives and associated risks, collaboration on practice-based research, collaboration with the dietetic internship program, and completion of chart audits in comparison to performance indicators are additional activities that this position will participate in. Lastly, the successful candidate will maintain a frontline clinical role, providing support to either inpatients or ambulatory care at the RAH; exact clinical areas to be determined.

Description:

As a Dietitian II, you may provide nutrition expertise to patients (clients, residents) in various AHS facilities and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes while functioning as the lead in the coordination of nutrition services in an assigned service area. You may coordinate the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area, provide practice support to other Dietitians, as well as identify staff development needs and opportunities for continuing education. Nutrition education is provided to students and other healthcare professionals to support delivery of evidence based nutrition information. You may also facilitate the design, integration and coordination of strategies from provincial, zone and community perspectives. This work can include program planning and development and overseeing all aspects of programs relating to nutrition in target populations.

• Classification: Dietitian II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Clinical Nutrition Program Lead for All Patient Areas
• Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Multisite
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 10-MAY-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 05-JUN-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science with a major in Foods and Nutrition. Completion of an internship program or practicum training program accredited by the Dietitians of Canada. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Dietitians of Alberta (CDA). Additional Required Qualifications:

At least 5 years\' experience in clinical nutrition care in inpatient and/or ambulatory settings; a variety of settings is an asset. If the successful candidate does not have their PN restricted activity, it must be obtained within 3-6 months; this position is required to be a part of the weekend on call rotation for RAH, SCH, LCH and FSCH sites 2-4 times a year. Demonstrated leadership abilities; in particular with leading change, coaching & mentoring, building effective relationships, and quality improvement initiatives are essential; completed leadership coursework is an asset. Preferred Qualifications:

Experience from a combination of inpatient and/or ambulatory care settings is preferred. Knowledge of behavior change counselling using a patient-centered approach. Demonstrated strengths working collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams. Experience with Connect Care including both inpatient and ambulatory functionality.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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