Dietician (Hs218) - London, Canada - City of London

City of London

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London, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Summary of Duties

Reporting to the Manager, Dietary Services, the Dietician is responsible for resident nutrition care programs including promotion of optimal nutritional care; provides nutrition counselling and education to residents and/or their family members and provides nutritional education to Dietary, Nursing and other multi-disciplinary team members as required.

Work Performed

Identify and recommend policies, procedures and practices that support divisional objectives that contribute to the implementation of strategic initiatives for Dearness Home to meet the Council's Strategic Plan.
Provide leadership in the execution and delivery of services and programs in the following areas of accountability:
Complete admission nutritional assessments and determine nutritional risk level upon admission.
Complete readmission assessments upon resident return from hospital or after significant nutritional changes.
Complete quarterly and annual nutritional reviews on all residents in the Home.
Attend all annual care conferences as well as inputting data into the interdisciplinary care conference notes.
Accurately document fluid intake audits to evaluate hydration status/risk in residents.
Responsible for completing chart, adaptive aides, and diet order audits twice per year.
Responsible for completing meal rounds to monitor food and fluid intake of residents and complete chewing/swallowing assessments.
Complete all referrals within priority sequence, including diet or nourishment changes, seating changes and skin integrity referrals.
Responsible for developing special menus with resident and family involvement when required and reviewing and signing off on menus and snack cycles twice a year to ensure menus provide optimal nutrition and variety.
Oversee the nutrition component of the homes enteral feeding program: developing relevant policies and procedures.
Submit monthly report to the Manager of Dietary or designate.
Provide inservice education to staff on topics related to nutrition, as required by the facility.
Process all orders in Synergy on Demand and print as required.
Participate in the development and evaluation of nutritional policies and procedures.
Demonstrate commitment to antiracism, antioppression, and human rights through practices and interactions with stakeholders, employees and individuals and support programs and initiatives that reflect this commitment.
Demonstrate commitment and adherence to Health and Safety legislation and programs; actively promote a culture of safety.
Engage in opportunities to work across Divisions and Service Areas in support of enterprisewide collaboration.
Support the development of processes and tools needed to increase efficiencies and improve the effectiveness of services provided by the Unit.
Provide updates, information, and recommendations to the Manager, Dietary Services on priorities.
Prepare reports for Council and various Committees as required.
Gather, assemble, analyze, and present information from various sources to identify, plan and implement actions to achieve various project or divisional objectives.
Track performance measures for Unit deliverables using appropriate data collection and analytics.
Effectively and thoroughly evaluate and organize information so that it can be easily understood by various audiences.
Develop and execute strategies for communicating information and facilitating discussions; Provide rational for decisions, recommendations or courses of action required to resolve an issue.
Implement strategies to track performance measures for Unit deliverables, using appropriate data collection and analytics.
Develop and execute detailed project plans to deliver high quality, and effective nutrition programs.

Qualifications/Experience

Completion of a degree in Food and Nutrition or Food Sciences or Nutrition Science.
Five years related experience in a Long
Term Care facility is preferred.
Registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
Eligible for membership of Dietitians of Canada.
Proof of Professional liability insurance.

Skills and abilities in the following areas are necessary:

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in dietary services with an understanding of the Unit's programs and services.
Demonstrated knowledge of Ministry of Long-Term Care Program standards and knowledge of Meal Suite software is an asset.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal and customer services skills, including conflict resolution and problem solving.
Demonstrated ability to be an effective team member and contribute to programs and services provided by the team.
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills, with emphasis on presenting findings, preparing briefing material, and providing recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with diverse populations within the community; experience working collaboratively