Dietician - Amherst, Canada - GEM Health Care Group

GEM Health Care Group
GEM Health Care Group
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Amherst, Canada

4 weeks ago

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The Dietitian functions as a member of the resident care and dietary team and assumes responsibility for the resident's nutritional status and nutritional education for residents and staff.


RESPONSIBILITIES:


Administrative:


  • Ensures the delivery of optimum and appropriate nutritional standards of care to the residents by the dietary and nursing departments.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of and conducts work in accordance with the Long Term Care philosophy, mission, policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for the nutritional assessment of new residents within one month of admission, residents at risk and reviews as needs change.
  • Responsible for monitoring weight changes.
  • Responsible for care plan assessments and reviews, charting and reports on consult request.
  • Responsible for making recommendations regarding food production, service and menu planning following Canada Food Guide, nutritional care of residents, new kitchen equipment, investigating improvements through appraisal and research.
  • Responsible for reviewing menus for special diets and assisting Director of Support Services with emergency contingencies.
  • Responsible for monitoring daily food intake of residents.
  • Responsible for conducting preliminary swallowing assessments as required and processing a referral to the Speech Language Pathologist.
  • Responsible for evaluating the need for adaptive feeding aids and processing a referral to the Occupational Therapist.
  • Responsible for maintaining confidentiality concerning residents, employee and organizational data and facility information.

Communication:


  • Attends Resident Care Conferences as requested.
  • Responsible for facilitating personal and professional growth through utilization of current literature, seminars, workshops and conferences.
  • Responsible for meeting regularly with the Director of Support Services, Nursing Services Manager and R.N.s/L.P.N.s to discuss changes in needs of residents and their nutritional care.
  • Responsible for meeting regularly with the Director of Support Services to discuss menus and any resident/staff dietary concerns
  • Responsible for consulting with the physicians regarding the status of residents.
  • Reports concerns to the Administrator or designate.

Education_:
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  • Responsible for diet counseling of individual residents.
  • Responsible for organizing in-services on nutrition for staff, promoting continuing education and presenting in services.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Maintenance of confidentiality concerning resident, employee and organizational
data and facility information.


  • Advises the facility when changes in work schedule shall occur
  • Participates in relevant continuing education and applies principles that have been learned.
  • Attends meetings as required.
  • Participates on the Interdisciplinary Health Care Team.
  • Reports any safety issues to appropriate Manager/Supervisor.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
$41.33 per hour


Benefits:


  • Dental care

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff must wear PPE and masks.


Experience:

Registered Dietitian: 3 years (preferred)


Licence/Certification:

  • Licensed Dietician (required)

Work Location:
In person
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