Research Dietitian

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks.

This part-time position will work 1 to 2 days per week.

At UBC we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research innovation and learning for all faculty staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description Summary

Registered Dietician for research studies within the Allergy unit at BC s Childrens Hospital.

Organizational Status

This position reports to the Principal Investigator (PI) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Work Performed

1. Creation and testing of an algorithm for referral of food allergy patients with nutritional needs from the BC Children s Hospital allergy clinic.

• Performing chart reviews of allergy clinic patients to assess their primary nutritional needs.
• Discussing with allergists the primary reasons they refer patients to a dietitian.
• Creating a flowchart/algorithm that can be used in the clinic by allergists to determine whether patients should be seen by a dietitian at BCCH in the community or whether they can be sent home with written resources (pamphlets websites etc.).

2. Creation of a resource list of local dietitians for families attending BC Children s Hospital allergy clinic.

3. Development of dosing schedules for oral immunotherapy research program.

• Performing a literature review of research on the different doses used for oral immunotherapy treatment across different research studies throughout the world.
• Creating dosing schedules for different food allergies based on the research findings from the literature review and offering different options to children on oral immunotherapy based on their taste/texture preferences.
  

Consequence of Error/Judgement

Required to conduct research activities in an ethical manner working independently with minimal instruction and supervision. Strict confidentiality of all study participants must be adhered too. All activities involving participants are accountable to the Principal Investigator and the Postdoctoral Research Fellow s governing professional organization.

Supervision Received

The Clinical Dietitian works under minimal supervision/direction and exercises a high degree of clinical judgment and autonomy. The incumbent is expected to exercise a considerable amount of judgment and initiative in duties and responsibilities.

Supervision Given

May provide work direction to research staff as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Current full registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia (CDBC).