Registered Dietitian (RD)
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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The Opportunity
Become a member of the GEM family! We offer an inclusive and welcoming work environment with competitive benefits a generous vacation plan and plenty of learning opportunities. At GEM we strive to provide the best care service and quality of life for our residents in a safe dignified home-like environment. From housekeeping to administering medication our staff is both the foundation and the face of our business.
Groves Park Lodge is a Long term Care Home that is committed to providing an optimum quality of life for our clients and their partnership with our community we provide individuals a full scope of programs and services through a safe nurturing and caring environment.
Position title: Registered Dietitian
What youll do
Responsibilities
- Complete admission resident nutritional assessment and determine level of nutrition risk as per Home nutrition profile/assessment and nutrition risk screening policy.
- Provide further nutritional assessment documentation and development of nutritional care plans and follow-up for identified residents at high nutritional risk and some at moderate risk.
- Participate in resident care planning regarding nutrition issues for new admission residents and those at high nutrition risk.
- Calculate food intake records for identified residents eating poorly and make recommendations accordingly.
- Review and approve changes made by the food service supervisor to the generic regular menu therapeutic menu and nourishment menu for spring/summer and fall/winter cycle menus.
- Customize individual menu plans for residents on specialized therapeutic diets e.g.: renal diets.
- Participate as a member of the swallowing assessment team for identified residents with dysphagia and make recommendations accordingly.
- Assist the Food Service Supervisor in interpreting and individualizing residents modified and therapeutic diet orders.
- Attend multi-disciplinary team conferences for identified residents at high nutritional risk.
- Maintain a dietitians visitation list outlining the work completed (charts reviewed etc.) and communicate diet/snack changes with the FSS.
- Must have current good standing with the College of Dietitians as well as the Dietitians of Canada
- Must have a current vulnerable sector police clearance
What youll need
Qualifications
- Must have current good standing with the College of Dietitians as well as the Dietitians of Canada
- Must have a current vulnerable sector police clearance
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A little bit about us
GEM Health Care Group
GEM Health Care Group is a Nova Scotian family run business which has been enhancing the lives of seniors in the communities where they operate since 1979.
We continue to remain a leader in transforming how health care is delivered to seniors in Nova Scotia and we strive to provide the best care service and quality of life for our residents in a safe dignified home-like environment.
GEM currently operates various levels of seniors care facilities throughout Nova Scotia Ontario and in Hollywood Florida.
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- EMR Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Food Service
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Computer Skills
- MDS
- Dietary Department Experience
- Dialysis Experience
- Food Production Experience
- Tube Feeding
