Chronic Disease Education Dietitian
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Posted on:
08-11-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Requisition ID: 391249
Position Number: 880-R309-06
Posting End Date:Open Until Filled
Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud
Site: Bethesda Primary Care Centre
Union: MGEU
Department/Unit: Primary Care
Work Location: Bethesda Primary Care Centre
City: Steinbach
Hiring Status: Permanent
FTE: 0.3
Employment arrangement: In Person
Daily hours worked: 7.75
Anticipated shift: Days; Evenings; Weekends
Annual base hours: 2015
Anticipated Start Date:11/12/2025
Salary: $39.37 - $54.86
Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.
Partnering with our communities we provide safe accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities Francophone Métis Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.
Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other a safe peaceful beautiful fulfilling life for you and your family.
Position Overview
The Chronic Disease Education Dietitian is an integral member of the Primary Care team working collaboratively with team members to plan deliver and continuously improve client-centered primary care services. The incumbent promotes strategies and provides services that focus on optimal health prevention of disease and promotion of health with individuals families groups and communities. This includes strategies related to chronic disease self-management and the health behavior change model. The Chronic Disease Education Dietitian applies nutrition and dietetic theory key knowledge and critical thinking skills to strive to improve the health of clients.
The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.
Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Registered Dietitian in the area of community nutrition chronic disease education health promotion or primary care.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Bachelor degree with major in Nutrition Sciences Human Ecology or equivalent.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Current registration with the College of Dietitians of Manitoba.
- Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) certification required within two (2) years of employment.
- Current Food Handler Training Certificate Level 1 or equivalent Food Sanitation course within 6 months of employment.
- Membership with Dietitians of Canada recommended.
- Membership with Diabetes Canada - Professional Membership recommended.
Qualifications and Skills
- Knowledge of primary care within a primary health care context and working within a health care team.
- Knowledge of behavior change counselling and client focused approaches and strategies.
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing techniques.
- Knowledge of cultural diversity and health determinants.
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively within a collaborative health care team.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper electronic formats and other mediums.
- Good work and attendance record.
- Requires a valid Class 5 drivers license an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1000000.00.
Physical Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
- No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
- May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.
Southern Health-Santé Sud in partnership with the Indigenous community is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check Vulnerable Sector Search Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.
Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.
Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Suds FLS Policy we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.
Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed information from the competition file may be provided to the grievors representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.
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
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