Dietitian I Home Care and Supportive Living

Your Opportunity:

The Dietitian I - is a frontline professional position within Nutrition Services reporting to the Manager of Nutrition Services South Zone. You would be responsible for nutrition assessment development implementation and evaluation of nutrition care plans for home living supportive living and adult home enteral clients in Lethbridge. The Home Living practice area includes visiting a diverse client population in their home environment to offer education and counselling to support their goals and help them to remain healthy in their homes. Supportive Living would include visiting clients residing in various supportive living facilities in the city working with clients their families and supportive living staff to manage nutrition concerns and support their goals for nutrition will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in both facility and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes using a patient focused approach. As a home health dietitian you step out of the office and into the heart of the real world worldbridging the gap between clinical theory and a clients daily is located in southern Alberta within 150km of the Rocky Mountains and enjoys warm bright summers and mild winters. Although the Lethbridge area is traditionally agricultural in nature its grown into a vibrant multicultural urban centre as well as an economic governmental and service hub of over 100000 people. Residents get the best of city living with all the modern conveniences at their fingertips. Theres a thriving cultural scene for visual and performing arts sports and recreation as well as a great mix of bars cafes and restaurants to enjoy and a full calendar of special events year-round.

Description:

As a Dietitian I you may provide nutrition expertise to patients (clients residents) in various AHS facilities and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes. You may be responsible for nutrition assessment development implementation and evaluation of nutrition care plans. You may plan and provide public health nutrition services and education programs to promote healthy living and disease prevention for clients/groups in facilities or community settings. Nutrition education is provided to students and other healthcare professionals to support delivery of evidence based nutrition information.