Dietician, Regular Part-Time (Bmc Rd1 0.80) Agecare Miller Crossing

The Registered Dietitian (RD) is responsible for providing resident nutrition/hydration care and documenting nutrition/hydration care in compliance with regulatory standards, policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• To collaborate with the Nutrition Manager and advise Administration on Resident nutrition care, considering resident's language, religious, culture and nutrient needs;
• To review and approve the home's seasonal menus, including those for therapeutic and texture modified diets and snack menus;
• To participate as a key member of the home's Care Teams, such as Skin/Wound Care, Bowel Management and Dysphagia Management teams;
• To approve the home's menus;
• To document resident nutrition care for residents followed by the RD;
• To monitor residents at high nutrition risk and those at moderate nutrition risk who are considered by the RD to require ongoing RD monitoring ”, and to ensure that all other residents (those at low risk and those at moderate risk who are considered stable by the RD), and delegated to the nutrition management, are monitored;
• To evaluate and modify, as needed, the nutrition plan of care for residents being followed by the RD, on an ongoing basis;
• To uphold and promote the organization's values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in the Code of Conduct;
• To develop a nutrition plan of care for each newly admitted resident;
• To work in a position of trust with vulnerable adults (residents);
• To oversee the Restorative Feeding, Dining Program and the Enteral Nutrition Program;
• To coordinate continuous quality improvement of the home's nutrition and hydration care and food services and dining in collaboration with the NM;
• To complete other duties as assigned.
• To provide nutrition/dietary in-service education for Dietary and Nursing staff and other interdisciplinary team members as required;
• To participate on other appropriate interdisciplinary committees such as the Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Resident Care/Professional Advisory and Ethics;
• To provide nutrition/dietary counseling/education for residents and/or their caregivers, family members or substitute decision makers for the purpose of supporting optimum resident nutrition care;
• To assess nutrition status for all residents on admission, annually and whenever there is a significant change in status;
• To participate as a member of the interdisciplinary resident care team at resident care conferences, as scheduling allows;
• To determine each resident's level of nutrition and hydration risk in order to prescribe/recommend needed interventions and follow-up care;

Qualifications

• Must be knowledgeable of Provincial Food Premises Regulation, CCHSA Accreditation Canada, Provincial/Health Authority regulatory requirements, and Residents' Bill of Rights
• Must have proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office applications and Synergy (Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), Point Click Care/POC/eMAR
• 1-2 years of experience in gerontology, rehabilitation, community/complex/long term care an asset
• University degree in area of Food and Nutrition from an approved university
• Membership in Dietitians of Canada and the Gerontology Network
• Current registration in the applicable province's regulatory College of Dietitians
• Must provide a complete and current (within six months) Vulnerable Sector Check (including a Criminal Background Check) or be willing to obtain one
• Must possess strong written and oral communication, critical thinking, care coordination, time management and customer focus skills

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