The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.
Reporting to the Stanton, Manager Specialist, Renal and Chemotherapy, the Dietitian, Home Care and Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) consults and communicates within the interdisciplinary care team and acts as a resource to other health professionals and communities within the Northwest Territories. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the incumbent works in partnership with home care nurses, home support workers, homemakers, community health nurse (CHN), nurse practitioners (NPs), consultants, rehabilitation services, social service workers, and non-governmental organizations to assess nutrition needs, existing services, and plan appropriate action. The incumbent also provides day to day clinical nutrition care to the patients of Stanton as part of a multi-disciplinary allied health care team consisting of Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Recreation Therapy and Speech Language Pathology.
Key Responsibilities
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Knowledge of adult and pediatric clinical nutrition theory and practice within a patient centered model of care for an acute care and outpatient setting.
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Knowledge of normal nutrition and health promotion/disease prevention strategies to improve the health within an acute care and outpatient setting.
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Knowledge of nutrition management principles for acute and chronic disease states and clinical conditions relating to an acute care and outpatient setting.
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Knowledge of enteral nutrition as appropriate for an acute care and outpatient setting.
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Knowledge of parenteral nutrition as appropriate for an acute care setting.
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Knowledge of pediatric feeding, including normal infant feeding practices and breastfeeding promotion.
Key Qualifications
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A Baccalaureate Degree in Nutrition, and completion of an accredited Dietetic Internship program, and two (2) years of experience.
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Experience may include the combined efforts of the accredited Dietetic Internship program, as well as customer service / personal care / team environment / mentoring-coaching-assistive roles in non-related hospital or home care environments.
Inquiries Only:
Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
[email protected]
Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.
