About This Role
Responsible for providing nutritional care to patients, the Registered Dietitian ensures effective and current dietetic practice in line with established standards. This role involves active participation within the healthcare team and collaboration with other dietitians to achieve excellence in patient care.
Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive assessments of nutritional and therapeutic requirements
- Design, implement, and monitor nutritional regimes
- Advise and consult other members of the healthcare team, patients, and families about the recommended nutritional care plan, implementation, and the patient’s progress
- Serve as a resource for nutrition information and treatments
- Promote and participate in ongoing quality and safety improvement activities, profession-specific, and hospital committees
Requirements
- Current Registration and in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Ontario
- Graduate of a recognized university program (majoring in food and nutrition) and successful completion of a Dietetic Internship or Practicum
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate
- Able to discern relevant information to make effective judgments and decisions to manage care
- Demonstrate Mackenzie Health’s Core and Professional Competencies
- Demonstrate strong assessment skills
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills
- Possess strong conflict management skills
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work in a computerized healthcare environment
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal English skills
- Ability to function independently as well as collaborate with the healthcare team
- Ensure and maintain patient confidentiality
- Proven attendance record
- Demonstrate understanding and comply with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the job
- Effectively use empathy in interactions with others
- Demonstrate behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring
- Model behaviour that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting healthcare environment
- Ability to work at any site of Mackenzie Health
Nice to have:
- Two (2) years clinical experience
- Previous experience in nephrology
- Ability to speak a second language
