Silverado Creek - Part Time Dietitian

Job Type: Dietitian
FTE: 0.6 Part Time

Silverado Creek Seniors Community is looking for a Dietitian to join our team and to support the residents, families and teams in the following activities;

• The Dietitian provides therapeutic services to individual residents working in with the Support Services Manager to ensure food services meet all legislative standards, PPSL policy and resident satisfaction.
• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and the resident and/or family, assesses all residents upon admission and annually to complete a documented, in-depth nutritional assessment, based on the resident’s needs, abilities and goals.
• Performs swallowing assessments and makes recommendations on diet textures, meal assist techniques and safety precautions.
• Counsels residents and family members on therapeutic diets, and other nutritional concerns.
• Prescribes dietary supplements as appropriate (eg. resident with weight loss, wounds) and monitors their effectiveness and use.
• Responsible for routinely reviewing resident weight data and following up with an in-depth nutritional assessment and plan revision as appropriate.
• Responsible for both the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and the Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs) as it pertains to nutrition, which includes but is not limited to: care plans, progress notes, assessments, profiles and/or tracking.

• Must have a university degree in Food and Nutrition or related field of study.
• Two (2) years recent related experience an asset.
• Experience in a seniors care environment.