Registered Dietician; RD; Part Time; PT; Fort Macleod

Job Description

Dietician

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

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

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

• • Continuous mentorship, support for life-long learning…