Dietitian,Home Health/Primary and Community Care/Primary Care Centre Job White Rock area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Position: Dietitian, Home Health/Primary and Community Care/Urgent Primary Care Centre Home [...]

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $40.75 - $50.87 / hour

Job Summary

We’re hiring Casual Dietitians to join our Home Health/Primary and Community Care/Urgent Primary Care Centre teams covering White Rock, BC and Delta, BC.

With its sandy beaches, red brick promenade, waterfront eateries, dramatic sunsets, and the warmest ocean water on the Canadian west coast, White Rock is known as the jewel of British Columbia. A quiet, growing, seaside community tucked between Surrey and Washington State, White Rock is a scenic community offering a variety of leisure activities from windsurfing to golfing to oceanfront promenade walks.

Delta is a vibrant and rapidly growing suburban city where urban and rural landscapes blend together. The city is made up of three distinct communities:
Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta. With a rich farming and agricultural history, Delta bodes spectacular oceanfront beaches and magnificent views of Washington state’s Mount Baker.

Come work with us!

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Detailed Overview

The Dietitian, provides consultation and nutrition education to Home Health and/or Primary & Community Care, and/or Urgent Primary Care Centre clients and staff; researches, prepares and provides related resource materials for staff and clients; works collaboratively with all members of the Home Health and/or Primary & Community Care and/or Urgent Primary Care Centre team to ensure that staff and clients have access to the most current, research-based nutrition programs and information.

Responsibilities

Provides nutritional assessment and education to Home Health and/or Primary & Community Care clients/families. This may include home visits to housebound clients and in-reach and/or outreach services.

Provides consultation to staff regarding clients who have high risk nutritional needs.

Develops a comprehensive shared patient/client plan, in collaboration with the interprofessional team, primary care providers, client and/or family, other healthcare providers and/or referring clinics; facilitates and supports the transition of the client care plan to the referring source, primary/community care provider and/or community agencies.

Discusses clinical findings with client/family, in collaboration with the interprofessional team to develop action plans and set goals directed at clinical needs, self-management, self-care and improved health related quality of life; accesses system information and resources to review client data such as medical history, progress notes, consultation reports, lab reports, and incorporates findings into the care plan; plans, organizes and establishes priorities by using resources effectively and efficiently;

responds to unanticipated events and/or changing client or service assignment needs, as needed.

Assesses learning needs and plans, implements and evaluates nutrition education programs which will address needs of Home Health and/or Primary & Community Care staff and clients.

Provides health counseling to clients/families including education, self-management, self-monitoring and wellness/health promotion/prevention through a combination of clinic, telephone or home visits; collaborates with the other healthcare professionals in the clinics,…

Dietitian, Home Health​/Primary and Community Care​/Primary Care Centre

Dietitian, Home Health/Primary and Community Care/Primary Care Centre