
Clinical Dietitian and Food Service Manager
- Labrador City, NL
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Establishes and maintains policies, standards and programs for the provision of optimal, cost-effective nutrition care to patients/residents. This includes coordinating and directing all clinical activities and determining and implementing appropriate staffing levels for food services
- Develops goals and objectives for clinical nutrition and food services to maintain high quality care
- Utilizes equipment, resources, and programs to provide efficient and high-quality care
- Assists in the performance planning process for Dietitians and Dietetic Interns and interviews, selects and trains employees within the Food and Nutrition Services
- Participates in the budget process
- Recognizes and adopts activities appropriate to the specific needs of the patient/resident population and demonstrates knowledge of specific issues directly related to age of patient/resident population
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other facility departments to provide a unified approach to patient/resident care
- Establishes and integrates department goals with client annual goals and visions to provide optimal nutrition care
- Develops, implements and documents in-service education programs for Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Interns and other nutrition personnel, including hourly dietary staff, to provide continuing education and training
- Engages in and encourages staff to participate in research, submits to professional publications and professional and community lectures
- Establishes and maintains systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment
- Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Clinical Dietitian preferable in a hospital or long term care setting
- 2 years of supervisory experience preferred
- Requires a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution with course work accredited or approved by the appropriate nutrition and dietetics agencies
- Earn and maintain applicable certifications, registrations, licenses, credentials and continuing education requirements by the appropriate accredited local agencies
- Must be an active member of the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Dietitians or transfer a current membership to the province.