Req ID: 172890
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital
Department: NFS Clinical Nutrition VRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 26-Jan-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
Under the direction of the Manager of Nutrition & Food Services and in collaboration with the Clinical Dietitian, the Dietetic Technician (DT) conducts nutrition risk screening based on a pre-defined program. Using the established criteria, the DT identifies patients at risk and refers these patients to the Dietitian. The DT interviews patients, documents pertinent information and calculates Body Mass Index (BMI) and percentage of unintentional weight loss as appropriate. The DT is responsible for completing various menu management activities, including visiting patients through meal rounds and inputting meal and/or nourishment information into the computerized menu management system to meet patients’ diet/food requirements and to optimize and encourage oral intake. In addition, the DT is responsible for straight-forward nutrition education.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Permanent, Full-time / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Incentives
$23.81 – $27.99 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You’ve Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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