Zone: Eastern Urban Zone
Location: Western Memorial
Clinical Dietitian II
(Subject to Classification Review)
Cancer Care Program
Temporary Full-time (until February 27, 2026 with the possibility of extension)
27313RP1

Hours: 75 bi-weekly (8 hours; Days)

Salary: CG-42 ($43.77 - $54.16 per hour, which includes any negotiated wage adjustment and/or supplement as applicable)

Competition Number: VAC0012123

Posted Date: 2025-06-02

Closing Date: 2025-06-09

Job Summary
The Clinical Dietitian II is responsible for the provision of clinical nutrition services to oncology outpatients of the Provincial Cancer Centre located in the Western Memorial Hospital. This includes providing expertise in the assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring of patients' nutritional care, including those receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatments for their cancer diagnosis and to patients of the Provincial Cancer Care program. Patients diagnosed with Cancer have diverse nutrition needs which may include poor nutritional intake, fat/muscle loss, malnutrition and feeding difficulties and experience comorbidities including hypertension, heart disease and diabetes. Nutrition care will include (but is not limited to) customizing approaches to food/nutrient provision (including enteral nutrition), therapeutic diet modifications and nutrition education/counselling to improve nutritional intake, quality of life and care goals. The dietitians' practice will reflect the nutritional needs of the patients.

This position participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary team in the delivery of patient focused care. Proficiency in the use of CBORD as a tool to communicate with Food Services personnel and to assist in clinical nutrition decision making is required. Engagement in practice, program and quality improvement initiatives is expected. Continued professional development and adoption of best practice to improve efficiency and the delivery of safe, quality care is expected. The incumbent is required to preceptor dietetic interns.

This position reports to the Division Manager of the Cancer Care Program and maintains accountability to the Provincial Professional Practice Consultant for Dietitians for integrity and professional practice.

Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
Occasionally lifts objects up to 25 lbs.
Regularly requires alertness to the health and safety of others (i.e. assessing when clients are at risk for becoming medically unstable).
Work is time sensitive and the expectation is to complete work in a timely fashion.
Regularly requires a high level of attentiveness for exact results and precision for calculations required for nutrition care assessment, intervention and monitoring.
Use of virtual technology for individual and group sessions.
Regularly includes the use of information systems such as CBORD, Excel, Healthe NL, ischeduler, etc.

Job Qualifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent from an accredited university program and successful completion of an accredited dietetic internship program is required.
Current Registration with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Dietitians is required.
Previous Clinical Dietitian experience providing nutrition care
including nutrition education and counselling, to patients in an outpatient and/or inpatient setting is considered an asset.
Thorough knowledge of nutrition care practice; nutritional interventions to prevent and manage acute and chronic disease; clinical nutrition care processes; behavior change theory; nutrition risk screening strategies and pathways; clinical nutrition presentations requiring referral to secondary health care services; and the broader health system and community supports.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, with inter-professional team members, patients/residents/clients and their families in a one-to-one and group environment.
Demonstrated effective written communication skills required for client documentation, report writing and professional communications
Demonstrated ability to effectively translate and communicate knowledge in the specialized area of nutrition/dietetics practice to others.
Demonstrated ability to assume professional responsibility for safe, ethical and effective practice.
Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and train Dietitians and Dietetic Interns.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as a member of an inter-professional team.
Demonstrated ability to forge productive partnerships with community agents and other internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a diverse and changing environment.
Demonstrated ability to deal with conflict and/or conflict situations.
Demonstrated ability to lead practice initiatives within the nutrition/dietetics community of practice.
A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required.