Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone
Location: CSCMH - St. Anthony - CSCM Hospital
Clinical Dietitian II
Labrador Grenfell Zone - HCS PHC CCT Northern Peninsulas
Permanent Full-time
56765POS

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

Salary: CGHP42 (CAD44.59 - CAD55.13 per hour)

The following incentives may be applicable:

• Signing bonus up to $16,000
• Student Bursary up to $10,000
• Relocation Assistance

For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [email protected]

Competition Number: VAC0010801

Posted Date: 2025-06-13

Closing Date: 2025-06-20

Job Summary
The Primary Health Care Program is seeking an advanced professional Clinical Dietitian to fulfill a sole charge dietitian role for its Family Care Team (FCT). The mission of the FCT is to provide patient-centered, evidence-based, compassionate, comprehensive, sustainable healthcare with excellence in quality, service, and access.

The Clinical Dietitian II is responsible for the provision of nutrition care (i.e. screening, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to clients of the FCT and the planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of nutrition services for the FCT. The FCT provides primary health care to residents in the St. Anthony region who do not have a primary care provider. The principles of the FCT align with the patient health home model of care; using a collaborative health care team approach, from various health disciplines, in the provision of primary health care services to these unattached patients.

Nutrition services will include (but is not limited to) health promotion, disease prevention, nutrition counselling (group and individual) and chronic disease management. In this role, the Dietitian will support the development, implementation and evaluation of nutrition practice, program and quality improvement initiatives within the FCT; participate in evidence informed practice, education and community capacity building; and play a lead role in the development of primary health care initiatives using a nutrition lens.

Clients in this primary health care setting have diverse nutritional needs and may include frail elderly, clients with acute and/or chronic disease and those at risk for malnutrition; as such the dietitians practice will reflect the needs of the clients/community. To support these clients, the incumbent will have a thorough knowledge of: nutritional health promotion strategies; nutritional interventions to prevent and manage acute and chronic disease; clinical nutrition care processes; behavior change theory; primary care nutrition risk screening strategies and pathways; clinical nutrition presentations requiring referral to secondary health care services; the broader health system and community supports. Care will be provided face to face and virtually as necessary and appropriate. The dietitian will apply their skills of advocate and change agent to support the FCT's mission; collaborate with the FCT team in the provision of care; engage with acute care and community supports in the provision of care; assist clients with navigation through the health system; and mentor other dietitians and team members. The Dietitian is required to support Labrador Grenfell Zone's Dietetic Internship Program through contribution of clinical practice expertise and/or preceptorship of dietetic interns.

This position functions with a high degree of independence and initiative. The successful incumbent will report to the Division Manager of the Family Care Team West, Primary Health Care Program and will maintain accountability to the Regional Professional Practice Consultant for Dietitians for integrity and professional practice issues.

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. tube fed patients, clients with swallowing issues, etc. Advice provided to clients impacts the health and safety of a client in regard to reactions to food allergies or blood glucose levels).
Regularly there are time pressures and deadlines and often there is lack of control over work pace.
Regularly requires a high level of attentiveness for exact results and precision for renal calculations, tube feeding and calculating nutrition prescriptions.

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.
Registration with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Dietitians is required.
Thorough knowledge of nutritional health promotion strategies; nutritional interventions to prevent and manage acute and chronic disease; clinical nutrition care processes; behavior change theory; primary care 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 valid Newfoundland and Labrador Class 5 Driver's License and the use of a private vehicle are conditions of employment.
A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required.