Registered Dietitian - Long Term Care (81155005) Kingston
Sodexo
- Kingston, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nutritional care for all residents.
- Complete admission, quarterly, and annual assessment asper MOH & LTC standards according to the MDS schedule
- Monitor nutritional status of residents and follow-up as required
- Document all interventions in resident chart
- Consult with and be a resource for other health care professionals including physicians, nursing staff, pharmacist, social workers, etc.
- Conduct in-service education on nutrition topics to dietary and nursing staff (1 topic bi-monthly)
- Provide advice and communication to other health professionals regarding therapeutic diet recommendations, swallowing assessments and any other nutrition related topics.
- Develop, implement and support departmental programs to improve resident nutritional status as well as matters related to risk indicators, quality improvement, productivity, menu development, clinical manual coordination, standards of care and resident menu satisfaction survey asper MOH & LTC standards and guidelines.
- Participate in relevant clinical teams, resident care conferences.
- Other related duties required or assigned
- Some assigned management duties of the food service department on weekdays and/or weekends
- Bachelor of Science with focus in Food & Nutrition or equivalent
- Completion of a recognized Dietetic Internship
- Member of Dietitians of Canada
- Current registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario
- Experience as a Clinical Dietitian, preferably in long-term care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook suite
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work well within a cross-functional team
- Ability to manage frontline staff as required
- Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
- Training and development programs
- Countless opportunities for growth
- Corporate responsibility & sustainability
- 2021 Canada’s Best Diversity Employer
- 2021 Canada’s Greenest Employers
- 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index featured company
- Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program company – Gold Level
- And so much more!