Position #: 101927
Expected Start Date: November 28, 2024
Union: HSAS
Facility: St. Joseph's Health Centre
City/Town: Ile-a-la-Crosse
Department: Clinical Nutrition
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Hours of Work: 224 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Dietitian - Degree Senior $39.064 to $47.768
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: Reporting to the Manager of Primary Health Care NW-N, this position offers a variety of experiences throughout SHA (Former Keewatin Yatthe RHA) including providing nutrition expertise to patients (clients, residents) throughout various SHA facilities and community settings to achieve nutrition and health outcomes. The dietitian is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy through primarily individual outpatient counselling with a focus on chronic disease prevention and management. This position also provides services in acute care, long term care, and acts as a consultant in food services. The successful candidate will have the ability to function independently and as a member of an interprofessional team in a culturally sensitive manner.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
Other Education and Training
- Certified Diabetes Educator, is an asset
Knowledge and Abilities
- Demonstrated understanding of the prevention and management of chronic diseases
Other Information
- Registered/eligible for registration with the Dietitians of Canada (DC)
- Ile-a-la-Crosse is located approximately 220 km north of Meadow Lake
- Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
- Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dietitians Association (SDA)
- For more information on the village of Ile-a-la-Crosse please visit https://sakitawak.ca/
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