Dietitian - Agecare Skypointe

The Opportunity

• The Dietitian is a member of the care team, collaborating on the delivery of resident care to meet nutritional and dietary needs. The Dietitian plays an important role in helping residents achieve optimal nutritional health. Working with residents, families, staff and management, Dietitians provide nutrition knowledge and expertise to help residents maintain health, prevent and manage nutrition-related diseases and surgery.
• Key
• Responsibilities:
• Conducts assessments of residents’ nutritional status and requirements
• Develops nutritional care plans and provides nutrition education and counselling
• Provides nutrition expertise, information and education to residents, health professionals, organizations and the public
• Collect and maintain data for service indicators, progress reports and evaluations, and maintain clinical records of nutrition care programs, preparing reports and statistics based on the information gathered
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor Degree in Nutrition and/or Food Sciences from an accredited Canadian University; and dietetic internship program
• Eligibility and/or Registration with the College of Dietitians of Alberta
• 1 + years clinical nutrition experience in a health care facility/program and gerontology
• Exceptional attention to detail and documentation
• Strong planning, follow up, time management & organizational skills If you’re motivated by the privilege of serving our seniors with dignity, respect and compassion, come join us! Since 1998 AgeCare has been dedicated to creating vibrant communities that celebrate and support aging with dignity, independence and community interaction for seniors. We offer our residents a safe and secure home-like atmosphere where they and their families can be assured peace of mind. We want to hear from you if you are a talented, motivated, and embrace our guiding principles of:
• Trust:
• Act with integrity and fairness
• Respect:
• Treat everyone with dignity, kindness, and compassion
• Quality:
• Relentlessly pursue excellence in care and service
• Teamwork: Uplift each other with positive energy and support