St. Joseph's Home Care·Hamilton, Ontario
The Dietitian provides high-quality nutritional care and assessments for clients with complex health, mental health, and mobility needs. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized service plans and educate both staff and clients on therapeutic nutrition.
Until Filled Wages: Non-Union Wage Grid $22.98-$50.62 French Language Skill Requirement: N/A This posting is for a current vacancy.
The Dietitian (D-CP) provides the highest quality of nutritional care to optimize the nutritional status of program clients in accordance with individual care plans, SJHC standards, the College of Dietitians of Canada and the Ministry of Health guidelines.
The D-CP is responsible for supporting clients with a wide variety of special dietary needs, various heath conditions, mental health and/or addictions and/or mobility issues. The D-CP is expected to approach their work in a manner which is guided by principles of Client Bill of Rights, nutritional best practices, culturally sensitive approaches, and safety.
This role provides direct support to clients enrolled in steams within the ICCP and St Mary’s health programs. The D-CP provides direct support to managers in the overall initiatives or our organization, through their day to day activities. In addition, the D-CP provides support and guidance for font line staff in these programs as related to dietary needs and services. This role involves working collaboratively with clients, families, caregivers, care teams and other interdisciplinary functions to promote the health and well being of the populations we support.
Clinical Program clients have typically been discharged from hospital and still require some level of health care for a short period of time. These clients are generally stable, can be of any adult age, and may have diagnosed (or undiagnosed) mental heath care needs.
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Perform a nutritional assessment Assess, monitor and help maintain the nutritional status and requirements of clients, especially those at high nutritional risk.
Evaluate the nutritional status and needs of clients as care plan requires Educate clients and staff on therapeutic and general nutrition, as required.
Participate in client reviews, palliative care, case conferences as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
Document client issues and information as prescribed Participate in family care conferences as requested.
Ensure accuracy of diet orders being executed.
Evaluate and update system of providing nutritional care.
Maintain knowledge of current research in nutritional standard, particularly geriatric standards.
Participate in practice-based research to further knowledge in geriatric nutrition.
Perform preliminary swallowing assessments, liaise with community swallowing assessment team as required.
Maintain current working knowledge of relevant legislation Develop and implement individualized service plans in collaboration with others Supports clients in navigating dietary needs, questions, concerns, etc Advocates for clients as appropriate, supports clients in connecting with community-based services as related to food security needs Builds relationships with community agencies, cultural organizations, other supports, participates in community initiatives Identifies high risk dietary situation and utilizes best practices and guidelines Performs general administrative duties related to the role Other duties as required
Support compassionate care, faith and diversity Deliver quality care, pursue and share knowledge, respect diversity, remain faithful Commit to working everyday with dignity, respect, service, justice, responsibility and enquiry knowledge, sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families Ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team; sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others Actively promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment Proactively contributes to initiatives, supporting and encouraging positive change Ability to engage in effective problem solving, possess logic and analytical thinking Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to complex problems, analytical thinking skills Ability to be self reflective and adapt to changing needs Solid team-based approach to every day work activities Adaptable and creative with the ability to shift approaches quickly Superior communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set Positive and professional, with a “can do” attitude Willingness to regularly go the extra mile and actively support co-workers Willingness to learn and mentor with senior staff members Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines in a fact paced environment Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards Participating fully in both internal and external training requirements Participating fully in corporate quality initiatives Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all personal health records (including both client and personal), and following all the privacy and confidentiality requirements of any and all electronic medical record systems used
Requires a university degree in a related field, completion of a dietitian internship, and unrestricted registration with the College of Dietitians. Preference is given to candidates with at least 3 years of experience working with geriatric, mental health, or vulnerable populations.
Market context
In Ontario, behavioral-health roles are typically driven by ongoing need in community, outpatient, and support settings serving people with mental health or substance use challenges. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for experience with diverse populations plus a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor’s in social work or a related field preferred. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to show relevant client-facing experience and readiness to work with varied needs.