Registered Dietitian (0.6 FTE)

POSITION SUMMARY

The role of the Sherwood Park – Strathcona County PCN Dietitian is to work collaboratively with the patients and primary health care team to provide comprehensive clinical services as required for the patients of the PCN. The Dietitian will provide comprehensive nutrition services to selected patients within the Network and be a nutrition resource to the PCN. The Dietitian will assess, develop, implement and evaluate nutrition care plans for patients and work with patients to achieve better health outcomes. They will work as a valuable member of a multidisciplinary team. The Dietitian will work to full scope of practice with an emphasis on providing comprehensive nutritional care, education and guidance to patients with chronic disease.

The Dietitian will work with Family Physicians in the community, other health professionals and local and regional programming in a multi-disciplinary environment to ensure a high quality of evidence-based health care to the practice population.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Include, but are not limited to the following :

General

• To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to enhance the delivery of primary care services
• To be a nutrition resource to members of the multidisciplinary team
• To assist in the implementation of strategies for improving the quality of care and the delivery of services to the practice population
• Any other duties that may be reasonably required for the success of the PCN

Clinical

Professional Development

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

SKILLS & ABILITIES

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES

OTHER OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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