Title: Manager of Diabetes Education Program and Clinical Nutrition

Division: Clinical Services

Affiliation: Non-unionized

Site: Moose Factory, ON

Reports to: Director of Chronic Disease Prevention and Wellness, Diabetes Education and Clinical Nutrition

Status: Permanent Full-time

The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking an experience candidate to fill the key role of Manager of Diabetes Education Program and Clinical Nutrition.

Life at WAHA

A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

What We Do

There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality,



we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.

At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.

Who You Are

- A champion of positive change management and making a difference for underserved populations
- Demonstrates high emotional intelligence, integrity and accountability
- Action-oriented with a track record of achievement
- Leads self by demonstrating self-awareness, managing and developing themselves, and demonstrating character
- Engages others by fostering their development, contributing to healthy organizations, communicating effectively, and builds teams
- Achieves results by setting direction, strategically aligning decisions with vision, values, and evidence, takes action to implement decisions, and assesses and evaluates
- Develops coalitions by purposefully building partnerships and networks to create results, demonstrates a commitment to customer service, mobilizes knowledge to navigate socio-political environments
- Engages in system transformation by demonstrating system and critical thinking, encouraging and supporting innovation, orienting themselves strategically to the future, and championing and orchestrating change

What You’ll Do

- Lead and manage programs to ensure effective, evidence-based service delivery
- Develop, implement, and evaluate diabetes and clinical nutrition management strategies, protocols, and workflows




- Monitor program outcomes and quality indicators, and recommend improvements as needed
- Provide clinical guidance and support to diabetes educators, nurses, dietitians, and other care providers
- Provide case management support for colleagues and provide expertise and guidance as needed
- Ensure availability and access to DEP Team for case consults and support, as required
- Supervise, mentor, and support diabetes and clinical nutrition program staff
- Manage scheduling, resource allocation, and clinic capacity planning
- Complete required documentation/reporting for OH and CPNP effectively and ensure submissions are timely
- Participate in WAHA’s continuous quality improvement program

What You Bring

- Regulated health skilled (e.g., Registered Nurse, Registered Dietitian, or equivalent)
- Current certificate of registration in good standing with a regulatory college
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience
- Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset

Why Choose Us

- Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
- Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
- Relocation paid by the organization
- Housing provided by the organization
- Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
- Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
- Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow

Salary: $120,022.50 - $143,520.00

Competition #: 2026-120

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Deadline: This position will remain open till filled.

As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

📌 2026-120 Manger of Diabetes Education Program and Clinical Nutrition (Canada)
🏢 Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
📍 Canada