Categories: Allied Health Professionals Location(s): Owen Sound Types: Full Time Temporary CLASSIFICATION: CLINICAL DIETITIAN

DEPARTMENT: ALLIED HEALTH

POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – HPD

STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE NOVEMBER 2027)

REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT

WAGE RATE: $41.68 – $53.28

Reporting to the Manager, the Clinical Dietitian works within his/her scope of practice in an interprofessional team environment to coordinate all phases of nutrition care. This includes nutrition assessment, care planning, education and monitoring of patients. The Clinical Dietitian acts as a consultant and resource for other health care professionals with regards to nutritional care and management

Qualifications / Skills / Abilities:

Required

- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Nutrition or equivalent
- Graduate from an accredited Internship/Masters Dietetic Practicum Program
- General member with the College of Dietitians of Ontario
- Two years of recent related experience in hospital practice setting; medicine, surgery, critical care or peadiatrics experience would be preferred
- Knowledge and experience using the nutrition care process
- Knowledge and experience in Subjective Global Assessment and the diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition
- Knowledge and experience in dysphagia assessment and recommending texture modified diets




- Knowledge and experience developing care plans for enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Knowledge and experience in evaluating biochemical lab data and adjusting nutrition care plan accordingly
- Excellent professional judgment, conflict resolution and interpersonal communication skills with patients, families, team members, students and community partners
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional able to work effectively and collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team as well as families and community partners
- Available for a 7-day rotation and ability to provide multi-site coverage as required
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
- Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
- Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work setting

📌 Clinical Dietician – Allied Health (Owen Sound)
🏢 Brightshores Health System
📍 Owen Sound