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Registered Dietitian 18

(Diabetes Educator)

Health PEI

Location – West Prince Primary Care

Primary Location – O'Leary Health Centre/Tyne Valley Health Centre

Full-Time Temporary (UPSE) Position

(Commencing Immediately until December 20, 2027)

Are you ready to make meaningful connections and drive impact in a growing healthcare organization? At Health PEI, we offer more than a job - we’re inviting you to join a energetic workplace committed to creating meaningful changes. From hospitals to community care and beyond, you’ll play a pivotal role in attracting top-tier health professionals and building a workforce that supports the evolving needs of Prince Edward Island. With access to training and development resources, leadership opportunities, and a collaborative environment, this is your chance to thrive while making a real difference in the lives of others. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of healthcare, we want to hear from you.

Health PEI values the different ideas,perspectivesand backgrounds that a diverse,equitableand inclusive work-place culture can bring. Not only does this help us deliver better outcomes, more innovation, but it also creates a safer space for our patients when our employees are more reflective of the communities we serve. It is important for us to create an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authenticselvesto work and challenging the status quo to make Health PEI abettermore inclusive employer and healthcare system. We recognize we have more work to do but finding intentional ways to grow our understanding and support of those who have faced barriers due to accessibility, ethnicity, ancestry, gender identity, age,



sexual orientation,languageor other grounds is a key priority for us. We encourage underrepresented groups to join our team, be yourself, and help us achieve our vision for an inclusive workplace and healthcare system.

The purpose of this position is to provide nutrition counselling, therapy and education for patients with diabetes As part of the diabetes team the position is responsible for educating referred clients (encompassing the individual, family, and community) about the physiology and treatment of diabetes, enabling clients to make informed decisions about their health.

The Registered Dietitian will work closely with other members of the diabetes team to provide diabetes care and education to clients and families ensuring consistency within the provincial program. This is performed through nutrition counselling, assessment of individuals, development and ongoing monitoring of care plans for self-management. This position is located within the Primary Care Networks and will support patients provincially as needed. This position may work occasional evenings and weekends as required. Travel to other network locations may be required.

Duties will include:

- Responsible for conducting nutritional and overall health assessments with patients and providing nutritional therapy, counselling and education to individuals, groups, and surrounding communities;




- Responsible for developing a nutritional care plan and education messaging considering the clients’ individual needs;
- In collaboration with team members, primary care and specialist physicians and other health care professionals, reviews, recommends and monitors diabetes management protocols;
- Works in collaboration with the team members responsible for the management of high-risk clients with complex treatment modalities;
- Provides individual education on diabetes to clients in accordance with national standards, such as Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the Management of Diabetes in Canada. This includes both knowledge and skills to allow clients to interpret information, determine self-care preferences and acquire skills such as carbohydrate counting
- Other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree majoring in Food and Nutrition with post -graduate internship in Dietetics or a Masters Degree in Community or Human Nutrition.
- Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) or requirement to obtain within two years of hire.
- Registration with or eligible for registration with the College of Dietitians of PEI.
- Oral and Non-Insulin Injectables Diabetes Medications and Basic Insulin Adjustment Certifications or requirement to obtain within one year of hire.
- Considerable nutrition experience in a medical based setting and two years recent experience in a diabetes program or five years recent experience in a related clinical setting (ie Community pediatrics, obstetrics, home care) with proven nutrition assessment skills.
- Member or eligible for membership with Dietitians of Canada.
- Requirement for continuing education, training and/or certific

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