Department Overview: Yúustway Health and Wellness provides Squamish Nation people with quality holistic care in a respectful, safe manner to ensure the health and wellness of all people by empowering our community and offering the tools for living in health from birth to end of life. We provide services to the Nation on the North Shore (West/North Vancouver) and in the Squamish Valley. Our services include primary care, mental health and addictions counselling and supports, traditional wellness and alternative healing, community nursing and home care support services for Elders and home-based/bound clients, recreational programming, and access to health benefits. Yúustway Health and Wellness also provides a variety of public health support services to families and children including but not limited to pre and postnatal care, infectious disease education and support, substance use care, mental health needs, chronic disease management, and health promotion.

Kal'numet Primary Care Clinic includes Physicians, Naturopathic Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Team Lead RN, Primary Care RNs, Public Health Nurses, Wellness Coordinators (Social Workers), Medical Office Assistant(s), Elders, Traditional Healers and a Primary Care Manager.

Position Profile : In accordance with the Vision, Mission and Values, and strategic directions of Squamish Nation and Yúustway’s 10 Year Community Health Plan, the Registered Dietitian promotes a culturally safe, supportive, empowering, and therapeutic environment for Squamish people, clients and families, colleagues, and partners. The Registered Dietitian preferably has experience working with First Nations communities and brings a solid understanding and application of Indigenous Cultural Safety to their practice.





Reporting to the Manager of the Kal'númet Primary Care division, the Registered Dietitian is a registered and experienced clinician who is a valued member of our community-based interdisciplinary health and wellness team. They practice from a place of respect for, and a willingness to learn about, the Squamish worldview that recognizes and honours the values, beliefs and customs of individuals, families and the community, as well as adhering to best practices current to the field of dietetics and clinical nutrition. Adhering to our integrated service delivery model of care, the incumbent serves clients on the North Shore and works with the North Shore Primary Care team. They also are available to provide nutrition care support to Clients Home & Community Care. They collaborate effectively and creatively with all internal Squamish Nation employees and external service providers who are involved with the client's care, adapting their nutrition care approach accordingly. They communicate with the client's immediate/extended family,

healthcare/allied health team members/professionals, and community partners to assess client need, and provide and/or coordinate holistic wraparound nutrition care for clients with complex and chronic health conditions. The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition assessment and counselling to help stabilize and support the individual, and refers on to specialized or longer-term services where appropriate.



This role places an emphasis on support and outreach to Kal'númet Primary Care patients, liaises with other Squamish Nation departments, partner Nations, and community supports, helps the client to navigate the relevant systems, and provides advocacy where necessary.

We are looking for someone who is versatile, creative, passionate, and who takes a holistic approach to their work, has excellent clinical nutrition and counselling skills, and will work collaboratively with our interdisciplinary team, community and partners. Experience supporting seniors and 3+ years of experience in chronic disease management (such as diabetes, renal, and cardiovascular nutrition) is essential.

Key Accountabilities

1. Provides clinical nutrition assessment and care planning, case formulation, goal setting, promotion of engagement and progress evaluation, prevention strategies, and the sourcing of alternative or traditional food and healing approaches for community members.

2. Provides education and short-term individual and group nutrition counselling, maintaining non-judgmental support relationships with clients, including harm reduction approaches and cultural safety.

3. Provides outreach services to patients and community members in need and finds creative and effective ways to connect with clients who are more difficult-to-reach.

4. Provides nutrition intake and screening, developing a nutrition care plan in collaboration with community members.

5. Works collaboratively with the client and their family, Yúustway's Primary Care and Home and Community Care, other relevant Squamish Nation departments, and other referral sources to provide care-planning information.

6. Provides short-t

📌 Registered Dietician (Squamish)
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