Public Health

BARGAINING UNIT: SHCP

JOB TYPE: Permanent full-time
Day, 8 and 12-hour shifts. Work schedule may be changed to meet operational needs.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: Bilingual essential
The successful candidate will know how to use the population health approach and determinants of health in planning health promotion and disease prevention activities. The dietitian will work within a multidisciplinary team and will provide a variety of public health nutrition services to individuals and groups. The dietitian will be responsible for creating partnerships, collaborating in community development, and providing expertise in the field of nutrition to colleagues, other professionals, and community agencies and organizations. The dietitian will also be required to work within the framework of various Public Health programs, such as "Healthy Families, Healthy Babies","Promotion" and other programs as needed. The dietitian will collaborate in the delivery of the Special Foods Program and the Dietetic Internship Program.
Member in positive standing with the New Brunswick Association of Dieticians;
Minimum of two years' experience as a dietitian demonstrating the following is an asset:




Ability to apply epidemiology principles to promote health and prevent disease;
Ability to apply a population health approach that takes the determinants of health into account in health promotion strategies;
Ability to tailor health promotion and primary prevention strategies to individuals, groups, communities, and the general population;
Commitment to take required education and training within set timelines;

Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office;
Ability to travel within Vitalité Health Network and within the province and to work in other Public Health offices as needed;
Good work history (performance and attendance);
Adherence to professional ethical principles, the Network's management philosophy, and organizational values;
Compliance with the rules of confidentiality set by Vitalité Health Network.
The above requirements may be verified through oral, written or practical tests during the selection process.
The employer reserves the right to shorten or extend temporary assignments for operational reasons.

📌 Dietitian (Full-time Permanent) (Campbellton)
🏢 Vitalité Health Network
📍 Campbellton