Park Place Seniors Living

Runs senior residences and nursing care homes

Dietitian

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeDuncan, BC, Canada$50 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

Must be a member in good standing with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.

Responsibilities

Assess residents upon admission and annually through documented, in-depth nutritional assessments based on their needs, abilities, and goals, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and residents or their families.
Participate in weekly care conferences.
Consult with the Food Services Manager on menu planning, textured diets, and other dietary matters, and approve the rotating menu.
Perform swallowing assessments and recommend diet textures, feeding techniques, and safety precautions.
Counsel residents and family members on therapeutic diets and other nutritional concerns.
Prescribe dietary supplements as appropriate and monitor their effectiveness and use.
Monitor the quality of food served and residents’ acceptance of menu items.
Provide staff in-service education on nutrition-related topics, including dysphagia.
Routinely review resident weight data and follow up with in-depth nutritional assessments and plan revisions as appropriate.
Coordinate and participate in MDS data entry by communicating with and observing residents and communicating with interdisciplinary team members and families.
Manage nutrition-related MDS and Resident Assessment Protocols, including care plans, progress notes, assessments, profiles, and tracking.
Document complete, accurate, and relevant data for every resident according to PPSL policies.
Demonstrate professionalism, empathy, trust, and respect in interpersonal relationships, and recognize personal impacts on team dynamics.
Lead the PPSL Home’s quality improvement and performance measurement initiatives and processes, including follow-up summaries and action-plan implementation to meet or exceed best-practice and accreditation standards.
Take a leadership role in PPSL site committees, such as Resident Council, to improve quality of care and safety assurances.
Complete audits according to schedule.
Perform other related duties as needed.

The position is split between 2 sites, 3days at Oyster Harbour and 1days at Cerwydden Care.
As an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team, the Dietitian is responsible for the planning, monitoring, and approving of menu foods. The Dietitian provides therapeutic services to individual residents. The Dietitian works in collaboration and consults with the Food Services Manager to ensure food service meet all legislative standards, PPSL policy and resident satisfaction. Treats residents with dignity and demonstrates an attitude of caring. The Dietitian ensures a commitment to resident safety and to our “culture of safety” as per PPSL Strategic Directions
Duties and responsibilities:
1. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and the resident and/or family,
assesses all residents upon admission and annually to complete a documented, in-depth nutritional assessment, based on the resident’s needs, abilities and goals.
2. Participate in weekly care conferences.
3. Provides consultation to the Food Services Manager in planning the menu and textured diets, and other dietary matters as they arise. Approves the rotating menu.
4. Performs swallowing assessments and makes recommendations on diet textures, feeding techniques and safety precautions.
5. Counsels residents and family members on therapeutic diets, and other nutritional
concerns.
6. Prescribes dietary supplements as appropriate (eg. Weight loss, wounds), and monitors their effectiveness and use.
7. Monitors quality of food served to residents and resident’s acceptability of items served
8. Provides staff in-service education on nutrition related topics (eg. dysphagia)
9. Responsible for routinely reviewing resident weight data and following up with an in-depth nutritional assessment and plan revision as appropriate.
10. Coordinates and participates in MDS data entry by communicating with and observing the resident and communicating with the interdisciplinary team members and family.
11. Responsible for both the MDS and the Resident Assessment Protocols as it pertains to nutrition, which includes but is not limited to care plans, progress notes, assessments, profiles/tracking.
12. Documents complete, accurate and relevant data for every resident according to PPSL policies.
13. Acts as a role model by demonstrating professionalism, empathy, trust and respect in all interpersonal relationships, and recognized personal impacts on team dynamics.
14. Takes the Dietitian lead in the PPSL Home’s Quality improvement/performance
measurement initiatives and processes including follow-up with summary and action plan implementation to meet or exceed best practice and accreditation standards.
15. Focuses on quality of care and safety assurances and improvement by taking a
leadership role in PPSL site committees (e.g. Resident Council)
16. Completes audits in accordance with schedule
17. Performs other related duties as needed.
Must Have:
Member in Good Standing with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia
Job Types: Full-time or Fixed term contract
Salary: From $50.00 per hour

About the Company

Park Place Seniors Living

Runs senior residences and nursing care homes

Park Place Seniors Living runs retirement residences and care homes for seniors in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Its communities span independent living, assistance with daily tasks and long-term care for people who need round-the-clock nursing. Long-term care homes also support residents with dementia through secured entrances and continuous monitoring, while retirement residences bundle meals and household services into accommodation fees. Residents pay privately or share care and accommodation costs with provincial health authorities through subsidized placements. Founded in 1993, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
Founded: 1993

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