Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.  At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.     

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Dietitian to join our Maternal & Child team.

Reporting Relationship: Manager, Paediatrics & NICU

Job Status: Casual 
Hours of Work: Days/Evenings, primarily Wednesdays

Hiring Salary Range: $41.68 - $53.28
Employee Group: OPSEU 590
Location: Wilson Site

Responsibilities:

• Completing nutrition assessment and developing/implementing a nutrition care plan for neonatal patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Completing nutritional assessments and developing/implementing a nutrition care plan for failure to thrive, feeding, behavioral eating disorders, obesity and other nutrition related conditions in an in and outpatient setting
• Assessing, teaching and counselling in-patient and out patient Obstetrical clients.
• Participating in the development, selection, planning and execution of educational programs
• Liaising with members of the health care team, internally and externally, to meet specialized needs of the nutritionally-compromised Neonatal and Paediatric patients
• Providing appropriate assessment and treatment of referred paediatric patients/clients within the Maternal and Child program.
• Clinical supervision of clinical nutrition students/interns.

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Food and Nutrition.
• Current registration in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
• Completion of an internship program and a member (or eligibility to become a member) of the Dietitians of Canada.
• 1-2 years clinical experience is preferred.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in Paediatric Nutrition required.
• Experience in a Level II or III NICU environment
• Excellent knowledge of Paediatric principles and trends in Paediatric clinical nutrition and gastroenterology.
• Excellent knowledge of clinical nutrition principles and evidence based nutrition practice
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to encourage, support and motivate patients and/or their families from a multi-cultural community.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Experience in enteral and parenteral nutrition support required
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to cultivate and maintain mutually supportive working relationships with other members of the health care team
• Computer skills
  
• A positive attendance and discipline record

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority.  We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.