Dietitian

Providence Health Care (PHC) is now accepting applications for Dietitians to join our interdisciplinary care teams. In this role, you’ll apply evidence-based clinical nutrition expertise across diverse care settings, working closely with patients, families, and care teams to support recovery, wellness, and quality of life. This is an opportunity to practice person-centred, collaborative care while contributing to education, quality improvement, and research in a leading health care environment.

What responsibilities will include:

• Comprehensive Nutrition Assessment & Care Planning: Assess patients’ and residents’ nutritional status and risk, and design, implement, evaluate, and document individualized nutrition care plans in accordance with professional standards. You’ll collaborate closely with nutrition staff and interdisciplinary teams to ensure care plans are effectively implemented and adapted as clinical needs evolve.
• Patient, Family & Team Collaboration: Work as an active member of interdisciplinary teams by participating in rounds and care conferences, contributing to discharge planning, and counseling patients and families on nutrition-related issues such as diet modification and lifestyle changes. You’ll also liaise with community-based nutrition resources to support continuity of care beyond the hospital setting.
• Education, Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Provide nutrition education to patients, families, staff, students, and dietetic interns through one-on-one counseling, in-services, and presentations. You’ll support learner development while staying current with emerging best practices in clinical nutrition through ongoing professional education and literature review.
• Quality Improvement, Research & Professional Practice: Co

Education, Training and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Food and Nutrition from a recognized University.
• Dietetic internship from an accredited program.
• Current full registration as a Dietitian with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC).
• Restricted Activities A, B, & /or C may be required as listed on the posting.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and deal effectively with, patients/residents, families, staff, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures related to healthcare.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct patient/resident assessments.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in patient/resident care.
• Demonstrated ability to draw out information that will contribute to understanding the patient/resident’s situation in order to explore issues beyond the initial concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize issues and workload.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Ability to participate in research.
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance to students.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and provide in-services and presentations

• Competitive salary: $43.23 - $53.96 CAD per hour, depending on experience 
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth. 
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital
• and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027. 
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents. 
• Meaningful impact: You will have the opportunity to work for an organization that is deeply committed to safeguarding of our surrounding environment by contributing to high quality care while promoting sustainable practices in your everyday work.
• A comprehensive health benefits package including dental, vision, and life insurance as well as pension. 

Your day to day

• Evaluates nutritional status/risk of patients/residents and develops/prescribes, implements, evaluates (initial and ongoing), and documents an appropriate nutritional care plan; collaborates and provides direction to nutrition staff as the plan is implemented with the patient/resident.
• Contributes to an inter-disciplinary approach to patient/resident care and program related issues by attending ward rounds and team conferences to exchange information related to patient/resident care and discharge planning.
• Instructs and/or counsels patients/residents and family members in nutritional issues such as diet modifications and lifestyle changes.
• Determines, refers and/or liaises with community based nutritional resources as required to ensure that patient/resident care issues are addressed.
• Participates in quality improvement activities by providing input into the development, implementation, and evaluation of written procedures and standards, assessment forms, and patient/resident materials, program descriptions, audit tools and clinical guidelines for Nutrition Services and relevant clinical programs.
• Completes required patient/resident documentation, forms and reports and documents workload statistics.
• Collaborates with departmental and other team members to organize in-service education, to identify the need for and to participate in educational programs by preparing educational materials and making presentations.
• Provides clinical education and supervision to students and dietetic interns.
• Maintains knowledge of current developments in clinical nutrition by reviewing professional literature, consulting with other professionals and actively participating in relevant educational programs.
• Supports clinical research activities by generating questions, assisting in writing proposals, and participating in data collection and interpretation, within departmental resources.
• Monitors and controls levels of supplies and equipment. Reports equipment malfunctions and arranges for equipment maintenance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.