Health care
Dietitian
$40.75 to $50.87 hourly (to be negotiated)
Pay is about the B.C. median for this work ($44.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- 2 to 3 years' experience
- Bachelor's degree
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 37.5 hours a week
- Shifts: days
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Dietitians require a bachelor's degree in dietetics, nutrition or a related field such as food and nutritional science from a program accredited by the Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP), and a period of supervised practical training.
- Registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces for dietitians.
- Membership in the national association, Dietitians of Canada, is voluntary.
- Membership with the national association, Dietitians of Canada, and/or a provincial regulatory body is available for nutritionists who have the same education and practical training as dietitians.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Dietitians and nutritionists (NOC 31121). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Develop, implement and evaluate nutrition programs and services for individuals, communities and populations
- Manage food service systems in hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, privately owned-food service outlets or similar settings
- Provide nutrition guidance, label interpretation and consultation services to health professionals, individuals, dietetic interns, community groups, government and the media
- Evaluate nutritional status of individuals and aid in the prevention and/or treatment of inadequate nutrition
- Plan, evaluate and conduct nutrition education programs and develop educational materials for various audiences
- Practice on an individual basis or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to determine nutritional needs of patients and to plan, implement and evaluate normal and therapeutic diets to maintain and enhance general health
About the employer
- Industry: Health care and social assistance
- Region: Cariboo Region
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From Job Bank.