• Job ID: 39767
• Job Category: Health Services
• Division & Section: Seniors Services & Long Term Care, LTC Regional Services
• Work Location: Lakeshore Lodge and Castleview Wychwood Towers
• Job Type & Duration: Permanent, Full time vacancies
• Salary: $93,500.00 - $119,274.00
• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
• Affiliation: Non-Union
• Qualified List will be established to fill permanent or temporary positions.
• Number of Positions Open: 1
• Posting Period: 11-Aug-2023 to 25-Aug-2023

Major Responsibilities

• Conducts nutrition assessments for new admissions and for residents at nutrition risk, develops nutrition plan of care with goals and strategies to meet resident’s nutrition needs.
• Monitors and evaluates resident’s progress towards the nutrition goals, documenting and making adjustments to the plan as required.
• Interprets and individualizes resident’s diet and writes orders for therapeutic and texture modified diets, nutrition supplements and tube feedings and their impact on resident’s quality of life.
• Provides counseling to residents/ families on various therapeutic/ texture modified diets, supplemental and tube feedings.
• Promotes activities/processes/practices in Food & Nutrition services that are compliant with Divisional policies and Ministry of Long Term Care standards and report those that are not in compliance to the Home Administrators.
• Participates in multidisciplinary care conferences for residents with nutrition risk issues and communicates with the multidisciplinary team members in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the residents’ nutrition plans.
• Acts as a resource for Nutrition issues for the Food and Nutrition Department and Multidisciplinary Care Team and provides in service education based on Home requirements.
• Participates in QI processes.
• Participates in developing and monitoring Nutrition Care policies and procedures that are developed in compliance with current Ministry of Long Term Care Standards.
• Ensures menu planning, recipe development, product evaluation and portion control standards, nutrient analysis in accordance with resident needs and desires and Ministry of Long Term Care Guidelines

Key Qualifications

1. Current registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
2. Considerable experience in Clinical Geriatric Dietetics.
3. Considerable experience working in a Long-Term Care environment.
4. Knowledge of the Ministry Long-Term Care regulations and Divisional policies and procedures.
5. Ability to plan menus in a Long-Term Care setting.
6. Ability to promote and foster effective teamwork and establish excellence in a customer service-oriented environment.
7. Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders as well as work effectively within inter-professional teams.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, build strong working relationships and resolve conflict with all levels of the organization.
9. Ability to support the Toronto Public Service values to ensure a culture that champions equity, diversity and a respectful workplaces

Notes

• As a condition of employment with the Seniors Services & Long-Term Care Division, selected candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Police Reference Check (PRC) with vulnerable sector screening, tuberculosis screening and proof of immunization in accordance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
• All applicants are encouraged to provide a valid email address for communication purposes. Applicants may receive written correspondence regarding this job posting directly to the email address provided on their resume or to the one used to set-up their Candidate Profile if applying on TalentFlow. As an applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check your email regularly.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity .

Accommodation

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