Current Employment Opportunities

The Vancouver Prostate Centre’s Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program is looking for a Registered Dietitian to join the team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Clinical Dietitian with The Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program, you will:

• Offer clinical dietetic services to prostate cancer patients and their partners through consultations, providing personalized recommendations based on assessments and treatment modalities.
• Lead virtual group education sessions focused on nutrition.
• Deliver community presentations centered on nutrition and prostate cancer and its role in health and wellness.
• Write a quarterly nutrition articles for the PCSC newsletter.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members and participate in nutrition-related research projects.

Qualifications
Education & Experience

• Registered Dietitian designation, with good membership standing with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC).
• Carry 2 million General Liability insurance
• Carry 2 million dollars of Personal liability insurance
• 1 – 2 years of related experience
• Have a keen interest and understanding of patient-centred care, whole person health and interventions for health optimization for people with prostate cancer.
• Excellent presentation skills as well as oral and written communication ability
• Competent technical skills on Windows based systems
• A strong sense of initiative both individually and as part of a team
• Manage a complex and varied workload

Knowledge & Abilities

• Knowledge of clinical dietetic theory and practice within a client/family centred model for care.
• Knowledge of assessing clients with multi-system nutritional problems.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Knowledge of research process and methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach clients with chronic disease.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement nutrition care plans in relation to client/family priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to assess client responses to care plan, and to respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events, deal with conflict situations, and problem-solve and to think critically.
• Demonstrated ability to teach.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (both verbally and in writing) with and deal effectively with clients and their families, co-workers, physicians, other health care staff and staff of external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated physical ability to carry out the duties of the job.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of equipment and supplies appropriate to the clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in techniques appropriate to the clinical area.
• Demonstrated computer skills including the ability to effectively use a computerized client care information system and Internet, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Decision Making/Level of Accountability/Extent of Authority
Moderate

Supervision Received
The Registered Dietitian will be under the general direction and supervision of the PCSC Provincial Program Manager.
 

Supervision Given
None.
 

Hours of Work
This is a contract position with work hours from 08am-4pm, 1 day per week (7.5 hours).

Application Procedures
To join our team, please email @email with subject line Registered Dietitian, PCSC with the following items attached:
• Covering letter
• Resume

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $65/Hr.

Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified.

Note: We thank all applicants for their interest. However, due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. No phone calls please.
Thank you for your interest in The Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program.