Registered Dietitian - Outpatient Mental Health

Position Profile: **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 **Mental Health and Addictions Program****.** This position provides individual assessment, short term follow-up and group education to adults with various mental health diagnosis throughout the Mental Health and Addictions Program. In addition, this position supports the Child Adolescent program by providing individual assessment and short term follow up as required. **Employment Status:**Part-time (4 shifts per week) **Reporting Relationship:** Manager, Mental Health and Addictions **Hours of** **Work:** Day Shift 8:30am -4:30pm, with some evenings may be required - subject to change as per operational needs and Article HRH 2 – Management Rights **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 adult mental health and addiction(MHA) patients . Referrals for child and adolescent may also be possible. * Provide individual and group care to patients/families. * Assess, teach and counsel in-patient and out patient MHA patients * Participate in the development, selection, planning and execution of educational programs * Liaise with members of the health care team, internally and externally, to meet specialized needs of the MHA patients * Provide appropriate assessment and treatment of referred patients within the Mental Heatlh and Addictions program. * Attend team clinical rounds as needed/appropriate * Clinical supervision of clinical nutrition students/interns. * Member of the MHA Quality Committee * Acts as a resource to other members of the program regarding