Registered Dietitian

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

In collaboration with the health care team, the Registered Dietitian will provide nutritional care to children/families by assessing nutritional status and providing support to the team to identify, prevent and improve nutritional problems. The main area of coverage is general pediatrics.

• Provide appropriate and cost-efficient nutritional therapy to patients, including initiation and monitoring of parenteral and enteral nutrition support
• Monitor the effectiveness of nutrition intervention and care
• Act as a resource to the health care team, patients/families, as well as other health care professionals and referral centers on nutrition education