Description
Title: Diabetes Education Dietitian
Division: Integrated Indigenous Health and Specialized Community Services
Affiliation: Public Service Alliance of Canada
Site: Hybrid
Reports to: Manager of Diabetes & Clinical Nutrition
Status: Permanent Full-time
Eligible for WAHA Sign-on Bonus (up to $15,000)The
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking an experience candidate to fill the key role of
Diabetes Education Dietitian. Who You Are - Skill in the application of the professional sciences of food, nutrition and management
- Have knowledge regarding the Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines for the Nutritional Management of Diabetes, and Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Ability to develop normal and therapeutic diets
- Ability to adapt normal and therapeutic diets to the group's and to the individual's cultural, religious, economic needs and preferences
- Ability to integrate nutrition services into the health delivery system including the preventive program
What You'll Do - Conduct professional nutritional assessments, evaluations, counselling as it pertains to diabetes management
- Conduct clinics and provides education in a variety of formats: one -on-one consultations, group sessions and community based educational presentations via in-person either in clinic, in community or home visits, or by way of virtual settings (telephone, OTN, video conferencing)
- Diabetes education (at-risk, pre-diabetes, diabetes, pediatric diabetes, gestational diabetes)
- Attends multidisciplinary meetings as an Allied Health member
- Leads presentations and workshops centered around nutrition (prevention, cooking demonstrations, etc)
What You Bring - An accredited 4-year or equivalent degree with appropriate courses in sciences and human nutrition, administration and humanities
- Completion of Dietetic Internship or equivalent supervised practical training
- Successful completion of the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination
- Member of College of Dietitians of Ontario (or eligible for membership)
- Certified Diabetes Educator (willingness to obtain certification within a prescribed time frame)
- Membership in the Diabetes Educator Section of the Canadian Diabetes Association
- Ability to communicate in local native Cree language is an asset
Why Choose Us - Defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP)
- Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
- Relocation paid by the organization
- Housing provided by the organization
- Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
- Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
- Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow
Salary: $81,783.00 - $97,441.50
Competition #: 2026-031
This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
Deadline: This position will remain open till filled.
As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.
Compensation
$41.94 - $49.97 per hour
