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Dietitian and Diabetic Educator
@ Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services Incorporated
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Overview
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services Incorporated is hiring a full-time temporary Dietitian and Diabetic Educator reporting to the Community Health Manager. The role provides nutrition counselling and diabetes education to clients, families and community members, with extensive travel required. Candidates need a 4-year dietitian or nutrition degree, Saskatchewan Dietetics Association membership and a valid Class 5 licence.
Responsibilities:
- Counsel diabetic clients on nutrition and diet monitoring
- Provide diabetes and nutrition education to clients and families
- Run group diabetic education on prevention and complications
- Support the Diabetic and Family Outreach project team
- Follow up on referrals and case management issues
Requirements summary:
- 4-year dietitian or nutrition degree
- Member of the Saskatchewan Dietetics Association
- Understanding of diabetes and adult teaching principles
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Valid Class 5 driver's licence and clean abstract
- Speaking Cree is an asset
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-10
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Job details
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: frequent |
| Work setting | Client sites, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | driving record |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Dietetics, Nutrition |
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Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services Incorporated
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Description
Position Overview
Reporting directly to the Community Health Manager and working with the Diabetic and Family Outreach project teams, the Dietitian and Diabetic Educator promotes healthy eating and enhance management and prevention of diabetes through nutritional counseling to diabetic clients, consultation, education and awareness to community members in collaboration with other health professionals.
Essential Job Duties
Clinical support to the Diabetic and Family Outreach Project Team, including providing information on current best practices, program and clinical updates and new resources.
Providing consultation and follow-up on case management issues.
Nutrition and diabetic education services to clients, including providing a comprehensive teaching and monitoring plan for newly diagnosed and/or clients with uncontrolled diabetes with the goal to manage their diabetic regime independently.
Providing teaching to clients, families, and caregivers about nutrition, diet and food selection and incorporating appropriate traditional foods into clients nutritional plan.
Evaluating how clients respond to their diets and check that they are following their diets at home.
Conducting or coordinating group diabetic education on the prevention of and complications of diabetes.
Follow up on referrals made by other health professionals
Providing program and other statistical reports, such as monthly reports, as required in order to facilitate program planning.
Qualifications
4-year Dietitian/Nutrition degree & Member of the Saskatchewan Dietetics Association (SDA)
An understanding of diabetes disease process, self-management, adult learning and teaching principles
Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills. Speaking Cree is an asset.
Must have a valid Class 5 drivers license and a clean Drivers Abstract (extensive travel is required)
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