Average hourly wage

$43.00

Job description

These individuals guide people in their food choices according to the principles of nutrition. They also promote healthy eating habits. They help individuals maintain, restore, and improve their health and nutritional status. They analyze lifestyle and eating habits to establish an intervention plan that takes into account a person’s needs, abilities, and objectives. They plan and supervise nutrition programs for individuals, communities, and populations. They intervene in various sectors (clinical nutrition, public health, research, etc.). They are self-employed or work for:

• Hospitals
• Home health care agencies
• Long-term care facilities
• Community health centres
• Food and pharmaceutical industries
• Universities and research chairs
• Governmental sport and non-profit organizations
• School boards
• Medical associations

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Investigative

People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.

Social

People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.

Enterprising

People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.

Main tasks

• Evaluate new products to improve or promote them.
• Create healthy, balanced meal plans.
• Participate in health care in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Take part in the development, testing, evaluation, and marketing of food products.
• Plan and coordinate nutrition research programs.
• Draft documents on healthy eating habits.
• Perform certain authorized activities, such as:
• Permanently remove a feeding tube.
• Administer medication or other substances, orally or enterally.
• Order laboratory analyses.
• Adjust insulin and diabetes medications.
• Prescribe nutritional formulas, micronutrients, macronutrients, and a pancreatic enzyme solution.
• Perform certain reserved activities such as:
• Monitor the health status of individuals following a nutritional treatment plan.
• Determine the appropriate nutritional treatment plan for individuals who have received a prescription.

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

University

Targeted regions

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