Dietician

Job Description

Role & responsibilities Performs nutritional assessments and nutrition screens, which are appropriate and timely per established policies and procedure for the allotted wards. Develops nutrition care plans and monitors patient response to care plan developed. Provides inpatient discharge diet instructions. Providing appropriate therapeutic & non-therapeutic diets to all patients within their socio-cultural constraints Ensuring the right food reaches the right patient at the right time. Supervision of F&B in regards to patients meal services. Discharge Counseling for Inpatients according to the diet prescription. Diet counseling for Health Check Ups / OPD in the absence of the Chief Dietician or when needed. Keeps thorough and updated information on patient profile sheets. Instructs outpatient, teaches classes and conducts in-services, as required. Provides diet consultations as ordered by physicians. Attends dietitians meeting and Food Nutritional Services department meetings. Collaborates with physician and nursing to deliver quality nutrition care. Assisting the chief dietician in the training of dietary interns. Visits patients with special dietary needs. Documents clinical productivity. Provides needed in-services as assigned. Answers telephone and provide copies as required. Ability to communicate. Ability to coordinate with doctors as well as healthcare professional. Ability to Counsel the patient. Regarding their Diet. Problem solving and decision-making. The health talk part in co-ordination with the marketing department. To actively participate in all quality improvement activities across the organization, including but not limited to energy conservation To participate comprehensively in all quality program