Overview

Reporting to the Lead Dietician, the Dietician role is responsible for planning, developing and implementing nutritional and dietary-care programs to patients/individuals in line with MH and DOH/DHA policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. The incumbent is also responsible for providing nutritional and diet-related counseling and advice to patients and their family members to improve their nutrition status, health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of liaison and resource for staff regarding nutrition management and care.
• Participates in nutrition screening, referral, and management training for new staff during orientation/ induction
• Performs initial nutrition assessments and reviews of patients and whenever possible recommends appropriate, evidence-based intervention and advice for the prevention and management of nutrition related disease & comorbidities and malnutrition.
• Ensures continuity of care for patients with active nutrition issues
• Facilitates referrals of patients with complex nutrition related issues beyond their scope of practice to more experienced Dietitians. This may necessitate referring to external Dietetic Departments.
• Supports medical caregivers in following up on post consultation activities such as patients\xe2\x80\x99 evaluation reports.
• Maintains accurate records of all patient related information and services provided (assessment, intervention, education and referrals) as per Departmental Standards.
• Participates in external events to create awareness of nutrition and health related issues/topics.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Health Science with a major in Nutrition
• Post-graduate Diploma or Master in Dietetics

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience post qualification in the relevant field
• Completion of specialty qualification as per the recognized specialty certificate (Health Authority Abu Dhabi guidelines)

Preferred

• Experienced in a JCIA facility
• Experience and skill in applying the Nutrition Care Process (NCP)

Certification and Licensure

• DOH/DHA Medical License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred

• ACLS, PALS relevant to area of specialty

Job Specific Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of dietetics and nutrition related procedures and current best practices
• Strong understanding of dietetics and nutrition relevant regulations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate and relay messages to patients in a culturally sensitive manner
• Practical knowledge in Microsoft Office suite
• Fluency in written and spoken English

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