Clinical Dietician I

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinically assess patients' nutritional status/nutrition education needs through interviews with the patient and/or family members (including obtaining and evaluating diet history as appropriate), and review of medical records, laboratory values, food-drug interaction and other relevant information.
• Develop and implement nutrition care plan, monitor and follow up NPO status and patient tolerance to modified diets or supplements and recommend modifications of diet orders as appropriate (diet, supplements, enteral and parenteral nutrition), and re-assess the patient’s nutritional status on regular intervals.
• Recommend modifications of nutritional intake/orders to Healthcare professional as appropriate (diet, supplements, tube-feedings and parenteral nutrition).
• Provide diet and nutrition counseling to patients and family members, and/or others as appropriate.
• Communicate nutrition care plans to medical and nursing staff. Document all aspects of nutritional care in a timely fashion following established protocols and standards of care.
• Develop, plan and conduct nutritional educational sessions (e.g. diabetes, pregnancy, lactation, infant feeding, etc.) for patients and/or family members.
• Assist the Chief of Clinical Nutrition in developing and implementing lesson plans and teaching nutrition sessions to dietetic interns, patients and the community, as appropriate
• Participate in developing and implementing written teaching tools and educational materials for patient education as required.
• Implement and evaluate of protocols and procedures to ensure quality nutritional care for inpatients and outpatients.
• Attend relevant committees requiring participation of Clinical Nutrition as assigned. Participate in multi-disciplinary patient rounds as required.
• Participate in research studies related to Clinical Nutrition performed in the Hospital as required.
•  Participate in the Dietetic Internship Program and the Saudi Career Development Program (SCDP) by providing practical training activities and assignments. Maintain responsibility for trainee evaluation.
• Secure workload as back up of the absent colleagues.
• Collect and maintain record of workload measurement data and clinical statistics on an ongoing basis.
• Review and update the dietary manual when necessary.
• Perform other job related duties

• Area specific equipment
• All involved internal disciplines (clinical and non-clinical)
• Work-stream leads, clinical team members, patients and their families
• Expected to use critical-thinking skills to reach objective conclusions
• Expected to work with minimum supervision, reporting to line manager when required
• Dealing with patients and their families
• Involved in continuing medical education hours (CME) annually
• Work on rotation covering inpatient wards and outpatient clinics as required
• Coverage during emergencies, disasters, other unplanned unprecedented occasions
• Occasional overtime, on call, weekend, holidays work might be required
• Safe Practices related to PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
• Operating in safe manner to reduce risk of injuries

Work Experience |  NASCDP - Nursing -Allied Health Saudi Career development (Training program) 

Registration with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties – Essential

English Language |  Level – I – Essential

Computer : Level II – Essential

Clinical Nutrition/Dietetics