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Dietitian

National University Hospital
Singapore
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Job Description

Reporting to the Principal Dietitian, you will be responsible for providing quality nutrition and dietetic service to patients residing in the community.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Adopts a patient-centered approach and principles of the social determinants of health for patient management.
  • Provides nutrition assessment, nutrition support, counselling and eucation to patients and carers, individually or in groups (specialised discipline).
  • Provides nutrition intervention based on various therapeutic diets through different modes of communication (eg. phone/virtual/home visit/centre visit consultation).
  • Reviews nutrition progress and documents patient management (specialised discipline).
  • Participates in multidisciplinary team discussion for patient care.
  • Organises and participates in delivery of nutrition education programmes for patients, carers, public, community providers and healthcare professionals.
  • Act as mentor for junior Dietitians on issues regarding nutrition and Dietetics when applicable.
  • Supervise junior Dietitians and/or Dietetic Technician.
  • Develops and updates patient education materials for nutrition counselling and education.
  • Reviews literature for evidence based nutrition guidelines and update Dietitians.

Secondary Responsibilities:


  • Leads and participates in approved nutrition related research.
  • Facilitates and particpates in continuing professional development to maintain professional standards and technical skills.
  • Supervises, guides and assesses students in approved clinical teaching programmes.
  • Provides leadership in quality improvement programmes.
  • Plans and executes training and orientation programmes for students and new Dietitians.
  • Participates in departmental meetings.
  • Provides guidance to administrative staff.
  • Manage financial issues where applicable.
  • Handle customer's feedback and manage complaints.
  • Any other administrative and clinical related duties, as required.

Requirements:


  • Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Completed clinical dietetic internships in approved institutions.
  • Dietetic experience in public healthcare institutions will be an added advantage.
  • Ability to apply nutrition/dietetic knowledge to patient management appropriately.
  • Basic Financial knowledge in non-financial professionals.
  • Familiar with specialised dietetic disciplines.
  • Good supervisory and leadership skills.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge with food service operations.
  • Demonstrates practical application of nutrient analysis computer package.
  • Ability to plan, conduct and evaluate education sessions.
  • Commitment to continuing professional development.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Customer service oriented.

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Job Type:
Permanent Job
Industry:
Other
Function:
Healthcare
Employment Type:
Full time

Job ID: 148388613

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