Purpose and Scope of the Job

Dietitian role is to ensure hospital in-patients receive appropriate nutrition care meeting their medical condition and act as a counselor in nutrition matter for hospital outpatient and community.

Main Duties and Responsibilities/Performance Standards

• Plans nutritional care for patients and formulates improved techniques and procedures in the preparation and servicing of regular and modified diets to patients.
• Adapts and modifies menus in accordance with the needs of the patient for the maintenance and improvement of nutritional status as well as evaluate food consumed and provide counseling in principals of nutrition.
• Supervises the preparation of special food diet to ensure proper quantity, quality and accuracy of ingredients
• Verifies accuracy of diets served to patients.
• Observes patient's acceptance of diets and make notations in appropriate forms.
• Monitors the system when a transmission of patients' diet in order and changes take place.
• Communicates appropriate dietary history and nutritional care data through the record system
• Consults physicians concerning dietary prescriptions and implement these through meals that are adapted to the needs of individual patients
• Participates in health team rounds and serve as a consultant on nutritional care
• Assists in establishment of an efficiency food delivery system to the patients
• Coordinate with external stakeholders including diet meals partner company to address day to operational issues
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders e.g. marketing, customer services to address operational issues
• Instructs patients and family on normal nutrition and routine diet modifications using effective teaching techniques
• Ensures safety standards (occupational and patient safety) are complied.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the Direct Reporting Authority.
• Ensures quality and patient safety practices are followed.
• Provides or promotes people centered care.
• Promotes inclusive health by providing equitable and accessible care to patients and families with special needs.

Clinical Responsibility

• Responsible for inpatient nutrition care
• Responsible for diet clinic outpatient counseling

Development and Planning

• Proposes ideas to improve nutrition care process and clinic revenue

Qualifications, Competencies and Skills

Education

• B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics

Training: Hospital Internship of at least 6 months

Experience

• 3 to 4 years experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Licensure

• Applicable

Language

• Well versed in English and Arabic

Computer Proficiency

• Good computer skills

Performance Competencies

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact and communicate with people, often in stressful situations.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems
• High skills in public relations and customer service

Principle Working Relationships and Remarks

• Director of Operations, Kitchen staff, waitresses, room service, and support services departments.
• Patients, visitors
• Nurses (Nursing Dept.), Medical Dept. Doctors & medical team