Dietitian (clinical dietitian)

Medaz Hospital; Patna; On-site; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Medaz Hospital in Patna, India is seeking a Nutrition Care Specialist to implement medical nutrition therapy and coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team to support recovery.

You will assess patients, develop and monitor therapeutic meal plans (including for diabetes, kidney disease, or dysphagia), manage enteral and parenteral nutrition, educate families, and document progress in the EHR; you will liaise with hospital kitchens to ensure meals meet medical and allergen restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: Review medical histories, lab results, clinical conditions, and dietary habits to evaluate nutritional status.
• Nutrition Care Plans: Develop, implement, and monitor customized therapeutic meal plans (e.g., for diabetes, renal disease, gastrointestinal disorders, or dysphagia).
• Feeding Modalities: Determine and manage specialized nutrition support, including enteral (tube feeding) and parenteral (intravenous) nutrition.
• Patient & Family Education: Counsel patients and their families on practical dietary changes, portion control, and label reading.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Round with physicians, nurses, and speech therapists, and document patient progress in Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Food Service Coordination: Work with hospital kitchens to ensure meal trays meet specific medical and allergen restrictions

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: Review medical histories, lab results, clinical conditions, and dietary habits to evaluate nutritional status.
• Nutrition Care Plans: Develop, implement, and monitor customized therapeutic meal plans (e.g., for diabetes, renal disease, gastrointestinal disorders, or dysphagia).
• Feeding Modalities: Determine and manage specialized nutrition support, including enteral (tube feeding) and parenteral (intravenous) nutrition.
• Patient & Family Education: Counsel patients and their families on practical dietary changes, portion control, and label reading.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Round with physicians, nurses, and speech therapists, and document patient progress in Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Food Service Coordination: Work with hospital kitchens to ensure meal trays meet specific medical and allergen restrictions

Preferred candidate profile

They provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to support recovery and manage chronic or acute illnesses.