Dietitian-Dietary Services

Medanta; New Delhi; On-site; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Medanta in Delhi seeks a Dietitian/Nutrition Specialist to provide integrated medical nutrition therapy aligned with patient goals in a hospital setting.

The role requires MSc in Food & Nutrition (Regular) with 3–6 years of experience and NABH/JCI hospital exposure. You will collaborate with the clinical team and mentor dietetic interns in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must have MSc in Food & Nutrition (Regular)
• 3–6 years of experience in nutrition/clinical dietetics
• NABH/JCI hospital experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy aligned with patient goals.
• Evaluates, interprets, monitors and documents nutritional status for inpatients and outpatients.
• Offers age-specific nutrition counseling respecting cultural needs of patients and families.
• Develops, reviews and updates educational materials for patients and professionals.
• Prepares diet orders, nutrition supplements, and related lab data as per hospital policy.
• Works as a member of the clinical interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains RD status with ongoing professional education.
• Precepts dietetic interns and trains new staff.
• Supervises dietetic technicians and contributes to performance evaluations.

Skills

Nutrition therapy

Patient counseling

Clinical nutrition

Mentoring interns

Education

MSc in Food & Nutrition

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Provides nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals.
• Evaluates, interprets, monitors and documents the nutritional status and nutritional needs of hospitalized patients and out patients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Identifies and provides age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families.
• Develops, reviews, updates and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals.
• Writes order for diet, supplement, enteral/ parenteral nutrition and laboratory data as per hospital policy.
• Functions as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains registered dietitian (RD) status including continuing professional education per the Professional Development Portfolio.
• Precept dietetic interns and provide on the job training for newly hired dietetic staff.
• Supervises daily work of dietetic technicians, registered; provide input into evaluation but doesn't directly evaluate their performance.
• Complies with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.

Preferred candidate profile

Candidate must be M.Sc in Food & Nutrition (Regular Only)

Candidate must have experience of 3 Yrs to 6 Yrs

Candidate must have experience of NABH/JCI Hospitals.