Senior Clinical Dietitian

Apollo Knowledge Ventures Limited; Chengalpattu; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Knowledge Ventures Limited in India is seeking a senior leader to head the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Department, ensuring high-quality patient care and departmental efficiency.

The role involves directing dietetic services, supervising dietitians and staff, coordinating with medical teams, and driving nutrition assessments, therapeutic plans, and quality assurance across ICU and specialty units.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Department, ensuring high-quality patient care and departmental efficiency.
• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments, including medical history, anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters, and dietary evaluations.
• Develop and implement individualized therapeutic diet plans based on patients medical conditions and nutritional requirements.
• Supervise and manage dietitians, nutritionists, and departmental staff, including duty allocation, training, and performance evaluation.
• Provide clinical nutrition support for patients with diabetes, renal disorders, cardiac diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, oncology, critical illness, and other medical conditions.
• Manage nutritional care for ICU, HDU, surgical, and other specialized patient units, including enteral and parenteral nutrition in coordination with the clinical team.
• Conduct regular ward rounds and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Oversee therapeutic diet planning, menu development, food quality, portion control, and compliance with prescribed diets.
• Ensure adherence to hospital protocols, food safety standards, infection control practices, and quality assurance guidelines.
• Monitor patients nutritional progress and modify diet plans according to clinical status and treatment outcomes.
• Provide nutritional counselling and education to patients and caregivers regarding disease management, lifestyle modification, and dietary compliance.
• Maintain accurate documentation of nutritional assessments, diet prescriptions, patient progress, and departmental records.
• Conduct staff training, patient education programmes, and nutrition awareness sessions.
• Monitor departmental performance indicators, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and service quality.
• Coordinate with food services and kitchen personnel to ensure timely delivery of safe, nutritious, and medically appropriate meals.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and hospital accreditation activities.
• Manage departmental resources, inventory, operational planning, and continuous improvement of nutrition services.

Job description

• Lead and manage the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Department, ensuring high-quality patient care and departmental efficiency.
• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments, including medical history, anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters, and dietary evaluations.
• Develop and implement individualized therapeutic diet plans based on patients medical conditions and nutritional requirements.
• Supervise and manage dietitians, nutritionists, and departmental staff, including duty allocation, training, and performance evaluation.
• Provide clinical nutrition support for patients with diabetes, renal disorders, cardiac diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, oncology, critical illness, and other medical conditions.
• Manage nutritional care for ICU, HDU, surgical, and other specialized patient units, including enteral and parenteral nutrition in coordination with the clinical team.
• Conduct regular ward rounds and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Oversee therapeutic diet planning, menu development, food quality, portion control, and compliance with prescribed diets.
• Ensure adherence to hospital protocols, food safety standards, infection control practices, and quality assurance guidelines.

• Monitor patients nutritional progress and modify diet plans according to clinical status and treatment outcomes.
• Provide nutritional counselling and education to patients and caregivers regarding disease management, lifestyle modification, and dietary compliance.
• Maintain accurate documentation of nutritional assessments, diet prescriptions, patient progress, and departmental records.
• Conduct staff training, patient education programmes, and nutrition awareness sessions.
• Monitor departmental performance indicators, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and service quality.
• Coordinate with food services and kitchen personnel to ensure timely delivery of safe, nutritious, and medically appropriate meals.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and hospital accreditation activities.
• Manage departmental resources, inventory, operational planning, and continuous improvement of nutrition services.