Walk-in | Immediate opening For Dietician

Vasantha Subaramanian Hospitals; Chennai District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Vasantha Subaramanian Hospitals seeks a dedicated nutrition professional to assess patients’ nutritional status and plan individualized diets aligning with medical treatment. You will deliver Medical Nutrition Therapy for diverse conditions and monitor progress with a multidisciplinary team.

The role involves coordinating with doctors, nurses, and kitchen staff to ensure safe, therapeutic meals and accurate documentation, with emphasis on patient education and malnutrition prevention.

Qualifications

• B.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics with 1–4 years of experience.
• Experience in hospital setting preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients nutritional status, medical history, dietary habits, and nutritional requirements.
• Develop and implement individualized diet plans based on patients’ medical conditions, treatment plans, and nutritional needs.
• Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for patients with diabetes, cancer, renal disorders, cardiac diseases, and other medical conditions.
• Plan and monitor therapeutic diets, including diabetic, renal, cardiac, low-sodium, soft, and liquid diets.
• Provide nutritional counselling and educate patients and caregivers on healthy eating habits and disease‑specific dietary requirements.
• Monitor patients’ nutritional intake, weight, progress, and response to dietary interventions, modifying diet plans as required.
• Coordinate with doctors, nurses, food service staff, and other healthcare professionals to ensure appropriate nutritional care.
• Identify patients at risk of malnutrition and recommend suitable nutritional interventions and supplementation in consultation with the treating team.
• Maintain accurate nutritional assessments, diet charts, patient records, and other clinical documentation.
• Ensure food safety, hygiene, and adherence to hospital dietary protocols while coordinating with the kitchen team for appropriate meal preparation and delivery.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Diet planning

Medical nutrition therapy

Counselling

Education

B.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. Assess patients nutritional status, medical history, dietary habits, and nutritional requirements.
2. Develop and implement individualized diet plans based on patients’ medical conditions, treatment plans, and nutritional needs.
3. Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for patients with diabetes, cancer, renal disorders, cardiac diseases, and other medical conditions.
4. Plan and monitor therapeutic diets, including diabetic, renal, cardiac, low-sodium, soft, and liquid diets.
5. Provide nutritional counselling and educate patients and caregivers on healthy eating habits and disease‑specific dietary requirements.
6. Monitor patients’ nutritional intake, weight, progress, and response to dietary interventions, modifying diet plans as required.
7. Coordinate with doctors, nurses, food service staff, and other healthcare professionals to ensure appropriate nutritional care.
8. Identify patients at risk of malnutrition and recommend suitable nutritional interventions and supplementation in consultation with the treating team.
9. Maintain accurate nutritional assessments, diet charts, patient records, and other clinical documentation.
10. Ensure food safety, hygiene, and adherence to hospital dietary protocols while coordinating with the kitchen team for appropriate meal preparation and delivery.

Preferred candidate profile

• Female candidates are preferred
• Qualification - B.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics
• Experience - 1 to 4 years