Dietitian(10590)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; Vor Ort; SGD 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a Dietitian to provide quality nutrition and dietetic services to patients in the community, reporting to the Principal Dietitian.

You will conduct nutrition assessments, plan interventions, and support patients and carers across various settings, including phone/virtual/home visits. Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team is essential, and you will mentor junior Dietitians and supervise staff when needed.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Completed clinical dietetic internships in approved institutions.
• Dietetic experience in public healthcare institutions will be an added advantage.
• Ability to apply nutrition/dietetic knowledge to patient management appropriately.

Aufgaben

• Provide nutrition assessment, nutrition support, counselling and education to patients and carers, individually or in groups.
• Review nutrition progress and document patient management.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team discussions for patient care.
• Organise and participate in delivery of nutrition education programmes for patients and carers, public, community providers and healthcare professionals.

Kenntnisse

Supervisory skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Nutrition knowledge

Dietetics

Public healthcare experience

Ausbildung

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics

Clinical dietetic internship

Tools

Nutrient analysis software

Jobbeschreibung

Reporting to the Principal Dietitian, you will be responsible for providing quality nutrition and dietetic service to patients residing in the community.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Adopts a patient-centered approach and principles of the social determinants of health for patient management.
• Provides nutrition assessment, nutrition support, counselling and eucation to patients and carers, individually or in groups (specialised discipline).
• Provides nutrition intervention based on various therapeutic diets through different modes of communication (eg. phone/virtual/home visit/centre visit consultation).
• Reviews nutrition progress and documents patient management (specialised discipline).
• Participates in multidisciplinary team discussion for patient care.
• Organises and participates in delivery of nutrition education programmes for patients, carers, public, community providers and healthcare professionals.
• Act as mentor for junior Dietitians on issues regarding nutrition and Dietetics when applicable.
• Supervise junior Dietitians and/or Dietetic Technician.
• Develops and updates patient education materials for nutrition counselling and education.
• Reviews literature for evidence based nutrition guidelines and update Dietitians.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Leads and participates in approved nutrition related research.
• Facilitates and particpates in continuing professional development to maintain professional standards and technical skills.
• Supervises, guides and assesses students in approved clinical teaching programmes.
• Provides leadership in quality improvement programmes.
• Plans and executes training and orientation programmes for students and new Dietitians.
• Participates in departmental meetings.
• Provides guidance to administrative staff.
• Manage financial issues where applicable.
• Handle customer's feedback and manage complaints.
• Any other administrative and clinical related duties, as required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Completed clinical dietetic internships in approved institutions.
• Dietetic experience in public healthcare institutions will be an added advantage.
• Ability to apply nutrition/dietetic knowledge to patient management appropriately.
• Basic Financial knowledge in non-financial professionals.
• Familiar with specialised dietetic disciplines.
• Good supervisory and leadership skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge with food service operations.
• Demonstrates practical application of nutrient analysis computer package.
• Ability to plan, conduct and evaluate education sessions.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Customer service oriented.