Clinical Dietitian: Hospital-Based Nutrition & Impact

Placements24; Soweto; Hybride; ZAR 420 000 - 640 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is seeking a qualified Registered Dietitian in Soweto, Gauteng, to provide clinical nutrition support in a hospital setting. You will assess nutritional status, develop evidence-based care plans, counsel patients and families, and collaborate with doctors, nurses and pharmacists to integrate nutrition into patient management.

Join a multidisciplinary team delivering medical nutrition therapy across chronic and acute conditions, manage enteral and parenteral nutrition when required,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Dietetics or Nutrition.
• Registration with HPCSA as a Dietitian.
• Minimum 4 years of clinical dietetics experience in hospital/healthcare.
• Expertise in medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, GI disorders and critical illness.
• Strong assessment, diagnostic and intervention skills in clinical nutrition.
• Excellent communication and counselling abilities.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Proficiency with EHR systems and nutrition software.
• Willingness to travel for community outreach in Soweto area.

Responsabilités

• Conduct thorough nutritional assessments for patients including dietary intake, anthropometry and biochemical data.
• Develop, implement and monitor medical nutrition therapy plans for diverse patient groups.
• Provide evidence-based nutrition counselling to patients and families on dietary modifications and therapeutic diets.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists and others to integrate nutrition care into patient management.
• Manage nutrition support for enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Educate healthcare staff on nutrition protocols and best practices.
• Maintain accurate patient records including progress notes and outcomes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case reviews.
• Stay current with advances in nutrition science and clinical practice.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives within nutrition services.

Connaissances

Clinical nutrition

Medical nutrition therapy

Dietary assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient counselling

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelors or Masters in Dietetics

Registered Dietitian (HPCSA)

Outils

EHR software

Nutrition software

Description du poste

Placements24 is seeking a qualified Registered Dietitian in Soweto, Gauteng, to provide clinical nutrition support in a hospital setting. You will assess nutritional status, develop evidence-based care plans, counsel patients and families, and collaborate with doctors, nurses and pharmacists to integrate nutrition into patient management.

Join a multidisciplinary team delivering medical nutrition therapy across chronic and acute conditions, manage enteral and parenteral nutrition when required,