- 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 protected, 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.

📌 Senior Clinical Dietitian (Chennai)
🏢 Apollo Knowledge Ventures
📍 Chennai