Job Purpose To provide appropriate nutritional care to patients through nutritional screening, assessment, therapeutic diet planning, counselling and monitoring. To ensure that dietary services are delivered safely and effectively in accordance with physician instructions, hospital policies and applicable NABH standards.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Nutritional Screening: Coordinate nutritional risk screening of admitted patients as per hospital policy.

2. Nutritional Assessment: Conduct detailed nutritional assessments of patients identified as being at nutritional risk.

3. Therapeutic Diet Planning: Prepare individualized therapeutic diet plans in consultation with the treating physician.

4*. Clinical Diet Management:* Plan diets for cardiac patients, diabetes, hypertension, renal disorders and other medical conditions.

5. Patient Counselling: Educate patients and their families about dietary requirements, restrictions and healthy eating habits.

6. Diet Prescription: Ensure diet plans are based on the treating physician's orders and documented in patient records.

7. Diet Monitoring: Monitor patients' dietary intake, tolerance and compliance with prescribed diets.

8. IPD & OPD Services: Provide nutritional consultation to admitted patients and OPD patients.

9. Diet Kitchen Coordination: Coordinate with kitchen staff to ensure correct preparation and timely distribution of prescribed diets.

10. Food Safety:



Ensure hygienic food handling, storage, preparation and distribution in coordination with the dietary/kitchen team.

11. Documentation: Maintain nutritional assessment forms, diet charts, counselling records and diet-related registers.

12. Multidisciplinary Coordination: Coordinate with doctors, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals for effective nutritional care.

13. Patient Education: Provide dietary education at discharge and advise patients regarding follow-up nutrition requirements.

14. Quality Improvement: Participate in internal audits, quality improvement activities and corrective actions related to dietary services.

Educational Qualifications

- B.Sc. in Nutrition & Dietetics / Food and Nutrition.
- M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition / Dietetics preferred.
- Relevant skilled qualification and competency as per hospital policy.

Experience

- 1-3 years of hospital experience preferred.
- Knowledge of clinical nutrition and therapeutic diet planning.

Required Competencies

- Clinical nutritional assessment.
- Therapeutic diet planning.
- Patient counselling and communication.
- Knowledge of food hygiene and safety.
- Documentation and record maintenance.
- Coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Pay: ₹11,000.00 - ₹32,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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