Dietitian

The incumbent will participate as an integral member of the health care team by liaising with the medical and culinary team to coordinate all phases of the patient's nutritional care including nutrition assessment, care planning, meal planning, monitoring, educating and counseling of hospitalized patients and outpatients.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutritional counselling to in and out patients and their family members;
• Conducts follow-up visits to facilitate understanding of meal plan and to ensure compliance;
• Liaises with the medical team to carry out the prescribed nutritional needs of the patients;
• Checks meal trays to ensure accuracy of meals in relation to diet prescriptions and portion control;
• Orients new employees to the department, this includes instruction in basic sanitation in food handling and personal sanitation.

Qualification

• BSc. in Dietetics and Nutrition;
• Minimum two (2) years experience in the applicable field;
• Registered with the Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine.

Functional skills

• Keen sense of observation;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to cope under extreme pressure;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal);
• Ability to stand for long periods of time;
• Detail-orientated;
• Strong organizational, creative thinking and analytical skills are essential.

Note

Please ensure the title of the position that you are applying for is written in the subject line of the email (see contact information below).

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact
The Department of Human Resources
Andrews Memorial Hospital
27 Hope Road, Kingston 10.

Email: amh_hr@amhosp.org

Base Salary: Undisclosed