Dietitian

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

SPECIFIC

Clinical Care

Quality of work

1. Maintain consistent standards of care

• Conduct nutritional assessment through analysis of  relevant data and clinical reasoning

• Formulate an appropriate nutrition diagnosis
• Develop and implement the appropriate medical nutrition therapy and nutritional care plan
• Set treatment goals in collaboration with patient
• Monitor and review patient’s progress and adjust care plan accordingly
• Provide patient education and caregiver training
• Work with caregivers and multi-disciplinary team
• Documentation of nutrition care process in accordance with the guidelines determined by the department and the hospital
• Adhere to organizational and departmental guidelines
• Practice according to the clinical standards set by the department and hospital
• All expected clinical competency must be achieved according to the competency checklist

2. Maintain and manage workload

• Achieve target caseload and clinical key achievement areas
• Plan and complete work effectively within time frame
• Prioritize workload appropriately

3. Assist in quality improvement activities/projects (relating to improvement in clinical care)

• Adhere to patient quality service according to standards by the hospital and department
• Actively participate as a member for quality improvement projects at hospital/department level

4. Maintain consistent CEP standards

• Maintain professional communication with patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses and other allied healthcare workers
• Uphold professional ethics

5. Safe care

• Maintain zero harm to patient
• Follows infection control practices as determined by the hospital

Education

1. Supervision and mentoring

• Assist in the co-supervision/co-training of staff

2. Assist in the supervision of 1st – 2nd year student

• Supervise polytechnic student project
• Co-placement educator for university student placements

3. Delivery of education

• Deliver in-service training and education to intra-department colleagues
• Prepare training material and conduct in-house and public forums as required
• Present in continual educational in-services and forums

4. Deliver education to patients/public

• Participate and contribute in voluntary and community organizations in the provision of nutritional activities
• Contribute to media responses

5. Assist to conduct professional workshops and seminars

6. Planning and development

• Assist to organize, coordinate and provide continuing education to colleagues
• Assist to organise health related education event or community event
• Assist to develop resource materials
• Assist to review and update curriculum exam papers for student

Research

1. Update knowledge in practice

• Apply and demonstrate evidence based practice
• Critically evaluate research literature and share with others

2. Develop research

• Participate and support research data collection/design and analysis

3. Create and communicate evidence

• Assist to develop abstracts/posters/oral presentations

Management/Leadership

1. Mange services and resources

• Assist to manage services and resources to achieve department/hospital targets

• Coordinate and assist to manage food and beverage services
• Implement new service programmes under the supervision of senior dietitian to meet patients’ needs

2. Collaboration and communication

• Assist to lead department workgroup to deliver and improve service and care
• Participate in department project

3. Set strategic direction

• Assist to manage information and data to identify gaps and potential areas of change
• Assist to evaluate and present findings to department to influence change

GENERAL

• Actively involved in hospital and department’s initiatives
• Any other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor / HOD