Clinical Dietician

Job Title: Clinical Dietician

Reporting To: Manager (Department)

Position Summary The Clinical Dietician reflects the mission, vision, and values of the organization, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Clinical Dietician’s role is to develop and implement nutrition therapy plans for patients by evaluating nutrition parameters and selecting appropriate therapies to restore or maintain optimal nutritional status. Provide nutrition education for the community and other health professionals as a means of ensuring comprehensive care through AMNM.

Responsibilities

Provide nutritional assessments utilizing medical information, anthropometric data, laboratory values and diet history

Develop nutrition care plans by selecting nutrition therapies to meet the medical, developmental and socio-cultural needs, age and interest level of the patient Identify appropriate nutritional interventions:

Provide recommendations regarding calorie/protein supplements, enteral support and vitamin/mineral supplements and other commercial products.

Select appropriate feeding route and enteral product including additional modular or vitamin/mineral preparations.

Counsel patients on appropriate nutrition therapy for disease state, desired outcomes and patient behaviour objectives.

Evaluate effectiveness of intervention utilizing BMI, changes in medical condition and tolerance to therapy

Educate on diet according to disease state, medical condition and health risk

Provide written documentation of all patient assessment and follow-up consultation sessions in the medical record

Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team

Participate in in-service training for department staff

Participate on department teams as assigned

Orient relief personnel and new staff to area of practice to provide consistent patient care

Contact as needed with the multi-disciplinary team to implement care plans, provide education and develop programs.

Ongoing communication as needed with families of patients, providers and other resources as needed by the individual patient.

Experience required:

2 years clinical dietetics experience

Training and work experience in the US

Skills required:

High level interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, management, staff and other customers.

Demonstrated customer service skills, including the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking, flexibility and creativity when resolving customer issues.

Ability to apply critical thinking, communication, influence, and flexibility to make optimal decisions based on multiple variables and desired outcomes.

Good ability to effectively handle challenging situations and balance multiple priorities

Strong data, analytical and finance orientation.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desire to work in multi-disciplinary setting.

Recognizes and accepts accountability for safety and care of patients

Demonstrated patient centered / patient valued behaviors.

Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.

Fluent English speaker. Knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage although not essential

Qualification’s Essential: Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics Preferred: Masters in related field.

Licensing / Certifications

Valid Primary License from the country of origin if applicable AND should be eligible for

license in the Qatar with QCHP.

Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR required.

Core Competencies Results Driven: Consistently delivers concrete, relevant results.

Collaborative: Demonstrates ability to work across functions and projects in a spirit of candor, trust and respect

Change Leader: Encourages innovative thinking and bold action within the context of measured risk.

Energizing Others: Openly shares and communicates enthusiasm and commitment to our mission.

Judgment: Examines data to grasp issues, draw conclusions, and solve problems.