Clinical Nutrionist
8 months ago
Creates meal plans according to a patient’s dietary restrictions and requirements. Their main duties include establishing short and long-term health goals with patients, teaching about health and nutrition and developing effective nutritional and exercise plans for clients.
**Responsibilities**
- Counsel patients on any dietary issues and healthy eating habits
- Develop nutrition plans while considering the client’s budget and tastes.
- Assess clients’ nutritional and health needs.
- Evaluate if the meal plans have a positive effect on clients’ health.
- Create educational material about healthy eating habits.
- Read and contribute to the latest nutritional research.
- Speak to groups about the importance of nutrition to prevent specific diseases.
- Document patient progress
**Nutrtional Health Service Excellence**
- Book any appointment for the patients, whether a new appointment or follow up.
- Ensure the members have the best quality of care possible and meeting their needs and expectations.
**Projects Support**
- Continuous research on the latest trends and advancements in mental healthcare
- Identify and assess opportunities of growth and expansion of services to meet evolving community needs.
- Ensure utilization of technology in delivering the best service possible
**Skills**:
- Diligence
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to collaborate closely with clients.
- Good research and analysis skills
- People skills
- In-depth knowledge of different dietary allergies and restrictions
- An understanding of food science and how it affects bodies.