Clinical Dietitian
lively
Total years of experience :5 years, 9 Months
Evaluating a client's nutritional needs.
Providing nutritional counseling and advice to clients.
Creating a clinical nutrition treatment plan for a client.
following up with clients to ensure that their plan is effective or if we need to do any changes.
• Build the capacity of designated health care staff on anthropometric measurements (MUAC, weight, height, and edema), referrals and management of acute malnutrition for children under 5, through the delivery of trainings.
• Ensure assigned PHCs have received all necessary materials, supplies and tools to proceed with implementation of the program.
• Provide technical support where needed to designated healthcare staff on screening and management of potential cases suffering from acute malnutrition.
• Provide on the job support to the assigned PHCs to ensure successful application of screening/growth monitoring of children 0-59 months of age and referrals where needed.
• Provide on the job support to healthcare staff at the PHCs in measuring and recording anthropometric data for all children 0-59 months of age.
• Ensure the correct implementation of the referral process (PHC to PHC, PHC to Hospital, Hospital to PHC)
• Provide support to PHCs with regards to reporting on the stock and need for supplies.
• Provide the needed support and guidance to ensure proper follow-up of children admitted for management of acute malnutrition and prevent a high incidence of defaulters.
• Monitor the daily reporting from the PHCs.
• Submit detailed daily reports on the performance of the PHC.
• Link with PHC director, PHC administrative staff, nurses, pediatricians to ensure an optimal implementation of the program.
• Report to the Health & Nutrition Area Coordinator and Training Coordinator.
• Explain nutrition issues for patients
• Assess patients’ and clients’ health needs and diet
• Develop meal plans taking clients’ preferences into account
• Evaluate the effects of meal plans and change the plans as needed
• Counsel patients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits
• Promote better nutrition by giving talks to groups about diet, nutrition, and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.
• Act as a focal point at the Primary Healthcare Center for the treatment and management of acute malnutrition
• Provide daily on the job support to the assigned PHC to establish the surveillance system for growth monitoring of children 6-59 months of age.
• Provide daily on the job support to healthcare staff at PHCs in measuring and recording anthropometric data for all children 6-59 months of age.
• Ensure the distribution of micronutrients to pregnant & lactating women and children under 5
• Report on the stock and need for supplies at the PHCs
• Organize and deliver awareness sessions to beneficiaries (nutrition, infant and young child feeding, hygiene etc.)
• Conduct home visits to follow-up on defaulting cases
• Report to the Health and Nutrition Field Officer
• Submit weekly reports
• Performs other duties as necessary.
• Explain nutrition issues for patients
• Assess patients’ and clients’ health needs and diet
• Develop meal plans taking clients’ preferences into account
• Evaluate the effects of meal plans and change the plans as needed
• Counsel patients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits
• Promote better nutrition by giving talks to groups about diet, nutrition, and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.
i have completed my masters degree and submitted my thesis which was about: EATING DISORDERS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH PTSD AMONG SYRIAN REFUGEES LIVING IN LEBANON. the thesis was published.