Nutrition Consultant
VLCC
Total years of experience :16 years, 0 Months
include, monitoring and advising clients about their dietary activity in line with their slimming program, regular consultation to evaluate client’s progress, managing program documentation amongst others.
Counselling patients on nutritional issues & promoting healthy eating habits
Developing meal plans (allowing for preferences & budgets)
Conducts daily sales calls to high potential case managers, osales targets in assigned accounts as determined by Branch Manager.
Educating and advising a wide range of patients with diet-related disorders on the practical ways in which they can improve their health by adopting healthier eating habits.
Managing a cost effective food production operation, distributing high quality meals/snacks, and monitoring sanitation and safety standards in a food service setting.
.Analyzing the nutritional content of food (including new products, if you work in the food industry), Delivering group sessions to a variety of audiences, including children and patient groups
.Educating and advising clients on how food and healthy eating habits can prevent illness and achieve and maintain optimum health.
.Educating and advising a wide range of patients on how therapeutic diets and dietary therapy can improve the management of their conditions.
.Calculating individual’s nutritional requirements using standard equations based on assessments of blood chemistry, temperature, stress, mobility and other relevant factors.
.Making appropriate diet recommendations for patients with various illnesses including Nutrition Support, Diabetes and Renal
.delivering group sessions to a variety of audiences, including children and patient groups, educating other healthcare and non-health care professionals about food and nutrition issues.
.Monitor, assesses, and optimizes nutrition status based on the patient’s current medical condition and/or nutrition adequacy.
.Confer with physician’s and other health care professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs, and make recommendations for tube and intravenous feeding and/or dietary supplements.
.Teaching the patients on how to make nutritionally sound food choices to speed the recovery process, prevent disease and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
.running clinics in hospital outpatients departments or general practitioners’ (GP) surgeries for patients who have been referred by hospital consultants, GPs or health visitors.
Educating and advising a wide range of patients with diet-related disorders on the practical ways in which they can improve their health by adopting healthier eating habits.
.Managing a cost effective food production operation, distributing high quality meals/snacks, and monitoring sanitation and safety standards in a food service setting.
.Analyzing the nutritional content of food (including new products, if you work in the food industry), Delivering group sessions to a variety of audiences, including children and patient groups.
.Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in hospitals or in a community setting to gain patients' cooperation in following recommended dietary treatments.
.Educating other healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, biochemists, social workers, care workers and community workers) about food and nutrition issues.
.advising hospital catering departments about the specific dietary requirements of patients.
.Running clinics in hospital outpatients departments or general practitioners' (GP) surgeries for patients who have been referred by hospital consultants, GPs or health visitors.
.Performing test trays and meal rounds and as needed and assigned
.Full supervision for tube feeding for ready and in case needs to be prepared in the division.
.Writing reports and case notes and maintaining accurate records.
.Preparing information packs, flyers and other promotional materials.