Dietitian

ROLE DESCRIPTION:
Dietitians promote good dietary health and treat medical conditions by devising eating plans for patients based on the science of nutrition. As a dietitian you’ll translate scientific information about nutrition into practical advice to help people make health-conscious decisions about food. You’ll assess, diagnose and treat diet-related problems and aim to raise awareness of the link between food and health to prevent future problems

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
Dietitians and nutritionists are experts in food and nutrition. Purpose of this department is to advise people on what to eat in order to lead a healthy lifestyle or achieve a specific goal related to the health of their patients. Dietary plans are prepared to meet the nutritional requirements of individual patients according to their medical charts.

KEY RESULT AREAS:
1. Outpatients for their nutrition assessment status.
2. Nutritional group education- Conducting Patient education with patient and family about importance of Nutrition and consequences of malnutrition three times a week.
3. To ensure that appropriate medical nutrition therapy(MNT) and symptomatic nutrition management care is provided to all IP.
4. To co- ordinate with ICU doctors regarding the medical management and nutritional care & needs of the patient.
5. Nutritional Report data on quarterly basis.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Nutritional Support *
a) (a)Promote, Protect and Support Nutrition under which provision of manpower in terms of Dietitian, is provided who does regular counselling, assessment and provides diet charts, nutrition supplements and equipment’s.
b) (b) Poshtik Ahaar Sahayta Karyakram (PASK) which caters and monitors meals provided for patients and families in OPD & IPD.
c) (c) Research & Capacity Building
d) (d) Advocacy & Awareness (Celebrating National Nutrition Week & World Breastfeeding Week)
e) (e) National & International collaboration

2. Hygiene & Infection Control *
a) Parent Patient Education (Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Program for Children with Cancer, Oral Hygiene, Food & Water Safety)
b) Direct provision of Services (Hygiene Kits with all essential hygiene articles, anti-fungal medicines, anti-pollution masks)
c) Installation of equipment’s (water purifiers, wall mount sanitizers, geysers, air purifiers)
d) Advocacy & Awareness (Celebration of Global Handwashing Day)
3. Blood Support *
a) Meeting blood demands
b) Data fulfils the blood and platelet need of the beneficiaries and organize blood camps, provision of SDP kits and awareness generation among donors
c) Provision of Single Donor Platelet Kits
d) Advocacy & Awareness through regular blood donation camps across all units
4. Holistic Accommodation *
a) Provision of affordable and child friendly accommodation provides outstation families with affordable and child-appropriate accommodation during treatment process
b) To ensure Right to Childhood to children by providing educational, recreational and emotional support and services
c) To provide Nutritional and Other Supportive care services for improved Quality of Life
d) Reintegration of families for skill building and income generation
e) Financial aid to Patient for Food, Lodging and Transportation support