Job Roles
To review and provide nutritional advice to dialysis patients.
Main Responsibilities
1. Perform nutrition screening with reliable screening tools to evaluate patient risks, level of criticality and to direct services while adhering to the Standards of Practice (SOP) in Nutrition Care.
2. Conduct nutritional assessments with suitable methods which may include
- identify and record medical, anthropometry, biochemical, social and environmental data necessary to plan nutritional management
- perform diet interviews to obtain a comprehensive diet history,
- conduct Subjective Global Assessment (SGA),
- participate in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
3. Integrate foundational dietetics knowledge with critical appraisal of assessment data to diagnose nutrition problem(s) which can be resolved or improved through treatment or nutrition intervention.
4. Develop nutrition plans and implement interventions (e.g. diet counselling) based on knowledge of patient’s current health and nutrition problem(s).
5. Provide client follow-up and modify nutrition care plan as necessary.
6. Involved in continuous planning, execution and improvement of nutrition projects and programs (e.g. outreach program, group education program, etc)
7. Review literatures and/or utilize appropriate educational resources (e.g. workshop, conferences) to update knowledge and develop skill.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualification
- Bachelor or advance degree with major studies in dietetics and completed clinical dietetics internship (at least 24 weeks) in approved institution
- A member of Singapore Nutrition and Dietetic Association and obtained yearly certificate of Accredited Dietitian in Singapore (advisable)
Experience
- 1 year experience in clinical nutrition (preferred)
Soft Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications
Candidate will be reporting at NKF HQ and expected to travel DCs islandwide as part of work arrangement
