NUTRITION OFFICER II at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital | May 2024
Job Description
POST NUTRITION OFFICER II – 1 POST
EMPLOYER Hospitali ya Benjamin Mkapa
APPLICATION TIMELINE: 2024-05-14 2024-05-27
JOB SUMMARY N/A
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
i.Reviewing the patients feeding survey of each patient with i.Reviewing the patients feeding survey of each patient with specialized or medical need attending BMH clinic, providing needed information to help them in make an informed decision about feeding choice, and provide them with technical support.
ii.Participating in implementing outreach programs as planned.
iii.Place orders of wards nutritional requirements.
iv.Assisting in identifying those clients at significant medical/nutritional risk, identifying nutritional objectives and schedule the high risk follow up clinic for in depth nutritional counselling.
v.Providing nutritional counselling and class instruction for various needs of the target population, especially nutritional needs for patients, pregnancy, breastfeeding, infants and document client progress towards goals.
vi.Assigning appropriate food packages to meet the nutritional needs of clients, including specialized formula for patients with specialized or medical needs.
vii.Ensure adherence to standard operating procedure and BMH business process; and
viii.To perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
specialized or medical need attending BMH clinic, providing needed information to help them in make an informed decision about feeding choice, and provide them with technical support.
ii.Participating in implementing outreach programs as planned.
iii.Place orders of wards nutritional requirements.
iv.Assisting in identifying those clients at significant medical/nutritional risk, identifying nutritional objectives and schedule the high risk follow up clinic for in depth nutritional counselling.
vi.Assigning appropriate food packages to meet the nutritional needs of clients, including specialized formula for patients with specialized or medical needs.
vii.Ensure adherence to standard operating procedure and BMH business process; and
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Holder of Bachelor Degree in one of the following fields; Food and Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Family Consumers Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Service Systems Management, Home Economics, Human Nutrition or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
