Dietician
Reports to: Medical Director
Supervises: None
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
To ensure the provision of therapeutic diets to clients/patients based on medical and physical condition and provide dietary counselling to outpatients and inpatients. To counsel patients, carers, and their families about specific diets. |
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
DIETETICS SERVICES
PATIENT CARE
COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES:
DIETETICS SERVICES
- Provide outpatient and inpatient diet therapy services.
- Consult with clinician and other health personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions for clients/patients.
- Assess patients’ nutritional status and screen for potential risks in a timely manner.
- Lead in the planning and implementation of appropriate therapeutic diets for clients/patients.
- Oversee the formulation of menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of clients/patients.
- Provide leadership in the monitoring of patients’ response to the daily nutrient intake making appropriate recommendations for nutritional intervention when necessary.
PATIENT CARE
- Supervise the planning of patient menus and/or menu modifications according to approved diet manual.
- Oversee the inspection of in-patient meals to ensure that they conform to prescribed diets.
- Supervise activities of other Dietician and Diet Cooks by performing evaluations and monitoring the service they provide to staff and patients.
- Ensure monitoring of patient satisfaction to diet therapy services in the department.
- Educate patients and their families on nutritional needs and/or diets; assesses patients’ understanding of and compliance with prescribed diet principles.
- Contribute to the development of guidelines, standards, and protocols for diet therapy services.
- Perform other official duties that may be assigned.
- To treat all individuals with respect and courtesy
- To maintain high levels of confidentiality and information security at all times.
- To use effective communication skills in daily working to encourage patient understanding and compliance and to provide reassurance to reduce anxiety.
COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK
- Maintain effective communication with work colleagues and other health workers in the facility.
- Collaborate and consult with medical staff engaged in the management of the patient/client.
- Develop and sustain partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies.
- Attend and contribute at staff meetings.
- Participate in professional meetings and conferences as required.
- Create good working relationships with all staff, patients/clients, and visitors.
- Be visible and approachable resource for both staff and client for dietetic services to promote a collaborative team working environment across the department.
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
- Constantly be aware of work process problems or bottlenecks that prevent the achievement of goals, objectives, and targets.
- Take appropriate action in improving any process that will allow the reduction of cost and/or improvement to quality, service, and productivity.
Actively participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
- At least 2 years post-graduate experience in a hospital environment
- Accurate and complete clinical record-keeping.
- Knowledge of medical records.
- Strong ability to work well in a team.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Critical-thinking and organizational skills.
- Ability to be creative in handling emergencies.
- Demonstrated leadership, human relations, and effective communication skills.
- Ability to manage under pressure.
- Problem solving skill.
- Ability to demonstrate and participate in effective team working.
- Ability to relate to people from differing backgrounds.
- Supervisory skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Ability to initiate and maintain clear, concise documentation.
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
- 1st degree in dietetics and a registered dietician
- Plus at least 5 years working experience at the grade of Senior Dietician; Evidence of continuing professional development and management training.
- Management and supervisory experience
KEY CONTACTS:
INTERNAL | EXTERNAL |
Medical Director Operations Manager Head of Department | Inpatients Outpatients Members of the public |
WORK PROFILE
The Bank Hospital
Location: Block F6 Shippi Road Cantonment, Accra
P.O. Box CT 1224, Cantonments, Accra | Tel +233 302 739373 | Reg Number CS156732016
Date Posted: September 20, 2024
Closing Date for Applications: October 1, 2024
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Ghana