Experience:
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nutrition Services Technician May 2021 - Present
Specialized Medical Center Hospital • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Obtains necessary information from the Nurse Stations to determine patient’s diet status
• Serving Therapeutic Diet Care plans for patients of any age including children, adolescent, geriatric, surgery, etc.
• Improve patient’s diet status by consulting with physician and checking with Nurses timely updating patient diets from all levels of In-patient units and Long-term units
• Assists tray line or chef in the kitchen while packing food to confirm Food Quality and Standard Quantity of Diet Food based on patient requirements
• Supervision of all Therapeutic diets in the kitchen when preparing and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner meals
• Responsible to do monthly Patient Food Satisfaction surveys from In-patient unit and long- term unit hospital wise
• Interacts professionally with patient / Provides complete food information based on Patient diets (if patient demands).
• Monitor food trolleys and diet food preparation in the kitchen with making sure Patient Health Safety
• Prepare patient MRN stickers to confirm patient identification while serving food based on patient diet
• Audit food temperature and collect food samples on a daily basis and take necessary action upon finding any food quality issue by reporting to the Manager
• Conducting monthly staff training to teach them about all therapeutic diets with explaining the differences between liquid diets, etc.
Dietitian Apr 2017 - Apr 2021
Al Jafel International Hospital • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Nutritional Screening, Assessment and Re-assessment of patients
• Development of Nutritional Plan of Care
• Highlighting “food-drug interaction” to clinical staff
• Making recommendations related to patient dietary needs
• Nil Per Os (NPO) monitoring
• Education to other health staff, patients and families
• Reviewing and updating the Dietary Manual
• Supervising the work in the Kitchen
• Communication with the Physicians and the nurses to ensure effective multidisciplinary plan for patients
• Round on patients
Therapeutic Dietitian Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
Clinica Antipolo Hospital and Wellness Center • Antipolo, Philippines
• In conjunction with medical and nursing professional, prescribes specific foods suitable for the individual patient’s clinical condition as well as evaluate food consumed
• Specific recipe ingredients, weights of foods and methods of preparation and cooking for therapeutic meals
• Liaises with chefs to ensure that recipes, preparation and cooking procedures and portion sizes are appropriate for each patient with special needs
• Monitors the preparation, cooking and service procedures for the therapeutic meals
• In conjunction with medical and nursing professional, assist in the prescription of formulas for patients requiring tube feeds
• Oversees the production and distribution of tube feeding product
• Liaises with nursing professional and individual patients who are prescribed with therapeutic diets on a daily basis to ensure that the patient’s needs re being met
• Assist in the training of therapeutic cooks
• Adopts a proactive approach to promote dietetic awareness and healthy eating principles
Clinical Dietitian Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
Health Oasis Hospital • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Clinical Dietitian must be acknowledged regarding department and hospital policy and procedure, Infection control and fire safety; As well chain of command through the organization
• Clinical Dietitian shall be confident to carry on all responsibilities given in order to provide efficient patient care service.
• Clinical Dietitian must be present during the receiving and endorsement of new patient admitted in HOH within assigned wards.
• Assess patient, gather data, and document them in the clinical record with comprehensive clarity and accuracy.
• Plans and implement patient intervention care based on assessment, this includes:
• Computation and distribution of caloric requirements;
• Provide additional supplement, if needed; and
• Provide nutrition counseling to patient and/or
• Prescribed diet for patient needs as (enteral or oral) regular or modified Calculate Diet prescription.
• Evaluate attained Nutritional Care and feeding tolerance (1-3days) starting from the diet order or modification
• Conduct weekly patient rounds and evaluation
• Orders suitable diets meeting patient’s need, by providing the filled-up diet form to the Catering Service.
• Coordinates and advises the Diet Technician regarding the diet
• Evaluate the patient intake tolerance through continues follow-up, and as endorsed by assigned nurses. In order to provide accurate intervention to meet patients nutritional goal.
• Reviews patient chart for assigned wards, and obtaining information for nutritional status of
• Conduct ward visitation daily for the assigned ward. Accomplish weekly update and documentation of patient chart for the assigned
• Monitoring the progress of a patient on enteral feeding and advice of any necessary changes to a patient’s feeding
• Ensures that the ward assigned is properly stocked with the needed nutritional feeding formula and feeding bags.
• Ensure that all nutritional products given to wards are of good
• Make monthly report for the consumption of nutritional
• Make daily update with the diet regime/census in ward assigned
Nutritionist - Dietitian Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
The Medical City • Pasig, Philippines
• Updates cardex and diet slip for breakfast and lunch
• Retrieves new admissions, discharges, diet changes and other patient’s information from the SHAMAN
• Coordinates with the nurses for any discrepancy of the given diet description
• Attends to all telephone queries politely
• Checks the enteral formula master list before endorsing it to the assigned food service assistant formula girl
• Checks and supervises the tray line for breakfast making sure that the patients’ meal will be served on time
• Supervises food service assistant ward personnel in the absence of Food Service Dietitian
• Makes necessary endorsements to the PM Dietitian
• Visits patients for food preferences and does pre-diet counseling for those on therapeutic diet in assigned floors
Nutritionist - Dietitian I Aug 2012 - Jan 2014
Department of Health - Treatment and Rehabilitation Center • Taguig, Philippines
• Undertakes individual nutritional assessment of clients
• Supervises the dietary requirements of the patients including the quality/quantity of food and other food products
• Assists the clinical team in the conduct of the therapeutic activities
• Coordinate with the cooks in the preparation and cooking of food
• Supervises the cleanliness and sanitation of the kitchen and dining area
• Performs other designated duties that may be assigned by immediate supervisor
Quality Assurance Analyst Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
Magnolia Ice Cream Inc. - San Miguel Corporation • Sta. Rosa, Philippines
• Ensures that all incoming materials received by the factory are promptly and properly examined in accordance with the approved and updated
• Ensures that Finished Goods are evaluated for release in compliance to Product
Education:
Masters in Management Major in International Healthcare System May 2024 - May 2025
Philippine Christian University • Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Jun 2007 - May 2011
Polytechnic University of the Philippines • Manila, Philippines
Skills:
Goal-oriented, highly organised and self-motivated professional with a great passion for nutrition and people’s well-being. Proactive and organised with passionate commitment in patient care. Worked more than 10 years in this field in a variety of different settings and can work independently without direct supervision. Seeking a challenging and progressive career with a well-established organization where I can effectively utilize my knowledge and skills and enables me to make a positive contribution to the organization
Additionally:
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
• 11848 Member - Canadian Society of Nutrition Management
• American Heart Association BLS Program
• Nutrition Technician (Saudi Arabia)
• Registered Nutritionist - Dietitian (Philippines)