Experience:
• Growth monitoring and micronutrient supplementation in the MCH
• Issuance of food by prescription to patients meeting the criteria for supplementation
• Follow up of patient through the outpatient clinics and special clinics
• Documentation of data in the ministry of health reporting tools
• Prescription of enteral and parenteral nutrition support feeding for patients
• Facility monthly report compilation.
• Counseled clients on nutrition issues such as obesity, eating disorders, tube feeding management, failure to thrive and feeding dysfunction.
• Provided appropriate follow-up according to patient's individual treatment goals and referred patients to outpatient and community services as appropriate.
• Collaborated with physicians and healthcare personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of clients.
• Provided in-depth information on nutritional care to maximize health.
• Educated clients about long-term health benefits of balanced diets and exercise programs.
• Documented clinical findings and entered pertinent health data for processing, recordkeeping, and use by other medical professionals.
• Calculated, revised and verified proper enteral and parenteral feedings to meet nutritional needs.
• Monitored quality control procedures to guarantee preparation and delivery of healthy menu choices.
• Assessed clients' nutritional and health statuses to prescribe appropriate eating and exercise plans.
• Created and prepared visual aids, manuals and other materials used in teaching.
• Managed multiple nutritional educational groups to increase client nutrition knowledge.
Skills:
• Nutrition survey and assessment
• Maternal infant and young child nutrition
• Computer skills
• Report writing
• Flexibility
• Good communication skills
• Technical skills
• Planning and implementation
• Enterprise Resource Planning system
Additionally:
• design individual patient nutrition plans with regard to possible health side effects
• developing individual food regime in conjunction with hospital food production manager
• supervised clinic diets
• Performed screening assessment on an individual basis.
• growth monitoring and promotion
• report writing and calculation of parenteral/ enteral feeds
