Dietitian

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Dietitian delivers patient-centered nutritional care through assessment, diet prescription, counseling, and monitoring. The role ensures patients receive evidence-based nutrition therapy as part of their medical management and collaborates closely with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to optimize clinical outcomes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Responsibilities

• Implement dietetic and nutrition care services in accordance with service policies, clinical guidelines, accreditation standards, and professional practice requirements.

• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans based on medical diagnoses and treatment objectives.

• Provide diet counseling and structured education to patients, caregivers, and families to support lifestyle modification and disease management.

• Monitor, evaluate, and document patient progress, adjusting nutrition care plans as clinically indicated.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams (Doctors, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals) to coordinate integrated, patient-centered nutrition care.

• Plan, review, and evaluate therapeutic and regular menus to ensure nutritional adequacy and adherence to clinical prescriptions.

• Observe and monitor food preparation, portioning, and service practices to ensure quality, hygiene, and accuracy of therapeutic diets.

• Conduct briefings and educational updates for Food Services and Nursing personnel on diet protocols, therapeutic diets, and special menu requirements.

• Collect, compile, and analyze clinical statistics and service data to support audits, reporting, and performance monitoring.

• Participate in the review of service procedures, protocols, and quality improvement initiatives to strengthen service delivery.

• Check and report on outsourced or contracted food services (where applicable) for adherence to food safety, hygiene, and quality requirements. Highlight any non-conformance to the Senior Dietitian (where applicable) or Head of Dietetics & Food Services.

• Execute operational workflows efficiently to ensure smooth delivery of clinical, food service, and community nutrition activities.

• Participate in community nutrition, wellness, or health promotion activities organized by the hospital.

• Liaise with suppliers and vendors (where applicable) regarding nutritional products, ensuring alignment with service needs and quality expectations.

• Implement assigned service initiatives and projects to enhance service quality, operational efficiency, and patient outcomes.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform any other responsibilities assigned by immediate superior or hospital management.

Main Responsibilities

• Implement dietetic and nutrition care services in accordance with service policies, clinical guidelines, accreditation standards, and professional practice requirements.

• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans based on medical diagnoses and treatment objectives.

• Provide diet counseling and structured education to patients, caregivers, and families to support lifestyle modification and disease management.

• Monitor, evaluate, and document patient progress, adjusting nutrition care plans as clinically indicated.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams (Doctors, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals) to coordinate integrated, patient-centered nutrition care.

• Plan, review, and evaluate therapeutic and regular menus to ensure nutritional adequacy and adherence to clinical prescriptions.

• Observe and monitor food preparation, portioning, and service practices to ensure quality, hygiene, and accuracy of therapeutic diets.

• Conduct briefings and educational updates for Food Services and Nursing personnel on diet protocols, therapeutic diets, and special menu requirements.

• Collect, compile, and analyze clinical statistics and service data to support audits, reporting, and performance monitoring.

• Participate in the review of service procedures, protocols, and quality improvement initiatives to strengthen service delivery.

• Check and report on outsourced or contracted food services (where applicable) for adherence to food safety, hygiene, and quality requirements. Highlight any non-conformance to the Senior Dietitian (where applicable) or Head of Dietetics & Food Services.

• Execute operational workflows efficiently to ensure smooth delivery of clinical, food service, and community nutrition activities.

• Participate in community nutrition, wellness, or health promotion activities organized by the hospital.

• Liaise with suppliers and vendors (where applicable) regarding nutritional products, ensuring alignment with service needs and quality expectations.

• Implement assigned service initiatives and projects to enhance service quality, operational efficiency, and patient outcomes.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform any other responsibilities assigned by immediate superior or hospital management.

JOB REQUIREMENT

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics (recognized by relevant authority).

• Registered with Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council (MAHPC).

Knowledge and Experiences:

• Preferably 1–3 years of clinical dietetics experience (fresh graduates may be considered).

• Familiarity with hospital dietetics workflow, food service operations, and clinical documentation.

• Understand food safety, quality standards, and therapeutic diet principles.

Skills & Competencies:

Special skills required

• Strong clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice skills, including comprehensive nutrition assessment, individualized care planning, and patient progress monitoring.

• Effective communication, counselling, presentation, and public speaking skills, with the ability to deliver tailored diet advice, patient and caregiver education, staff briefings, and community or health promotion programs.

• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

• Strong organizational, workload management, documentation, and reporting skills, including competent use of hospital information systems.

• Basic competency in quality improvement and clinical audit activities.

• Good observational skills in monitoring food preparation, portioning, and adherence to therapeutic diet requirements.

Personal Attributes:

• Compassionate and patient centered.

• Eager to learn, improve, and accept feedback.

• Professional, ethical, and dependable.

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Adaptable and resilient in a dynamic healthcare environment.