Vacancy title:
Nutrition Officer II
Jobs at:
Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH)Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, June 27 2024
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 14 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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.
• Participating in implementing outreach programs as planned.
• Place orders of wards nutritional requirements.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assigning appropriate food packages to meet the nutritional needs of clients, including specialized formula for patients with specialized or medical needs.
• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedure and BMH business process; and
• 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.
• Participating in implementing outreach programs as planned.
• Place orders of wards nutritional requirements.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assigning appropriate food packages to meet the nutritional needs of clients, including specialized formula for patients with specialized or medical needs.
• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedure and BMH business process; and
• To perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
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.
REMUNERATION BMH SCALE
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months:
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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