Job Description
VACANCIES UNDER FACILITY IMPROVEMENT FUND (FIF).
Facility:
Kericho Referral Hospital (1 POST)
Duties and Responsibilities
a) Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and inpatients;
b) Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for existing and emerging diseases for hospital use and home based care and other institutions;
c) Treating and counselling patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally modified products;
d) Implementing the nutrition and dietetic process including screening;
e) Assessing, formulating and implementing nutrition interventions and evaluating outcomes;
f) Providing nutrition support in patient management in health care facilities;
g) Developing and disseminating nutrition behaviour change communication, information, education and communication materials;
h) Implementing nutrition health programmes;
i) Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data.
Requirements for Appointment
a) Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics/ Clinical Nutrition or Home Economics from a recognized institution;
b) Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND);
c) Certificate in Computer Application skills from a recognized institution.
Terms of service: 6 Months Contract (Renewable).
To apply for this job please visit https://psbkericho.co.ke/jobDetails?id=KCPSB/2021/78