Dietitian / Nutritionist at Lily Hospitals Limited

Lily Hospitals Limited, established in 1986 remains one of the foremost hospitals in Nigeria and within the South-South region of the country. It is the first private hospital in Nigeria to achieve ISO 9001:2000 quality management system certification from the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON). Also, we are consistently committed to high standards; continuous improvement, service excellence, organizational citizenship, and outstanding work ethics.

At Lily Hospitals, we are consistently committed to high standards; continuous improvement, service excellence, organizational citizenship, and outstanding work ethics. running residency training programs in family medicine and radiology. Lily Hospitals is also involved in horsemanship training and internship training in Pharmacy and Radiology. We have multiple locations in Benin, Warri, and Okuokoko, etc.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Dietitian / Nutritionist

Location: Warri, Delta
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• This role is responsible for translating scientific information about nutrition into practical advice to help patients make health-conscious decisions about food.
• The dietitian will also assess, diagnose and treat diet-related problems and aim to raise awareness of the link between food and health to prevent future problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Practice as a member of an interdisciplinary team to determine nutritional needs of patients and to plan normal and therapeutic menus.
• Plan, Calculate and transcribe therapeutic diet into food according to prescription.
• Supervision and preparation of special diets
• Feeding of the critically ill, via the preparation of Nasogastric Tube feeds.
• Responsible for the nutritional rehabilitation of the malnourished adults and children in the Hospital.
• Responsible for catering services
• Ensures that food service policies and procedures are available and implemented to guide personnel
• Routine inspection of the kitchen for hygiene and proper use of personal protective equipment
• Participate on Medical Consultants’ ward round
• Educate patients through different media on different issues related to diet.
• Attendance at the Clinical meetings.
• Routine visits and dietary counseling of in-patients, as may be scheduled by the physician.
• Record all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.
• Participate in patient dietary planning.
• Conduct dietary counseling for patients.
• Respond to patients’ inquiries in a professional, courteous and timely manner and provide information on nutritional care and services.

The Person

• Minimum academic qualification of a B.Sc. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
• 2 - 5 years relevant work experience on a similar role preferably in the Health sector.
• Licensed member of the Dietetics Council of Nigeria (IDN or DAN) would be an added advantage.
• Excellent customers service skills
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal and people management skills
• Intermediate Knowledge of Microsoft office packages
• Possess high degree of accuracy and attention to details.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Application Closing Date
23rd August, 2024.