Nutrition and Dietetics Technologist III – 2 Posts at County Government of Nyeri

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and inpatients;
• Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for existing and emerging diseases for hospital use and home-based care and other institutions;
• Treating and counseling patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally modified products;
• implementing the nutrition and dietetic process including screening;
• Assessing, formulating, and implementing nutrition interventions and evaluating outcomes;
• Providing nutrition support in patient management in health care facilities;
• Developing and disseminating nutrition behavior change communication, information, education, and communication materials;
• Implementing nutrition health programmes;
• Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data: and
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor

Requirements for Appointment

• Must be a Kenyan Citizen (Attach ID)
• KCSE Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietetics/Clinical Nutrition, Food Science and Nutrition from a recognized institution;
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND);
• Valid practicing License from the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians.
• Two (2) years post-registration experience.
• Proficiency in computer applications