Nutrition and Dietetic Assistant

What people in this role do:

• Discuss with health care team members the dietary needs of patients and clients
• Negotiate with patients food preferences
• Assist in the planning of menus for clients and patients
• Ensure food is hygienically and correctly prepared and presented well
• Assist Dieticians to develop a nutrition care plan
• Maintain patient diet records
• Assist in the training of staff involved in the preparation and serving of meals for patients with dietary needs
• Use computers for data system entry and retrieval.

Your chances of success will be better if you have:

• Good oral communication skills
• Interested in working with people
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work with computers
• School Certificate

The Future

• Employment for minimum of one year
• Employment areas include: public and private hospitals, and larger nursing homes
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