Clinical Dietitian - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - GluCare

GluCare

Verified Company

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

The role of the Clinical Dietitian/Nutritionist involves providing highly specialized guidance, support, and education to people with prediabetes, diabetes, and obesity.

This involves using appropriate nutritional therapy through in-person interactions and digital platforms. Nutritional counseling also extends to other chronic conditions, including cardiovascular issues, thyroid conditions, and hypertension.

Requirements:

Plan, develop, and implement nutritional education for adults and their families that is suitable for delivery on an online platform, following established guidelines for content, tone, length, health literacy, and sourcing.
Provide inperson and online nutrition education related to diabetes and the disease process and monitoring in relation to blood glucose levels.
Develop and demonstrate expertise in evidencebased diets for common chronic medical conditions, Diabetic Diet, DASH Diet, Mediterranean Diet, and Renal Diet, by understanding and providing cultural context to enhance treatment effectiveness.
Review available patient data regarding current nutritional intake and glucose levels and create nutritional plans and educational materials to improve nutrition in a manageable, personalized process, both inperson and on the digital platform.
Provide regular nutritional feedback for weight control and disease management according to protocols, which involves checking patients' food logs, activity levels, weight loss, and glucose levels on the digital platform.
Assist insulindependent diabetics in nutritional education and carbohydrate counting, making adjustments, if necessary, about blood glucose levels for medication control in coordination with the physician and diabetes educator.
Escalate concerns to the physician or other Care Team members when a patient issue is beyond the scope of practice.
Develop collaborative relationships with other departments, services, and community healthcare agencies to facilitate and support quality diabetes care and overall health and wellbeing.
Engage in and contribute to nutritional research.
Following established protocols, document assessments, interventions, and plans, including recommendations, goals, progress notes, and interaction summaries.

Education and Experience

Current Clinical Dietitian licensure in the UAE (preferred).
Mandatory DHA license
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or ability to obtain within thirty (30) days of hire.
Minimum of two years of experience in a healthcare setting, preferably in a diabetes, nutritionist, or clinical dietitian role.
Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or Human Nutrition.
Fluent communication skills in English (knowledge of Arabic as an additional language is preferred).
Independent work capability, creativity, attention to detail, and a positive attitude.
Proficient in utilizing digital platforms to develop innovative educational content, incorporating relevant nutritional information.
Managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously and prioritizing work scheduling.
Maintaining confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.
Timely and accurate completion of work assignments.
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
Professional handling of challenging digital situations involving patients, physicians, or others.
Assuming responsibility and accountability for effectively managing the nutrition care of individual patients both online and on digital platforms.