Kuwaiti Nationals

؜ - ؜Kuwait City ؜ -

Job details

Provide one to one Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and patient education in
individual and group sessions. Develop evidence -based educational materials
for patients and the public


Responsibilities



  • Assess patients' nutritional needs, develop, and implement therapeutic diets, evaluate and report results

  • Assess nutritional needs for renal patients who have type ‎1 and type ‎2 diabetes

  • Confer with physicians and other health care providers in order to coordinate medical and nutritional needs of patients

  • Counsel individuals, groups, family members and caretakers on nutritional practices designed to prevent disease and promote good health

  • Run a nutrition clinic ‎5 days a week

  • Run nutrition clinics in the evening hours as needed

  • Conduct ‎24 hour recalls for all patients and enter them into Nutritics on baseline and/or frequently as needed with once a year follow up as minimum.

  • Assist in conducting nutritional education group sessions for patients

  • Develop evidence - based nutrition educational materials

  • Assist in supervising cooking classes when required

  • Assist in research activities and recruitment for research studies, including proposal writing, data collection, analysis, and report writing

  • Assist in developing and implementing at least one departmental project or service and carry out departmental duties as assigned and agreed upon

  • Take part in outreach and in-house activities

  • Take part in media activities including TV, Radio, Social Media, Newspaper etc…

  • Any other duties as assigned by the Team Leader or Head of Unit


Required Skills and Expertise:



  • Two years minimum of related experience in similar organization

  • Competent in applying Medical Nutrition Therapy

  • Good communication skills in both Arabic and English (reading, writing, speaking)

  • Knowledge of behavioral modification theories is desirable

  • Capable of developing educational material

  • Current membership of professional associations for nutrition is desirable

  • Valid Practice license


Other Comments:


Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or higher, preferably candidate
with a master's degree.

Job Summary

  • Advertiser: Dasman Diabetes Institute
  • Announcement date: 11/01/2023
  • Type of employment: -
  • Experience level: -
  • Educational level: -
  • Job location: Kuwait City
  • Salary: -
  • Phone number: -

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