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Dietitian & Nutritionist

Description of Tasks
Dietitians & Nutritionists advise, plan and implement nutritional programmes. They are responsible for assessing nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health conditions of patients and clients so as to develop and implement dietary plans, planning and conducting nutrition assessments, intervention programmes, and educating patients and clients to improve nutritional levels, designing menus, supervising preparation and serving of meals, monitoring food intake and quality to provide nutritional care, maintaining and recording progress of clients or patients to determine the need for diet modifications.
Therapy & counselling knowledge and skills
Dietitians & Nutritionists must apply the knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for counselling patients and their families and providing advices and plans on nutrition issues.
Minimum Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition, food service systems management, clinical nutrition, or related area. A postgraduate diploma or a master of science degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, or equivalent.
  • A registered dietitian of Commission of Dietetic Registration, American Dietetic Association; or a registered dietitian of Health & Care Professions Council (UK); or a registered dietitian of Provincial Registration, Dietitians of Canada; or an accredited practising dietitians of Dietitians Association of Australia Being accredited dietitians of the Hong Kong Dietitians Association is preferable
Dietitian
Monthly Salary
$30,000 - $60,000
Senior Dietitian
Monthly Salary
$40,000 - $80,000
Principal Dietitian
Monthly Salary
$50,000 - $110,000
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