Knowledgeable Clinical Dietitian with a number of years educating patients and families, monitoring patient nutrition and managing physician ordered diets. Demonstrated success in collaborating with clinicians to optimize patient plans. Thrive in challenging, fast-paced settings when managing multiple tasks and working with various patients.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Nutritionist
ministry of health
Chibombo
01.2017 - Current
Produced clear and concise meal and exercise plans for clients based on specific dietary needs and medical requirements.
Counsel about 15 clients per day on nutrition issues such as obesity, eating disorders, tube feeding management, failure to thrive and feeding dysfunction.
Documented clinical findings and entered pertinent health data for processing, recordkeeping, and use by other medical professionals.
Provided 80% appropriate follow-up according to patient's individual treatment goals and referred patients to outpatient and community services as appropriate.
Collaborated with physicians and healthcare personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of clients.
Managed multiple nutritional educational groups to increase client nutrition knowledge.
Assessed clients' nutritional and health statuses to prescribe appropriate eating and exercise plans.
Provided in-depth information on nutritional care to maximize health.
Referred patients to appropriate outpatient settings for additional diet education and support.
Calculated, revised and verified proper enteral and parenteral feedings to meet nutritional needs.
Created and prepared visual aids, manuals and other materials used in teaching.
Completed detailed nutritional assessments of 20 patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements per day
Coordinated and implemented nutrition programs within community to promote healthy eating.
Developed and prepared low-fat, low-cholesterol and chemical-free meals.
Health and Nutrition Supervisors
Catholic Relief Services, CRS
Chipata, ZM
01.2015 - 11.2016
Conducting Positive Deviance Inquiries (PDI) and adapting local recipes for Community Complementary Feeding and Learning Sessions (CCFLS) to maximize nutritional value of meals, including micro-nutrients and protein.
Help develop selection criteria for health promoters and nutrition volunteers.
Train couch health promoters in essential nutrition action and other health hygiene and nutrition topics using care group model.
Also conduct refresher training for health promoters.
Supervise health promoters and nutrition volunteers.
Verification and aggregation of data.
Conduct accompanying supervisory visit to each health promoter at least once per month providing constructive feedback to health promoters to ensure quality of services
Review and adapt as necessary health, hygiene and nutrition messages for beneficiaries through health promoters and nutrition.
Collect, synthesis and share reports for M and E from health promoters and nutrition volunteers.
Support health promoters in conducting community wide health, hygiene and nutrition events.
Ensure linkages synergies and coordination between agriculture, income/assets, gender and health/nutrition programme technical components.
Conduct house hold visits of pregnant and lactating women
Conducting monthly meetings with health promoters
To monitor and conduct follow ups of malnourished children
Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
Education
BSc - public health
University of Lusaka
Lusaka
01.2017 - 11.2021
Diploma - food and nutrition
Chikankata High School
Lusaka
01.2009 - 11.2014
Some College (No Degree) -
Chikankata Secondary School
Chikankata
01.2002 - 11.2007
Skills
IT SKILLSundefined
Certification
Nutrition assesments in adults and elderly
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Nutritionist
ministry of health
01.2017 - Current
BSc - public health
University of Lusaka
01.2017 - 11.2021
Health and Nutrition Supervisors
Catholic Relief Services, CRS
01.2015 - 11.2016
Diploma - food and nutrition
Chikankata High School
01.2009 - 11.2014
Some College (No Degree) -
Chikankata Secondary School
01.2002 - 11.2007
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