Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 06, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
JOB PURPOSE
As a nutritionist at Imprint Hope you will make a key contribution to IH’s mission by ensuring the health and dietary needs of the children under Imprint Hope’s program are managed well. In this position you will provide Imprint Hope families with education, resources, and advocacy to ensure a healthy nutritional status for the children under our program. As a nutritionist, you will develop trusting partnerships with patients and create a healthy nutritional plan for each family under Imprint Hope’s program. As a nutritionist at Imprint Hope, you must embody the core values of integrity, respect, understanding, teamwork, and excellence. Your skills will ensure the team prioritizes the stewardship of IH resources and the health and safety of all Imprint Hope clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Promote and restore patient’s health by collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members at Imprint Hope and partnered hospitals.
• Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and nutritional counsel and support to patients and families.
• Evaluate the dietary needs of clients by utilizing nutritional assessment and surveys to assess their health and nutrition levels, etc. and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Provide nutritional counselling to ensure the carryover of an individualized sustainable nutritional plan.
• Perform follow-up field visits in the family’s home to ensure appropriate carry-over of nutritional protocols in the home environment.
• Be a nutritional advocate for families during their follow-up medical visits.
• Plan, organize and implement community desensitization programs on nutrition in the various catchment areas of Imprint Hope’s programs and services.
• Set clear objectives and realistic and relevant short- and long-term goals with patients and families.
• Protect patients by adhering to infection-control policies, protocols, medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain nutritional supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among Imprint Hope team members by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.

Behavioral Competencies:
• Demonstrates Leadership and positively influences others; effectively trains and mentors peers.
• Builds strong teams: prioritizes communication and teamwork and makes people feel valued.
• Manages toward results: takes initiative and responsibility; holds self and team accountable for results.
• Applies critical thinking, adaptive management, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Holds self and others accountable to IH values, principles, and policies without exception.
• Ensures strong stewardship of resources and assets

Qualifications & Experience
Mandatory Requirements
• Diploma in a related field (e.g. nutrition, dietetics etc). A degree in a related field is an advantage.
• Fluent in spoken and written Luganda and English; Lusoga is an advantage
• Basic computer skills (typing, word processing, spreadsheets) are an advantage
• Experience working with or knowledge about persons with disabilities is a plus

Added Advantage
• A strong candidate will demonstrate their ability to:
• Strong analytical and accounting skills.
• Set clear goals and manage toward them.
• Be detail-oriented.
• Be honest and dependable.
• Lead by example.
• Use strong oral and written communication skills.
• Manage multiple responsibilities effectively and set priorities.


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above should submit their applications under the job vacancy “QSSU-IH-NUT-NUTRITIONIST”

Application Link.
https://qsourcingservtec.applytojob.com/apply/yP9xOiy3Lu/QSSUIHNUTNUTRITIONIST 


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