Dieticians and Nutritionists plan and supervise the preparation of diets for individuals or groups, supervise and evaluate health programmes and assist in appraising the various factors related to nutrition and food problems in the community.
Performing tasks related to the management and monitoring of clinical dietetics and community services, planning and preparing nutritious and appropriate food based on the hospital diet manual, and advisory services to patients who require therapeutic diets;
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Providing nutrition assessments, education, research and training;
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Collecting, managing and assessing data relating to health and nutritional status of individuals and groups;
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Monitoring food intake and quality to provide nutritional care;
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Planning and directing the preparation of therapeutic and other diets/menus for individuals or groups in hospitals, institutions and other establishments;
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Participating in nutrition education programmes and nutrition rehabilitation activities;
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Advising on nutrition aspects of community food issues and health programmes;
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Keeping abreast of knowledge in related fields and maintaining contacts with appropriate professionals;
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Preparing educational materials and giving talks and lectures on diet and nutrition;
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Preparing scientific papers and reports;
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Participating in the formulation and implementation of public health laws and regulations to safeguard and promote the health of a community;
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Teaching medical students and other health sciences students, medical specialists and other health professionals;
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Performing related tasks; and
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Enhancing knowledge and coordinating work performance.
What are the skills required?
Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Soft Skill
Communication
The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential, no matter what industry you work in.
Hard Skill
Mandarin
Able to speak Mandarin
Soft Skill
Research
Experience performing creative and systematic work to understand a product, market, or customer, either before building a new solution, or to troubleshoot an existing issue
Soft Skill
English
Able to speak English
Soft Skill
Bahasa Malaysia
Able to speak Bahasa Malaysia
Soft Skill
Critical Thinking
Experience objectively examining assumptions (adopted rules of thumb) underlying current beliefs to assess their correctness and legitimacy, and thus to validate or invalidate business beliefs.
Hard Skill
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is an office suite of applications, servers, and services developed by Microsoft.
Soft Skill
Creative Problem Solving
Creative problem-solving is the mental process of searching for an original and previously unknown solution to a problem.
Hard Skill
Data Entry
Working experience of Data Entry. Data entry is the professional term for entering information into a computer or data-recording system using an electronic or mechanical device.
Hard Skill
DNA Technology
DNA technology has revolutionized modern science. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), or an organisms genetic materialinherited from one generation to the nextholds many clues that have unlocked some of the mysteries behind human behavior, disease, evolution, and aging.
Hard Skill
Health Research
Health research is research that is done to learn more about human health. Health research also aims to find better ways to prevent and treat disease.
Hard Skill
Healthcare Management
Healthcare management is the profession that provides leadership and direction to organizations that deliver personal health services, and to divisions, departments, units, or services within those organizations.
Soft Skill
Listening
Expertise in focusing on the words and intention being communicated by another in a way that demostrates focus and enhances the effectiveness of the interaction.
Hard Skill
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Hard Skill
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing (MI) refers to a counseling approach in part developed by clinical psychologists William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
Soft Skill
Problem Solving
Problem solving consists of using generic or ad hoc methods, in an orderly manner, for finding solutions to problems.
Soft Skill
Public Relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) and the public.
Hard Skill
Record Keeping
Records management, also known as records and information management, is an organizational function devoted to the management of information in an organization throughout its life cycle, from the time of creation or inscription to its eventual disposition.
Soft Skill
Report Writing
A report or account is any informational work (usually of writing, speech, television, or film) made with the specific intention of relaying information or recounting certain events in a widely presentable form.
Soft Skill
Time Management
Time management is the process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities - especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.
Field of Study Required
Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.