Career as Nutritionist/Dietitian

Following could be the Education Careerpath :

1) BSc Microbiology, Food Production and Food Processing, etc or B.H.Sc, with Specialization:Applied Nutrition.

2) Post graduation in Dietetics and Hospital Food Service or other specializations eg. Post graduation certificate in Diabetes Education.

3) Become a Registered Dietitian from the Indian Dietetic Association with an Internship in Hospital.

​Nutritionist/Dietitians work in Hospitals, Freelance Nutrition Therapist / Nutritionist, Fitness Centres, Content and Research (Consultant) and F & B Companies with the following Job Resposibilities :

• Planning effective diet according to the clients need.
• Closely monitoring all the slimming clients’ progress in the centre.
• Responsible for revenue generation of slimming department.
• Managing customer relationships.
• Orientation of all new slimming staff recruited in the centre.
• Indirect marketing of high Nutrition products by conducting Nutrition programmes at Schools.
• Handling all the diet related queries of all school students.
• Have expertise in preventive care as well as disease management programs.
• Training the trainers: - Trained empanelled nutritionists on how to conduct various health and nutrition programs.
• Planning diets and counselling obese individuals, diabetics, cardiac patients, underweight individuals etc. (face to face as well as telephonic sessions)
• Conducting nutrition awareness seminars and health talks in Companies.
• Working as a nutrition expert for Online Companies for answering queries related to health and nutrition.
• Diet Consultation at Health Clinics.
• Conducting health camps in renowned organizations.
• Health coaching: - provided health coaching to company employees after complete health assessment.
• Handling Dietetics Dept. and F and B Dept of a Company. (Working as the HOD).
• Planning diets for the admitted patients. Checked the diets planned by the junior dietician before prescription.
• Daily ward and ICU rounds. Individual discharge diet counseling to patients, planning of R.T. feeds and all the other therapeutic diets.
• Prescribing diets to health check up patients and also to OPD patients.
• Conducting seminars and health talks.
• Managing Staff.

Hospitals :

• Planning menus for patients and hospital staff and checking quality assurance in the dept.
• Carrying out intra departmental clinical audits.
• Provide medical nutrition therapy to patients.
• Provide dietary consultations to inpatients and outpatients, especially paediatrics.
• Co-ordinate between Doctors, Patients, their families and nurses.
• Undertake training of student dieticians doing internship. 
• Administer the smooth functioning of department in the absence of department head.
• Conduct group education for health workers, patients & other hospital staff.
• Diet Planning, Explaining and Counselling the patients and clients.
• Diet planning included weight loss, weight gain diets, and also therapeutic diets for renal diseases, cardiac diseases, diabetes, cancer etc.
• Checking blood parameters at regular intervals and changing the diets accordingly. Prescribing nutritional supplements if needed etc.
• Handling long distance clients through email and phone counseling.

• Ward, ICU and ICCU rounds, Handling OPD Patients, Counseling, and Therapeutic Diet Planning.

• Counseling the parents of pediatric patients about good nutrition  and better health for their children. (Health Camp)

• Planning diets for the members of a gym. Planning and counselling weight loss (fat loss) diets, weight gain diets, therapeutic diets (for members with diabetes, dyslipidemia, Hypertension etc.)

• Nutrition and diabetes education consultation to patients enrolled onto Healthcare Magazines, Websites, etc.

• Counseling on lifestyle modification and nutrition focusing on prevention and management of obesity and metabolic disorder.

• Conduct corporate health risk assessment workshops, lectures & events across India.

• Responsible for business development and project development.

• Nutrition Service/Product Devt. : - Article writing for company websites and newsletters, developed power point presentations and develop several other products related health and nutrition.

• Provide content for CCC & DCC (Educational, Scientific & Promotional, etc).

•  Develop, implement and maintain a corporate Social Media strategy with Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and Newsletters. Conduct training and take lectures for the junior staff.

• Develop patient communication material and medical condition guidelines.

• Create successful email marketing campaigns.

• Conduct lectures for interns and college students.