Nutritionist vs pediatric clinical dietician

Differences between nutritionist and pediatric clinical dietician duties and responsibilities

Nutritionist example responsibilities.

• Lead weekly nutritional education workshops on diabetes management, in addition to providing individual counseling.
• Inspire patients to proactively manage their diabetes, to include administering insulin and taking prescribe medications.
• Follow up in the out-patient GI clinic for tube feeding regimens, assessing growth and food allergies.
• Establish clients via social media; maintain Facebook page.
• Develop training table menus for all NCAA scholarship athletes and attend training table.
• Provide complete instruction and advice to patients with diet-relate problems like diabetics, hypertension.
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Pediatric clinical dietician example responsibilities.

• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
• Perform assessments and administer medications to pediatric patients, chart and document all care that the patient receive.
• Document data relate to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, and treatment changes.
• Obtain hospital certification for chemotherapy administration.
• Provide care to pediatric patients as part of an interdisciplinary team on the pediatric hematology/oncology and general pediatrics unit