Job Demand: High
Average weekly wage: $1,426
Where you could work:
Hospital - Gold Coast University Hospital
Businesses - Good Mix Superfoods
Nutritionists do the following tasks:
- Planning diets and menus, and instructing people on the requirements and importance of diet and on the planning and preparation of food
- Supervising the preparation and serving of meals
- Collecting, organising and assessing data relating to health and nutritional status of individuals, groups and communities
- Monitoring food intake and quality to provide nutritional care
- Calculating nutritional values of food served
- Planning, conducting and evaluating nutrition intervention programs and compiling educational material
- Providing nutrition assessments, nutrition management, and nutrition education, research and training
- Consulting with other Health Professionals and related workers to manage the dietary and nutritional needs of patients