Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.

Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.

Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.

Counsel individuals and group on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.

Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.

Coordinate recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for independent food service operations.

Develop policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control.

Inspect meals served for conformance to prescrib...