Fay Grateful

Dedicated Nutrition Professional with extensive expertise in meal planning techniques, diet modifications, and patient-centered care. Proficient in conducting health and nutritional assessments, as well as dietary counseling, to promote optimal health outcomes. Passionate about renal education and management, with a strong focus on renal meal planning and compliance monitoring.

Committed to compassionate client care through motivational interviewing and therapeutic relationship building. Adept at maintaining confidentiality while delivering professional counseling and client education, ensuring ethical and effective healthcare practice.

Nutrition Technologist (Volunteer) - The Outspan Hospital - Nyeri

(2025-09)

• Patient Care: Conducting nutrition assessments, developing personalized nutrition plans, and providing nutrition counseling to patients and their families.
• Meal Planning: Planning and implementing hospital menus, ensuring patients receive nutritious meals tailored to their medical needs.
• Collaboration: Working with healthcare teams to ensure comprehensive patient care and optimal nutrition support.
• Education: Providing nutrition education to patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Documentation: Maintaining accurate patient records and reporting on nutrition-related outcomes.

Renal Dietitian - Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital - Kenya

(2024-09 - 2025-01)

• Assess and monitor the nutritional status of renal patients to optimize health outcomes.
• Provide expert nutrition counselling and education to renal patients and caregivers, promoting informed dietary choices.
• Collaborate with the broader healthcare team to ensure comprehensive, multidisciplinary patient care.
• Develop individualized meal plans with tailored dietary modifications to meet specific patient requirements and restrictions.
• Design interventions for renal patients with complex needs, including those with co-existing comorbidities.
• Assess critically ill renal patients in the ICU, calculating precise feeding regimes and recommending appropriate nutrition support feeds.
• Actively participate in Continuous Nutrition Education, staying updated on the latest advancements in renal nutrition and patient care.

Renal Dietitian - Kenyatta National Hospital - Kenya

(2024-04 - 2024-07)

• Conducted the nutrition care process for renal patients, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and monitoring throughout patient care.
• Assisted in the preparation of therapeutic feeds tailored to renal patients' nutritional needs.
• Provided nutrition counselling and education to renal patients and their caregivers, promoting informed dietary choices.
• Developed and modified feeding regimes for critically ill patients in the ICU, ensuring precise nutritional support.
• Designed and implemented interventions for malnourished renal children, supporting improved health and nutritional status.

Nutrition Technologist (Volunteer) - Endarasha Health Centre - Kenya

(2022-10 - 2023-03)

• Conducted nutrition assessments for adults at diabetic, hypertension, and general clinics.
• Provided nutrition education for diabetic and hypertensive patients.
• Delivered individualized nutrition counselling tailored to patient needs.
• Monitored child growth and implemented interventions for malnourished children.
• Provided complementary feeding counselling and vitamin A supplementation.
• Educated breastfeeding mothers at the mother-child clinic.
• Addressed health myths and misconceptions in the community.
• Participated in the Malezi Bora initiative to promote maternal and child health.

Nutrition Technologist - Gatundu Level 4 Hospital - Kenya

(2022-04 - 2022-06)

• Monitored child growth and implemented interventions for malnourished children.
• Conducted nutrition assessments for adults at diabetic, hypertension, and general clinics.
• Provided nutrition education in adult, inpatient, and outpatient settings.
• Managed diet requisitions to ensure appropriate nutritional support.
• Collaborated with the healthcare team to provide comprehensive patient care.
• Participated in the Malezi Bora initiative, promoting maternal and child health.

Nutrition Technologist - Murang'a Level 5 Hospital - Kenya

(2021-05 - 2021-07)

• Growth Monitoring & Promotion
• Nutrition Management for diabetes, hypertension, HIV, burns, cancer, renal conditions
• Nutrition Education in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Parenteral & Enteral Feeding prescription and preparation

Higher Diploma - Renal Nutrition - Kenya Medical Training College-Karen Campus (2023-01 - 2025-03)

Diploma - Nutrition and Dietetics - Kenya Medical Training College-Karen Campus (2019-03 - 2022-07)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - General Education - Naromoru Girls High School (2016 - 2018)

Certificate - Computer Studies - New Digital Computer College (2018-12 - 2019-01)