
Lydia Chepkemoi
Nutritionist
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About
To provide quality health care through strengthening health system, advocacy and strategic partnerships. Nutrition assessment, counselling and formulation of diet plans. Health and nutrition assessments using varied methodologies – Standardized Monitoring Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART), Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) and Semi Qualitative.
Good understanding of the Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition policy (MIYCN), Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) and Advocacy. Possess demonstrated experience in coordinating of activities in the scale up of High Impact Nutrition Interventions and health and WASH emergency project. High integrity, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Well-developed cultural sensitivity, having worked with diverse communities.
Experience
Nutritionist - HILL VIEW MEDICAL CENTER
(2025-01)
- Preparing monthly reports
- Offering nutrition counseling and education to patients
- Performing nutrition care processes to clients attending nutrition clinic
- Inspecting patients diets
Nutritionist - LONGISA REFERAL HOSPITAL-BOMET - BOMET
(2024-03 - 2024-06)
- Preparation and administration of therapeutic feed and diet in the wards
- Documentation and compilation of monthly nutrition reports
- Giving nutrition education to patient in maternity ward, paediatric ward, comprehensive care centre (CCC), diabetic clinic and maternal and child health care clinic (MCH)
- Performing nutrition care process to all clients in nutrition clinic, CCC, MCH and In-Patient ward
- Performing duties at renal unit
- Attending ward rounds to inspect patient diets and advising them accordingly
Nutritionist - LONGISA REFERAL HOSPITAL-BOMET - BOMET
(2021-10 - 2021-12)
- Preparation and administration of therapeutic feed and diet in the wards
- Documentation and compilation of monthly nutrition reports
- Giving nutrition education to patient in maternity ward, paediatric ward, comprehensive care centre (CCC), diabetic clinic and maternal and child health care clinic (MCH)
- Performing nutrition care process to all clients in nutrition clinic, CCC, MCH and In-Patient ward
- Routine weighing and growth monitoring of children and adult clients in ccc and other departments whenever needed
- Attending ward rounds to inspect patient diets and advising them accordingly
Nutritionist Volunteer - KURANGURIK HEALTH CENTER
(2022-03)
- Planning therapeutic diets to patients with different illnesses
- Offering Nutritional counselling to patients and growth monitoring
- Assessing the Nutritional status of the patients
- Nutritional supplementation to malnourished cases
- Nutritional management of different diseases
- Issuance of food supplements in the Supplementary Feeding Program
Education
DIPLOMA - NUTRITION AND DIETETICS - Kenya Medical Training College CHWELE (2022 - 2024)
CERTIFICATE - NUTRITION AND DIETETICS - Kenya Medical Training College CHWELE (2019 - 2022)
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL - MURKAN HIGH SCHOOL (2014 - 2018)
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION - MURKAN PRIMARY SCHOOL (2004 - 2013)