Meeghan Klomp

A highly dedicated, resourceful and goal-driven candidate with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics with Honours from the North West University. I am a qualified Dietitian currently completing my Community Service year at Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital, where I have expanded upon my skills to assess, evaluate, treat and provide dietetic input to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team. In my present and past employment, I developed the ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders, deal with challenging client complaints, multitask in rapidly changing circumstances, and order tasks based on urgency.

I am a strong learner who is dedicated to expanding my knowledge, enjoy taking on responsibility, and I excel at providing helpful services to people in need. I have made countless beneficial contributions to my workplace that have significantly improved the lives of my patients thanks to my innate ability to take initiative when working with limited resources. The courses that I have taken as part of my ongoing education as a healthcare professional show how keen I am to expand my professional skill set.

I am a young and passionate industry entrant with a passion for nutrition and enhancing peoples quality of life via nutrition therapy. I am seeking a position as a Dietitian in either the government or private practice. Ultimately, I want to work towards taking part in nutrition programming and policy development that explicitly targets people who are food insecure.

Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital 

Community Service Dietitian (January 2022 to Date)

• Engages with a diverse community requiring innovative nutrition services.
• Assesses the nutritional and health needs of patients. 
• Provides optimal nutrition to patients.
• Provides nutrition education to patients. 
• Performs therapeutic management duties.
• Handles stock control and supplement issuing.
• Responsible for updating the therapeutic diets in food service unit. 
• Follows-up with patients about intervention and makes recommendations. 
• Participates in ward rounds and clinical handover with colleagues. 
• Liaises with multidisciplinary team, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Keeps accurate and up to date records and reports of patients. 
• Manages clinical workload and cases as patients are referred.
• Sees to department operational requirements on a regular basis. 
• Attends workshops and courses to continue professional development. 
• Performs basic administrative tasks related to duties. 

Hospitals / Clinics / Food Service Units (April 2021 to November 2021)

Student Intern Dietitian

• Dietitian therapy / community nutrition internships at the following facilities: Klerksdorp / Tshepong Hospital Complex, Potchefstroom Hospital, Steve Tshwete Clinic Works and learns under the supervision of qualified dietitians. 
• Observing food service system management, ward and clinic set up.
• Provided medical nutrition therapy in surgery, paediatric and medical wards. 
• Consultation of outpatients. 
• Presenting both prepared and unprepared cases. 
• Doing a bed side oral in hospital exam.

• Bachelor of Science in Dietetics with Honours; North West University, 2021
• Bachelor of Science in Dietetics; North West University, 2018-2020 
• National Senior Certificate / Matric; Pretoria High School for Girls, 2016