From cytotechnologist to dietitian
12 of the 81 essential skills of a dietitian are already essential for a cytotechnologist — about 15% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 69
- would be new
- 15%
- of the target job covered
- 81
- essential skills of a dietitian
What a dietitian does
Dietitians assess specific nutritional requirements of populations or individuals throughout their lives and translate this into advice which will maintain, reduce risk to, or restore people’s health. Using evidence-based approaches, dietitians work to empower individuals, families and groups to provide or select food which is nutritionally adequate, safe, tasty and sustainable. Beyond healthcare, dietitians improve the nutritional environment for all through governments, industry, academia and research.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- apply context specific clinical competences
- chemistry
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- follow clinical guidelines
- health care legislation
- hygiene in a health care setting
- medical informatics
- professional documentation in health care
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
69 skillsEssential for a dietitian and not for a cytotechnologist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise food industry
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise on preparation of diet food
- apply organisational techniques
- biological chemistry
- calculation of food energy
- clinical examinations in dietetics
- composition of diets
- conduct nutrition research
- contribute to continuity of health care
- contribute to public health campaigns
- counselling methods
- deal with emergency care situations
- deliver group sessions on nutrition
- develop policies for nutritional programs
- dietetics
- eating disorders
- educate healthcare users on nutrition
- educate on the prevention of illness
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- epidemiology
- follow up nutrition care plan
- food allergies
- food authentication techniques
- food hygiene rules
- food labels
- food legislation
- food science
- formulate dietetic intervention
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- identify cause of nutritional imbalance
- identify nutritional properties of food
- identify the dietetic professional quality of care
- identify the health benefits of nutritional changes
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- interact with healthcare users
and 29 more
Other moves from cytotechnologist
2 roles- biomedical scientist23 skills in common
- anatomical pathology technician13 skills in common
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How far are you from being a dietitian?
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