Medicine Healthcare
Dietitian
Related positions: Dietitian, Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Nutritionist, Nutritionist, Oncology Dietitian, Outpatient Dietitian, Registered Dietitian, Renal DietitianOverview
Dietitians are professionals specialized in the field of nutrition. They generally try to improve the health of individuals by informing them about proper nutrition, and ideally, by helping to change their nutrition habits. They usually access nutritional needs, and provide information and advice tailored to specific individuals. They may also provide lectures or group talks, or they may be involved in research.
According to onet, 53% of employed dietitians own a post-baccalaureate certificate, 33% have studied to a masters degree level, and 10% have a bachelor degree.
Common tasks
| Task | Related trait(s) |
|---|---|
| Access nutritional needs of individuals | Decision Precision |
| Interpret laboratory tests and device necessary plans | Decision Precision |
| Provide individual or group counseling services or teaching sessions on nutrition | Nutritional Persuasion Empathetic Listening Empathetic Care |
| Coperating with health professionals and others | Professional Integrity Caring Compassion Empathetic Counseling Nutritional Persuasion Empathetic Listening |
Soft skills measured by TraitForward
| Trait | No of Questions | Cronbach’s alpha (α) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conceptual Literacy | 5 | 0.74 | |
| Can they comprehend and clearly explain complex nutritional and medical concepts to diverse audiences, from healthcare colleagues to patients with varying levels of health literacy? | |||
| Professional Integrity | 8 | 0.72 | |
| Can they consistently demonstrate honesty, ethical behavior, and reliability in their professional practice, even when faced with pressure or conflicting interests? | |||
| Caring Compassion | 5 | 0.74 | |
| Can they demonstrate genuine concern for their patients’ wellbeing and consistently take action to provide supportive, empathetic nutritional care? | |||
| Empathetic Care | 5 | 0.72 | |
| Can they genuinely connect with clients’ emotions and concerns about their health and nutrition, responding with compassion while providing appropriate support? | |||
| Decision Precision | 4 | 0.79 | |
| Can they make well-reasoned nutritional recommendations by systematically evaluating clinical information and carefully weighing the benefits and limitations of different intervention options? | |||
| Empathetic Counseling | 6 | 0.80 | |
| Can they genuinely understand patients’ emotional connections to food and health while providing supportive, personalized nutritional guidance that makes clients feel heard and respected? | |||
| Empathetic Listening | 6 | 0.74 | |
| Can they genuinely connect with and understand clients’ emotional and psychological relationships with food while listening attentively to unexpressed concerns? | |||
| Nutritional Precision | 5 | 0.72 | |
| Can they demonstrate rigorous attention to detail and disciplined execution when developing personalized nutritional interventions? | |||
| Nutritional Persuasion | 4 | 0.73 | |
| Can they effectively influence clients to adopt and maintain healthier eating habits through compelling, clear, and empathetic communication? | |||
Find out the psychometric properties for the Dietitian Traitforward questionnaire