Renal Dietitian Specialist

2 weeks ago

Los Angeles, California, United States National Renal Care LLC Full time
Job Title: Renal Dietitian

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Renal Dietitian to join our team at National Renal Care LLC. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality nutritional care to patients with chronic renal disease.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Assist with clinical and operational procedures to improve patient health and minimize hospitalizations and missed treatments.
  2. Demonstrate effective use of supplies and staff labor hours.
  3. Perform duties as assigned to meet the patient care and/or operational needs of the facility.
  4. Actively participate and assist with the pre-ESRD program.
  5. Recommend therapeutic diets in consideration of cultural and/or personal preferences and changes in treatment based on the patient's nutritional needs in consultation with the patient's physician.
  6. Answer questions and discuss problems with dialysis patients when excessive weight-gain occurs, or when other instances of suspected dietary non-compliance occurs.
  7. Design and distribute educational materials concerning diet for the dialysis patient, conduct seminars and classes for dialysis patients concerning aspects of their diets.
  8. Perform regularly scheduled evaluations of standard menus for renal patients, revising and/or updating menus as necessary, and participate in monthly interdisciplinary patient care conference.
  9. Assist patients in obtaining dietary supplements as appropriate.
  10. Provide ongoing monitoring of data to determine need for timely intervention and follow-up.
  11. Assist with program's target goals for patient outcomes in accordance with quality patient care and company goals.
  12. Must perform initial assessments in accordance with state regulations.
  13. Nutrition reassessments shall be conducted in accordance with state guidelines or more often if indicated.
  14. Help maintain a productive quality assurance program and participate in the center's quality assurance activities.
  15. Assure follow-up progress notes are written in each patient's record each month.
  16. Assure documentation corresponding with the patient's care plan is noted on a monthly basis or as needed.
  17. Counsel patients, and patients' families on prescribed diets and monitoring adherence and response to diet therapy.
  18. Educate staff and provide in-service training in relation to patient dietary care.
  19. Take part as a member of the interdisciplinary team in all required patient assessment and care planning activities.
  20. Attend and participate in monthly Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings.
  21. Assist with programs target goals for patient outcomes in accordance with quality patient care and company goals.
  22. Knowledge of and comply with appropriate healthcare professionals practice act requirements.
  23. Use appropriate safety measures including personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary.
  24. Be familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational measures.
  25. Participate in staff meetings as required. Attend in-services and continuing education sessions in compliance with company policy and procedure.
  26. Assist with staff training as requested.
  27. Participate in team concepts and promote a team effort, perform duties in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Requirements:

  1. Must have Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition or Food.
  2. Minimum of one (1) year experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietician required.
  3. Current Registered Dietician (RD/RDN) certification showing proof registered with Commission of Dietetic Registration.
  4. Demonstrated working knowledge of the English language and ability to communicate in writing as well as verbally.
  5. Must have basic computer skills; proficiency in all NRC clinical applications required within 90 days of hire.
  6. Must be able to organize time and tasks well.
  7. Ability to meet minimum hospital/agency hiring standards which may include additional background clearances and orientation requirements if applicable to the program assigned to for employment.
  8. Must meet any practice requirement(s) for the relevant state.

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