Renal Nutrition Specialist

About this Role

As a valued member of our interdisciplinary team, you will play a crucial part in delivering unique nutritional care to patients facing end-stage renal disease. Our team is dedicated to building strong bonds and lasting relationships with patients, their families, and all team members.

How You Will Grow and Advance

We offer a comprehensive Core Curriculum program, which includes CEUs, specifically for dietitians on all topics of renal nutrition therapy. Our orientation and training program is designed to develop experts in the field of renal nutrition, allowing you to work at the top of your license.

Our Culture

We believe our employees are our most important asset. We value, care about, and support our people. We offer tuition reimbursement to support your education goals, grant scholarships to family members, deliver relief when natural disasters strike, or provide financial support when personal hardship hits.

Our Focus on Diversity

We have built a nurturing environment that welcomes every age, race, gender, sexual orientation, background, and cultural tradition. We have a diverse range of employee resource groups (ERGs) to encourage employees with similar interests, goals, social and cultural backgrounds, or experiences to come together for professional and personal development, discussion, activities, and peer support.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Assess patient's knowledge and provide education regarding the relationship of diet and kidney disease and the impact on the treatment process.
• Provide education to patient/family/caregiver regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid status, and all nutrition related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process.
• Complete nutritional assessment and work with the interdisciplinary team to develop an individualized comprehensive plan of care for patients.
• Maintain complete and accurate medical records including progress notes.
• Provide ongoing assessment and counseling necessary to assist patient in achieving and sustaining an effective nutritional status.
• Identify malnourished or at-risk patients and work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate interventions, resources, or solutions.
• Monitor, adjust, and document response to nutrition therapy and addresses any issues impacting the patient's ability to achieve the goals.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on Urea Kinetic Modeling recommendations to achieve the physician's prescription of Kt/V.
• Report on nutrition QAI results and participate in the interdisciplinary QAI program.
• Review nutrition related lab results:
  • Counsel patient and/or caregiver and formulate appropriate action.
  • Recommend treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
  • Identify candidates to refer to physician for nutritional supplements.
  • Communicate with physician and/or facility staff as appropriate.

Education and Experience

Registered Dietitian as per Commission on Dietetic Registration. Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition encouraged. Current state licensure if applicable.

Experience and Skills

1+ year experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian. Previous renal experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required.

The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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