Registered Dietitian - Dialysis - 40 Hours/Week

Henry Ford Health System; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a Registered Dietitian to support dialysis patients across two outpatient facilities in the Metro Detroit area. This full-time, 40-hour-per-week role will split time between Troy Dialysis (70%) and Home Dialysis Specialty Center (30%), with collaboration across interdisciplinary care teams.

The dietitian will manage nutritional assessments, education, and care planning for dialysis patients, reporting to a supervisor and contributing to ongoing quality

Qualifications

• Requires BS in Nutrition and completed dietetic internship.
• ADA registered RD with clinical nutrition experience preferred.
• Experience with nephrology and dialysis nutrition is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients for initial assessments and updates.
• Assesses nutritional status and prescribes diet plans.
• Provides nutrition education to patients and caregivers.
• Coordinates diet with other health care facilities and teams.
• Monitors labs and adjusts nutrition plans as needed.
• Participates in interdisciplinary meetings and care planning.

Skills

Registered Dietitian

Nephrology nutrition

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient education

Labs interpretation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition

Dietetic internship completion

ADA registered RD

Job description

Registered Dietitian - Dialysis - 40 Hours/Week

Registered Dietitian – Dialysis (Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week)

We are seeking a Registered Dietitian to join our dialysis team in a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role. This is a split-site position, providing nutrition services and patient support across two outpatient dialysis facilities in the Metro Detroit area. The successful candidate will divide their time between both locations and collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to support optimal patient outcomes.

Work Locations:

Troy Dialysis (70% of the time)
2050 Livernois, Suite A
Troy, MI 48083

Home Dialysis Specialty Center (30% of the time)
29001 Harper Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081

Job Summary:

Responsible for all aspects of nutritional needs of dialysis patients. Will strive to fulfill the organization’s mission, vision, values, philosophy and goals. Works closely with the interdisciplinary team members in order to care for the dialysis patient. Develops a close working relationship with other dietitians in order to facilitate information flow and educational efforts. Reports to designated supervisor.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interviews patients (and others as relevant) for initial and update assessments
• Assesses patient’s initial and ongoing nutritional status
• Calculates, prescribes and instructs others regarding diet for patients
• Provides nutritional education to patient, caregivers and unit staff
• Coordinates diet with other health care facilities and is involved in continuing communication with hospitals, extended care facilities, home health care agencies, senior centers and “Meals on Wheels” staff
• Monitors adherence to diet
• May make recommendations regarding phosphorus binder initiation, type and dosage changes, renal vitamins, stool softeners, oral iron products, cinacalcet and oral vitamin D analogs and calcium supplements
• Reviews monthly labs with patient
• Makes recommendations regarding nutritional issues, (e.g. alternate feeding route, tube feedings supplemental feedings) and monitors status
• Provides crisis intervention, (e.g. response to panic values, hyperkalemia)
• Monitors medication as it relates to drug-nutrient interaction
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care meetings with appropriate documentation on patient care plans
• Participates in unit quality improvement meetings and activities
• Active participation in GHS dietitian meetings and committees
• Identifies and obtains nutritional resources
• Functions as an integral part of the interdisciplinary health care team, making and receiving referrals and education awareness and utilization of existing educational materials; upgrades and develops new materials
• Functions as a professional role model
• Participates in professional development activities, such as attending meetings, conferences, professional memberships and professional reading, particularly as they relate to the field of nephrology
• Maintain ADA registration through continuing education in field of nephrology
• Participates in and facilitates kinetic modeling
• May participate in protocol management
• Makes recommendations to patients and team based on nutritional assessments/reassessments
• May mentor Dietetic Interns as requested
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

• Requires Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
• Requires completion of an approved dietetic internship
• ADA Registered and minimum of 1 year professional experience as RD in clinical nutrition required

Additional Information

• Organization: Community Care Services
• Department: Troy Incenter Dialysis
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Equal Employment Opportunity / affirmative action employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.