Renal Dietitian — Kidney Nutrition & Patient Education

SNEB; Texas; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care in Texas seeks a Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional services for in-center and home patients, aiming to maximize nutritional status and improve outcomes within the QEP/QAI framework. You will educate patients on kidney disease and diet, perform assessments, and develop care plans with the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include monitoring labs, documenting in records, coordinating with Case Managers as needed, and contributing to quality improvement

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian.
• Renal nutrition experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership competencies and skills for the position, including ability to teach, strong organizational skills, excellent communication, customer service, relationship development, results orientation, team building and decision making.
• Able to perform responsibilities with minimum supervision.
• Basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient’s knowledge of diet and kidney disease and provides education appropriate to patient’s learning needs regarding the relationship of diet and kidney disease and the impact on the treatment process.
• Provides patient specific detailed 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.
• Completes nutritional assessment and participates in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team in the development of a written, individualized comprehensive plan of care that specifies the services necessary to address the patient’s needs, in accordance with established Federal and, where applicable, state licensure guidelines.
• Calculates diet prescription according to standard of practice.
• Completes progress notes on all chronic dialysis patients according to established FMCNA guidelines. Maintains complete and accurate documentation of all appropriate information in medical record according to established FMCNA policies and Federal and state regulations.
• Provides patient with ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented nutrition counseling necessary to assist patient in achieving and sustaining an effective nutritional status.
• Identifies malnourished patients as well as patients at risk for malnutrition and works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate interventions, resources or solutions. Reviews each patient’s albumin level and body weight at least monthly. Implements plan of care with involvement of patient/family/caregiver.
• Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjusts therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status, documents why the patient was unable to achieve the goals and implements the plan of care to address issues impacting the patient’s ability to achieve the goals.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on Urea Kinetic Modeling recommendations to achieve the physician’s prescription of Kt/V.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on management and recommendations for mineral metabolism and renal bone disease, anemia and iron status, nutritional status, psychosocial status, vascular access, modality, rehabilitation status and sodium/volume control.
• Adheres to FMCNA algorithm and medical record policies.
• Reports on nutrition QAI results and participates in the interdisciplinary QAI program.
• Collaborates and coordinates with team members in provision of Pre-ESRD education as appropriate.
• When appropriate, works with Case Manager to coordinate plan of care for patient education and identifies candidates to refer to physician for nutritional supplements, as per disease management agreements.
• Reviews nutrition related lab results.
• Counsels patient and/or caregiver and formulates appropriate action.
• Recommends treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Communicates with physician and/or facility staff regarding lab results as appropriate.
• Communicates lab results and recommended treatment changes to providers of patient care in nursing facilities (i.e., hospitals, short term and long-term care facilities).
• Participates in pertinent staff meetings (i.e., general staff, quality improvement), Care plan meetings, and others as applicable.
• Consults with FMS Corporate Dietitian regarding nutrition concerns as needed.
• Maintains and improves knowledge and skills for a competent and innovative practice.
• Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education hours as specified by American Dietetic Association and state licensure regulations where applicable.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team, ensuring that all work areas are safe and clean.
• Other nutrition management duties as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Decision making

Computer skills

Education

Registered Dietitian

Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition encouraged

State licensure if applicable

Job description

Fresenius Medical Care in Texas seeks a Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional services for in-center and home patients, aiming to maximize nutritional status and improve outcomes within the QEP/QAI framework. You will educate patients on kidney disease and diet, perform assessments, and develop care plans with the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include monitoring labs, documenting in records, coordinating with Case Managers as needed, and contributing to quality improvement