Fresenius Medical Care
Healthcare
RegisteredDietitian
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“Registered Dietitian at Fresenius Medical Care. Skills: Nutritional status, Clinical outcomes, Patient care. Assess patient's knowledge of diet. Provide education appropriate to patient’s learning needs”
What You'll Achieve.
Maximize patient’s nutritional status; Improve clinical outcomes; Achieve individualized patient-specific goals; Achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status
Industry & Context.
Process improvement activities
Travel between assigned facilities, Travel to regional meetings, Travel to Business Unit meetings, Travel to Corporate meetings
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Registered Dietitian as per Commission on Dietetic Registration, Current state licensure if applicable, Minimum of 1-year professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian
Nice to Have
Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition encouraged, Previous renal experience preferred
What You'll Do.
Assess patient's knowledge of diet
Provide education appropriate to patient’s learning needs
Provide patient specific detailed education
Completes nutritional assessment
Participate in interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments
Participate in development of a written
individualized comprehensive
Calculate diet prescription according to standard of practice
Complete progress notes on all chronic dialysis patients
Maintain complete and accurate documentation
Provide ongoing nutrition assessment
Provide outcome-oriented nutrition counseling
Identify malnourished patients
Identify patients at risk for malnutrition
Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team
Review albumin level and body weight at least
Implement plan of care with involvement of patient/family/caregiver
Monitor adherence and response to nutrition therapy
Adjust therapy as needed
Document why patient was unable to achieve goals
Implement plan of care to address issues
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on Urea Kinetic Modeling
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on management and recommendations
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on renal bone disease
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on anemia
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on iron status
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on nutritional status
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on psychosocial status
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on vascular access
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on modality
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on rehabilitation status
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on sodium/volume control
Adhere to FMCNA algorithm
Adhere to medical record policies
Report on nutrition QAI results
Participate in interdisciplinary QAI program
Collaborate and coordinate with team members in provision
Work with Case Manager to coordinate plan of
Identify candidates to refer to physician for nutritional
Review nutrition related lab results
Counsel patient and/or caregiver
Formulate appropriate action
Recommend treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team
Communicate with physician regarding lab results
Communicate with facility staff regarding lab results
Communicate lab results to providers of patient care
Communicate recommended treatment changes to providers of patient
Participate in pertinent staff meetings
Participate in Care plan meetings
Consult with FMS Corporate Dietitian regarding nutrition concerns
Maintain and improve knowledge and skills
Maintain dietetic registration
Maintain continuing education hours
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team
Ensure all work areas are safe and clean
Perform other nutrition management duties
Perform other related duties
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interdisciplinary healthcare team; Interdisciplinary team; Team members
Communication Scope
Patient education; Nutrition counseling
Full Job Description
**_PURPOSE AND SCOPE:_** Provides nutritional services for the facility’s in-center and home patients as applicable in order to maximize the patient’s nutritional status and improve clinical outcomes. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, supporting the FMCNA commitment to the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAI) activities. Actively participates in process improvement activities that enhance the likelihood that patients will achieve their individualized patient-specific goals as determined by the patient’s physician. **_PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND 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
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