Fresenius Medical Care
Healthcare
RegisteredDietitian
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“Registered Dietitian at Fresenius Medical Care. Skills: Nutritional services, Patient education, Interdisciplinary team collaboration. 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 effective nutritional status; Achieve physician's prescription of Kt/V
Industry & Context.
Decision making
Travel between assigned facilities, Travel to regional meetings, Travel to Business Unit meetings, Travel to Corporate meetings, Exposure to infectious diseases
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1-year professional work experience, Registered Dietitian as per Commission on Dietetic Registration, Current state licensure if applicable
Nice to Have
Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition, Previous renal experience
What You'll Do.
Assess patient's knowledge of diet
Provide education appropriate to patient's learning needs
Provide patient specific detailed education
Complete nutritional assessment
Participate in interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments
Participate in development of care plan
Calculate diet prescription
Complete progress notes
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 monthly
Implement plan of care
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 on Urea Kinetic Modeling recommendations
Collaborate on management of mineral metabolism
Collaborate on management of renal bone disease
Collaborate on management of anemia
Collaborate on management of iron status
Collaborate on management of nutritional status
Collaborate on management of psychosocial status
Collaborate on management of vascular access
Collaborate on management of modality
Collaborate on management of rehabilitation status
Collaborate on management of 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
Provide Pre-ESRD education
Work with Case Manager to coordinate plan of
Identify candidates to refer for nutritional supplements
Counsel patient and/or caregiver
Formulate appropriate action for lab results
Recommend treatment changes to 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
Participate in pertinent staff meetings
Consult with FMS Corporate Dietitian
Maintain and improve knowledge and skills
Maintain dietetic registration
Maintain continuing education hours
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team
Ensure 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; Patient specific 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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