Registered Dietitian
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Newark
Posted on: April 25, 2024
Job Description:
POSITION FEATURES:
30 Hours per week- Full Time Benefits
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Embrace this opportunity to help patients live
better lives and accomplish important professional objectives. As
part of an interdisciplinary team within our Medical Services
division, the professional we select will provide patients with
counseling and nutritional assessments, and calculate prescription
diets. This individual will assess patient knowledge of diet and
kidney disease, and offer patient-specific, detailed information
about nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid
status, and nutrition-related lab parameters. -PURPOSE AND
SCOPE:Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core values and customer
service philosophy. - Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance Program,
including following all regulatory and FMS policy requirements.
-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. - -DUTIES / ACTIVITIES: -CUSTOMER SERVICE:
- Responsible for driving the FMS culture through values and
customer service standards.
- Accountable for outstanding customer service to all external
and internal customers.
- Develops and maintains effective relationships through
effective and timely communication.
- Takes initiative and action to respond, resolve and follow up
regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely
manner.PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- 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.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. -EDUCATION:
- Registered Dietitian as per Commission on Dietetic
Registration. - -
- Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition encouraged.
- Current state licensure if applicable. -EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED
SKILLS: - - -
- Minimum of 1 year professional work experience in clinical
nutrition as a Registered Dietitian.
- Previous renal 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.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.
Keywords: Fresenius Medical Care, Newark , Registered Dietitian, Healthcare , Newark, Delaware
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