Dietitian

• Provide nutritional services for in-center and home patients to maximize nutritional status and improve clinical outcomes
• Assess patients’ knowledge of diet and kidney disease and provide individualized education
• Educate patients, families and caregivers regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures, fluid status and nutrition-related laboratory parameters
• Complete nutritional assessments and interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments
• Develop individualized comprehensive plans of care with the interdisciplinary team
• Calculate diet prescriptions according to standard practice
• Complete progress notes and maintain accurate medical-record documentation
• Provide ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented nutrition counseling
• Identify malnourished patients and patients at risk for malnutrition and implement appropriate interventions
• Monitor adherence and response to nutrition therapy and adjust therapy as needed
• Collaborate on Urea Kinetic Modeling, mineral metabolism, renal bone disease, anemia, iron status, nutritional status, psychosocial status, vascular access, modality, rehabilitation and sodium/volume control
• Report nutrition QAI results and participate in interdisciplinary QAI activities
• Coordinate Pre-ESRD education and patient-care plans
• Review nutrition-related laboratory results, counsel patients and caregivers, recommend treatment changes and communicate with physicians and facility staff
• Participate in staff meetings and care plan meetings
• Consult with the FMS Corporate Dietitian regarding nutrition concerns
• Maintain dietetic registration and continuing education hours
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe and clean work areas
• Travel between assigned facilities and locations within the community; regional, Business Unit and Corporate meeting travel may be required
• Perform other nutrition management and related duties as assigned

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