Renal Dietitian, Hialeah Position Available In Miami-Dade, Florida

Renal Dietitian, Hialeah ARC Dialysis, LLC Hialeah, FL 33013

Function:

Under the direction of the Director and Medical Director, the Renal Dietitian is to 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.

• Responsible for driving the ARC Dialysis 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.
• 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 ARC Dialysis guidelines. Maintains complete and accurate documentation of all appropriate information in medical record according to established ARC Dialysis 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 management and recommendations for nutrition and renal bone disease, nutritional status, psychosocial status, modality, rehabilitation status and sodium/volume control.
• 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.
• 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 nutritional recommendations 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.
• 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 by ARC Dialysis Director of Nursing, Nurse Manager, or Director of Operations.

Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian as per Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition encouraged.
• Current state licensure if applicable.
• 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.

Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time, Contract Work Location:

In person