Dietitian
Company: Fresenius Medical Center
Location: Oak Park
Posted on: June 22, 2022
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Job Description:
**_Description_**_Provide your personal attention and kindness,
professional insight, and a generosity of spirit. Offer expertise
and encouragement. Enhance each patient's future-as well as your
own._**Connect with your goals and change lives****with Fresenius
Medical Care North America.**Here, we make connections that empower
patients, their families, and our team members. As the global
leader in dialysis healthcare, we form bonds that enable the best
possible outcomes and professional satisfaction. While our
extensive organization continues to grow, so do opportunities for
our professionals to learn, grow, and advance.**Why Join the
Fresenius Team?**Passion. Dedication. Knowledge. Motivation.
Experience. These are the impressive qualities you'll find in the
Fresenius Leadership Team. Our strength in the North American
market and extensive global network provide our employees with the
best of both worlds-the friendliness of a local organization and
the stability of a worldwide organization-for diverse experiences
and challenging career opportunities. When you join the Fresenius
Medical Care team, you'll be welcomed into a company that is built
on the philosophy that our employees are our most important asset.
Our career advantages include the following:+ Fresenius Medical
Care is the nation's largest provider of renal care, meeting the
needs of more than 135,000 patients at 1,800 clinics throughout the
country.+ Our well-established, trusted organization fosters a
spirit of camaraderie, emphasizing friendly collaboration,
professional support, and career development.+ Superior training,
UltraCare - quality control, and certification procedures ensure
your potential to succeed and advance as a professional.+
Competitive compensation and exceptional benefits.+ Outstanding
tuition reimbursement program.+ Recognized among Fortune's World's
Most Admired Companies in 2011.+ National Safety Award from CNA
insurance companies for 11 consecutive years.+ Opportunities to
give back by participating in philanthropy and community outreach
programs.**Registered Dietitian-Renal Care**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.**
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