Registered Dietitian
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Shelbyville, TN · 2 days ago
Healthcare$31k–$40k/yrFull-time
Overview
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting a Registered Dietitian to support our nonprofit mission of prioritizing individualized care for patients facing chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to ensure that the care of the patient is our reason for existence, and our dedicated team embodies this commitment during every patient interaction. We seek motivated, compassionate individuals to provide top-notch patient care.
DCI offers paid training, competitive pay, weekends off, outstanding benefits, and a positive, mission-driven culture. Join DCI today to build relationships and gain fulfillment in our comfortable clinical setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio than other providers.
Responsibilities
- Aid patients in making diet and nutrition choices that improve their quality of life.
- Complete comprehensive nutrition assessments for all new and at-risk patients.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and patient to develop and implement individualized care plans based on nutritional assessments; review monthly and document progress toward established goals.
- Identify specific interventions necessary to meet nutritional needs based on evidence-based guidelines, best practices, and current research.
- Maintain regular monitoring of laboratory results and weight changes, and make recommendations to meet established goals.
- Utilize a patient-centered care approach, respecting and responding to individual and cultural preferences while encouraging engagement.
- Participate in Quality Assessment Performance Improvement processes, documenting and attending meetings per clinic policy.
- Create and compile nutrition materials to promote adherence to renal diet guidelines.
- Communicate nutrition concerns with the care team, including attending physicians.
- Share kidney disease and nutrition advances with the care team as needed.
Qualifications
- Must be a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Minimum one year professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a registered dietitian (after successful completion of registration exam) required.
- Previous renal care experience preferred, but not required.
- Bring excellent communication skills, demonstrated clinical proficiency, and a desire to collaborate with care teams.
- Ability to problem solve.