Renal Dietitian (Part Time)
Renal Dietitian
Supervisor:
Facility Administrator/CEO
Job Summary:
The Renal Dietitian is responsible for providing ongoing care for all nutrition aspects of ESRD patients.
Qualifications:
o Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
o Minimum one year clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian
o Licensed in states where licensure is available.
Job Specific Accountabilities:
The statements below describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this role. They are not intended to be a complete list of all duties, and additional responsibilities may be delegated as required.- Orient new patient and family member or significant other as appropriate to nutritional care for the dialysis patient.
Ensures that the ESRD patient understands the prescribed diet.
§ Encourages the patient to comply with the diet as prescribed while teaching the patient the significance of outcomes relative to on-going health and stability.
§ Cooperates with attending physicians in ongoing evaluation of patients’ nutritional needs and recommends necessary changes in therapeutic diets.
§ Works with other team members in making necessary arrangements for nutritional support (e.g. meals on wheels, nutritional supplements).
§ Educate patients and their families on an on-going basis regarding elements of prescribed diets based on lab outcome data and other physiological parameters.
§ Monitors and documents adherence and response to diets; emphasis is placed on outcome measures relevant to nutritional status.- Record Keeping
§ Responsible for making entries in the patient’s medical record in accordance with the requirements as established in the Medicare Conditions of Coverage as a minimum.
§ Care Plans are reviewed at least annually for stable patients and monthly for unstable patients. The Care Plan must be developed within 15 days of the Interdisciplinary Assessment.- Communication with Others
§ Attends patient care conferences and staff meetings on a regular basis.
§ Participates as a member of the facility’s Continuous Quality Improvement committee.
§ Participates, when necessary, in individual patient-family conferences, along with the Medical Director or attending physician and social worker.
§ Conducts in-service training for dialysis staff and patient education programs as necessary.
Core Competencies:
Employees must consistently exhibit behaviors that enhance professional conduct and reflect the core values, standards of conduct and business ethics, work rules, values and philosophy of Pure Life Renal.- TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE: Achieving satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
- COMMUNICATION/TEAMWORK: Works effectively with others toward common goals.Uses effective communication strategies with co-workers to achieve acceptable outcomes and resolve issues.
- QUALITY OF WORK: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
- PATIENT FOCUS: Effectively meeting patients’ needs; building productive patient relationships; taking the responsibility for patient satisfaction.
- CONFIDENTIALITY: Maintains confidentiality of patient medical and personal information.
- SAFETY: Demonstrates knowledge of and follows safety practices. Understands the importance of safety in the workplace.
- DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY: Accepts assignments willingly and ensures thorough and timely completion with minimum supervision. Adapts to changes in workload and job demands to maintain goals. Meets attendance and punctuality expectations.
- ETHICS/INTEGRITY: Demonstrates the ability to conduct business processes in a fair manner, compliant with company and regulatory agencies policies and requirements.
Position Demands:
Physical: Essential Function
o Work is active; requires frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs., for assisting with patient lifts and transfers and moving pieces of equipment and supplies.
o Requires long periods of standing and walking, as well as frequently sitting, reaching at or above shoulder height, twisting and stooping/bending to perform patient care duties.
o Finger and hand dexterity adequate to handle and manipulate equipment, instruments, keyboarding, telephone systems.
o Hearing and vision acuity adequate to detect changes in equipment and detect machine alarms.
Temperament:
o Able to alter plans/routines when unexpected, stressful situations and multiple interruptions occur without projecting stress/frustrations that would adversely affect the work environment.
o Maintains professionalism and confidentiality with socially challenging situations and problems.
o Notify and offer immediate solutions for potential threatening, belligerent, or emotional situations involving disconcerted employees, patients and/or patient families.
o Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously in an efficient and calm manner.
Work Hazards:
o Exposure to chemicals used within the facility (Renalin, Bleach and Acidified Concentrate; refer to MSDS for other chemicals used within the facility).
o Exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials (ongoing training provided for employee safety).