Registered Dietician-Hourly

Jamboor Medical Corporation • Victorville, CA

112d • $33 - $39

About The Position

The Dietitian directs and implements the nutritional aspects of patient care and plans, directs, and coordinates the dialysis unit’s nutritional care services. The role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements related to nutritional care and serves as a member of the Dialysis Patient Care Management team. The position is responsible to the Medical Director, Nurse Manager, and/or Clinical Administrator, and supervises a Dietetic Technician, Registered.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• At least 1 year of professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with the interdisciplinary team and clinic staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ nutritional and bone mineral status within 30 days or 13 in-center treatments of admission; reassess stable patients at least annually and unstable patients at least monthly.
• Develop and implement nutritional and bone mineral treatment plans within each patient’s individualized comprehensive plan of care, including measurable expected outcomes and timeframes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary Patient Care Conferences to develop or review each patient’s comprehensive plan of care.
• Educate patients and caregivers about the renal diet, individualized for the patient’s modality and current conditions.
• Review nutrition-related laboratory results with each patient or caregiver at least monthly, or when available, and provide education or recommendations to improve out-of-target results.
• Provide clinic staff in-services on renal nutrition and bone mineral management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed