Registered Dietitian

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. • Summerville, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting a Registered Dietitian to support its nonprofit mission of providing individualized care for patients with chronic kidney disease. The mission emphasizes patient care as the primary reason for existence. The role involves being an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, utilizing nutrition education to enhance patients' quality of life. Registered Dietitians are responsible for assessing, monitoring, and educating patients and their families on the critical role of diet and nutrition in managing chronic kidney disease. DCI offers paid training, competitive pay, weekends off, outstanding benefits, and a positive, mission-driven culture within a comfortable clinical setting that boasts a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated clinical proficiency
• Desire to collaborate with care teams
• Ability to problem solve
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Previous renal care experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with making diet and nutrition choices that improve their quality of life
• Complete comprehensive nutrition assessment for all new and at-risk patients
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and patient to develop and implement individualized care plans based on nutritional assessment; 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
• Educate patient and family/caregiver about renal diet and fluid management
• Monitor monthly laboratory results and weight changes, 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 process, documenting and attending meetings per clinic policy
• Compile and create nutrition materials to promote adherence to renal diet guidelines
• Communicate nutrition concerns with care team, including attending physicians
• Share kidney disease and nutrition advances with care team as needed

Benefits

• paid training
• competitive pay
• weekends off
• outstanding benefits
• positive, mission-driven culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees