Registered Dietitian- 2nd Avenue - 40 Hours/Week

Henry Ford Hospital•Detroit, MI

59d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Registered Dietitian (RD) to join our dedicated team. The RD will play a vital role in providing comprehensive and individualized nutritional care to patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis treatment. LOCATION: 6526 2nd Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: 2nd Avenue Dialysis is a 48-station unit operating three shifts, six days a week handling complex patients from ages 20-90 years old. Many require assistance with mobility devices. Operating hours for patients are 5:00 am - 9:00 pm and team members 4:15 am to 9:00 pm. Employee schedules are made through several shift designs. Patients are medically managed by 9 Nephrologist and 2 Full Time Advanced Practice Practitioners (APP) We have Registered Dietitians and Social Workers plus a Social Worker Tech that helps with concrete patient needs such as transportation or dietary needs. Unit staffing includes a Nurse Manager, 2 Full Time Nursing Supervisors, many Registered Nurses, and Dialysis Clinical Technicians. We have additional support staff of Biomed Techs and Dialysis Assistants overseen by a technical leader. GENERAL SUMMARY: Responsible for all aspects of nutritional needs of dialysis patients. Works closely with the interdisciplinary team members in order to care for the dialysis patient. Develops a close working relationship with other dietitians in order to facilitate information flow and educational efforts. This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition.
Completion of an approved dietetic internship.
ADA Registered
Minimum of 1-year professional experience as RD in clinical nutrition.

Responsibilities

Interviews patients (and others as relevant) for initial and update assessments.
Assesses patient's initial and ongoing nutritional status.
Calculates, prescribes and instructs others regarding diet for patients.
Provides nutritional education to patient, caregivers and unit staff.
Coordinates diet with other health care facilities and is involved in continuing communication with hospitals, extended care facilities, home health care agencies, senior centers and "Meals on Wheels" staff.
Monitors adherence to diet.
May make recommendations regarding phosphorus binder initiation, type and dosage changes, renal vitamins, stool softeners, oral iron products, cinacalcet and oral vitamin D analogs and calcium supplements.
Reviews monthly labs with patient.
Makes recommendations regarding nutritional issues, (e.g. alternate feeding route, tube feedings supplemental feedings) and monitors status.
Provides crisis intervention, (e.g. response to panic values, hyperkalemia).
Monitors medication as it relates to drug-nutrient interaction.