Renal Dietitian
About The Position
· Assess nutritional needs, dietary restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary care plans and provide nutritional counseling. · Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and dietary restrictions of patients. · Collaborate with primary care providers, Nephrologists, and/or dialysis centers to develop a collaborative dietary plan of care and to obtain IDPN when appropriate. · Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation. · Counsel individuals and/or groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life. · Assist with developing or providing renal-friendly recipes to patients and/or caregivers to support compliance with dietary prescription and restrictions. · Help patients and/or caregivers find renal-friendly food sources when challenged with affording food or when they live in food deserts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service systems management, and other health-related courses.
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Licensed in Nutrition/Dietetics as required by the applicable state.
- Must be knowledgeable of dietary practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing dietary functions.
- Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc.
Responsibilities
- Assess nutritional needs, dietary restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
- Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and dietary restrictions of patients.
- Collaborate with primary care providers, Nephrologists, and/or dialysis centers to develop a collaborative dietary plan of care and to obtain IDPN when appropriate.
- Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
- Counsel individuals and/or groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
- Assist with developing or providing renal-friendly recipes to patients and/or caregivers to support compliance with dietary prescription and restrictions.
- Help patients and/or caregivers find renal-friendly food sources when challenged with affording food or when they live in food deserts.
