Registered Dietitian

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all. Job Description

Registered Dietitian – Dialysis (Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week)

Now Offering a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus!

We are seeking a Registered Dietitian to join our dialysis team in a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role. This is a  split-site position , providing nutrition services and patient support across two outpatient dialysis facilities in the Metro Detroit area. The successful candidate will divide their time between both locations and collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to support optimal patient outcomes.

Work Locations:

Troy Dialysis (70% of the time)
2050 Livernois, Suite A
Troy, MI 48083

Home Dialysis Specialty Center (30% of the time)
29001 Harper Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081

**Duties & Responsibilities:**

Ready to make a real difference in patients' lives? Here's what you'll be doing:

• **Get to know your patients** through initial and ongoing assessments—interviews that help you understand their unique nutritional needs and goals
• **Assess and monitor** nutritional status like a detective, catching issues early and keeping patients on track
• **Create personalized nutrition plans** that actually work—calculating, prescribing, and teaching patients and staff how to succeed with their diets
• **Be the nutrition educator** your patients need—delivering engaging nutritional guidance to patients, caregivers, and unit staff
• **Build bridges** between care settings by coordinating with hospitals, extended care facilities, home health agencies, senior centers, and community programs like Meals on Wheels
• **Keep tabs on adherence** and celebrate wins when patients stick to their plans
• **Recommend smart solutions** for phosphorus binders, renal vitamins, supplements, and other medications that support patient health
• **Review labs together** with patients each month—turning numbers into meaningful conversations about progress
• **Problem-solve creatively** around nutritional challenges, from alternate feeding routes to supplemental nutrition strategies
• **Jump into action** during critical moments—responding quickly to urgent situations like hyperkalemia with confidence and expertise
• **Connect the dots** between medications and nutrition, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
• **Collaborate like a pro** in interdisciplinary team meetings, contributing your expertise to comprehensive patient care plans
• **Drive quality improvements** by actively participating in unit quality initiatives and GHS dietitian committees
• **Hunt down resources** that help your patients thrive nutritionally
• **Be a team player** who makes and receives referrals, shares knowledge, and develops educational materials that make a real impact
• **Lead by example** as a professional role model for colleagues and interns
• **Stay sharp** through professional development—attending conferences, maintaining memberships, and diving into nephrology-focused learning
• **Keep your RD credentials current** through continuing education in nephrology
• **Support kinetic modeling** efforts and protocol management as needed
• **Mentor dietetic interns** when the opportunity arises—passing on your expertise to the next generation
• **Tackle other duties** as they come your way, because great teams are flexible!

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Requires Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
• Requires completion of an approved dietetic internship
• ADA Registered and minimum of 1 year professional experience as RD in clinical nutrition required