Registered Dietitian - Advancement Opportunities

Job Title: Registered Dietitian, Renal Dialysis Unit
Department: Renal Dialysis
Location: Dialysis Center- Irondequoit Seneca Ridge
Hours Per Week: 40 hours
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p
Sign-On Bonus:  Up to $7,500 

SUMMARY:
Access, plan, implement and evaluate the nutritional care of Unity Health System patients.

Our 48-station outpatient facility for full–care hemodialysis patients is located three miles from Rochester General Hospital. Care is supported by clinical, social work and nutrition experts who specialize in the care of dialysis patients

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works as a member of the multi-disciplinary Nephrology team to maintain/improve the nutritional status of patients by assessing nutritional needs and by planning, implementing and evaluating nutritional care.

• Communicates formally and informally with Health Care Staff to promote coordination of nutritional care with total patient care.

• Counsels individuals/families in nutrition principles, adapting instructions to accommodate individual, economic, educational and life style requirements.

• Reviews and assesses monthly clinical and laboratory data on all chronic patients. Reviews this data with individual patients, provides dietary counseling and documents in the medical record in a timely manner.

• Participates in multidisciplinary patient care conferences within thirty days of admission to the chronic setting and every six months thereafter for each patient.

• Monitors Urea Reduction Ratio information and performs kinetic modeling as needed; interprets and documents the adequacy results in the medical record.

• Remains available to consult on nursing home/acute renal failure admissions as requested.

• Participates in orientation of new staff and provides ongoing educational in-services.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1 year of clinical nutrition experience as a Registered Dietitian.

• Bachelor’s Degree from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) accredited program.

• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

EDUCATION:

BS (Required)

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: 

RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

$30.50 - $38.50

CITY:

Rochester

POSTAL CODE:

14621

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.