Nutrition Associate RD

Dietitian/Nutritionist Opportunity

Here is your opportunity to work at DaVita Dialysis to learn and grow, providing education and guidance to patients on dialysis.

We provide training and supervision/oversight from one of our Registered Dietitians until you reach 1 year of clinical experience.

We are looking for someone that is interested in a career. You will help patients at our Madison, Ohio location as well as our Ashtabula location.

Requirements:

• Schedule: Monday - Friday between 32 - 40 hours per week
• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or a similar area and as required for registration
• Licensed Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist
• May have less than 1 year clinical experience
• State licensure or certification required if licensure or certification is available in the state where the facility is located. In states where licensure/certification is optional, a new hire or transfer dietitian will be allowed 120 days grace period to obtain the license/certification
• Intermediate computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook required as well as functional proficiency with DaVita specific applications within 60 days of employment.
• Travel up to 30% as needed to meet patient needs, attend meetings and trainings, and provide cross coverage support for the qualified renal dietitian overseeing patient assessments and POC.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Evaluates on-going nutritional status to determine appropriate nutrition intervention(s) and recommendations. Consults physician regarding lab tests as needed.
• Develops individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for patients based on reported lab results and individualized goals.
• Selects and develops nutrition education and counseling based on individualized patient needs, including nutrient requirements, knowledge and abilities, medical, economic, and social situation.
• Utilizes Motivational Interviewing with patients in need of a behavior change on an ongoing basis.
• Monitors nutritional status, laboratory values, dialysis adequacy, adherence to diet and response to nutrition related medications and therapy to determine appropriate nutrition intervention and recommendations.
• Evaluates outcomes, identifies contributing factors and document interventions.
• Contacts and collaborates with extended care facility staff, or other appropriate medical personnel or caregivers to facilitate adequate and appropriate nutritional care.
• Functions as Mineral and Bone Disorder Manager.
• Effectively communicates pertinent nutrition issues to the IDT and to patients.
• Participates in patient care conferences and IDT meetings.
• Presents nutrition related in-service for teammates at least annually.
• Regularly consults with qualified renal dietitians (resident or above) and / or dietitian preceptor to support advanced or complex clinical renal nutrition and MBD situations.
• Supports the qualified renal dietitian in collecting data for nutrition assessments, nutrition reassessments, and plan of care (POC), Facility Health Meeting in accordance with CMS regulations
• Supports the qualified renal dietitian by implementing the treatment and nutritional goals identified through the POC.
• Attend trainings and on-going education for dietitians and team related programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen."