Registered Dietitian

Description

Provide your personal attention and kindness professional insight and a generosity of spirit. Offer expertise and encouragement. Enhance each patients future-as well as your own.

Connect with your goals and change lives

with Fresenius Medical Care North America.

Here we make connections that empower patients their families and our team members. As the global leader in dialysis healthcare we form bonds that enable the best possible outcomes and professional satisfaction. While our extensive organization continues to grow so do opportunities for our professionals to learn grow and advance.

Why Join the Fresenius Team

Passion. Dedication. Knowledge. Motivation. Experience. These are the impressive qualities youll find in the Fresenius Leadership Team. Our strength in the North American market and extensive global network provide our employees with the best of both worlds-the friendliness of a local organization and the stability of a worldwide organization-for diverse experiences and challenging career opportunities. When you join the Fresenius Medical Care team youll be welcomed into a company that is built on the philosophy that our employees are our most important asset. Our career advantages include the following :

• Fresenius Medical Care is the nations largest provider of renal care meeting the needs of more than 135000 patients at 1800 clinics throughout the country.
• Our well-established trusted organization fosters a spirit of camaraderie emphasizing friendly collaboration professional support and career development.
• Superior training UltraCare quality control and certification procedures ensure your potential to succeed and advance as a professional.
• Competitive compensation and exceptional benefits.
• Outstanding tuition reimbursement program.
• Recognized among Fortunes Worlds Most Admired Companies in 2011.
• National Safety Award from CNA insurance companies for 11 consecutive years.
• Opportunities to give back by participating in philanthropy and community outreach programs.

Registered Dietitian-Renal Care

Embrace this opportunity to help patients live better lives and accomplish important professional objectives. As part of an interdisciplinary team within our Medical Services division the professional we select will provide patients with counseling and nutritional assessments and calculate prescription diets. This individual will assess patient knowledge of diet and kidney disease and offer patient-specific detailed information about nutritional status adequacy measures and results fluid status and nutrition-related lab parameters.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE :

Supports FMCNAs mission vision core values and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance Program including following all regulatory and FMS policy requirements.

Provides nutritional services for the facilitys in-center and home patients as applicable in order to maximize the patients nutritional status and improve clinical outcomes. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team supporting the FMCNA commitment to the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAI) activities. Actively participates in process improvement activities that enhance the likelihood that patients will achieve their individualized patient-specific goals as determined by the patients physician.

DUTIES / ACTIVITIES :

CUSTOMER SERVICE :

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS :

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients facility staff and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required.

The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases / materials.

EDUCATION :

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS :

Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

EOE disability / veterans

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,EMR Systems,Motivational Interviewing,Food Service,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,Computer Skills,MDS,Dietary Department Experience,Dialysis Experience,Food Production Experience,Tube Feeding

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1