Registered Dietitian - Renal Dialysis Unit | FT Days | Spencerport

LOCATION: Dialysis Center -Spencerport

DEPARTMENT: Renal Dialysis Unit

SCHEDULE: Flexible 8 Hour Day Shifts; Monday to Friday

will be covering both Spencerport and Chili outpatient dialysis centers

Position Summary:

Access, plan, implement and evaluate the nutritional care of Unity Health System patients. 
Key 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.
• Develops and/or assesses appropriate nutrition education materials for use in patient education.
• Counsels individuals/families in nutrition principles, adapting instructions to accommodate individual, economic, educational and life style requirements.
• Obtains and charts an accurate nutritional assessment on chronic dialysis patients within one month of admission to the chronic unit.
• 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.
• Completes dietary section of multi-disciplinary care form within two weeks of lab draws.
• 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.
• Uses appropriate lines of authority.
• Actively participates as a member of the Quality Assurance Committee.
• 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.
• Demonstrates organizational ability and is able to prioritize.
• Communicates with all departments within the health system in a courteous and respectful manner at all times.
• Functions independently as well as a team member.

 
Minimum Qualifications:

• 1 year of clinical nutrition experience as a Registered Dietitian required.
• Bachelor’s Degree from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) accredited program required.

 
Required Licensure/Certification Skills: 

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

 
Rochester Regional Health  is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

EDUCATION:

BS: Dietetics (Required)

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: 

CSR - Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)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:

Spencerport

POSTAL CODE:

14559

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), sexua