Renal Dietitian Dialysis

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Scope of Work :

The Dietician’s role is to assure quality nutritional care of patients and their families with chronic renal disease

Duties :

• Assist with clinical and operational procedures to improve patient health and minimize hospitalizations and missed treatments.
• Demonstrates effective use of supplies and staff labor hours
• Perform duties as assigned to meet the patient care and / or operational needs of the facility
• Actively participate and assist with the pre-ESRD program
• Recommend therapeutic diets in consideration of cultural and / or personal preferences and changes in treatment based on the patient’s nutritional needs in consultation with the patient’s physician
• Answer questions and discuss problems with dialysis patients when excessive weight-gain occurs, or when other instances of suspected dietary non-compliance occurs
• Design and distribute educational materials concerning diet for the dialysis patient, conduct seminars and classes for dialysis patients concerning aspects of their diets
• Perform regularly scheduled evaluations of standard menus for renal patients, revising and / or updating menus as necessary, and participate in monthly interdisciplinary patient care conference
• Assist patients in obtaining dietary supplements as appropriate
• Provide ongoing monitoring of data to determine need for timely intervention and follow-up
• Assist with program’s target goals for patient outcomes in accordance with quality patient care and company goals.
• Must perform initial assessments in accordance with state regulations
• Nutrition reassessments shall be conducted in accordance with state guidelines or more often if indicated
• Help maintain a productive quality assurance program and participate in the center’s quality assurance activities
• Assure follow-up progress notes are written in each patient’s record each month
• Assure documentation corresponding with the patient’s care plan is noted on a monthly basis or as needed
• Counsel patients, and patients’ families on prescribed diets and monitoring adherence and response to diet therapy
• Educate staff and provide in-service training in relation to patient dietary care
• Take part as a member of the interdisciplinary team in all required patient assessment and care planning activities
• Attend and participate in monthly Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings
• Assist with programs target goals for patient outcomes in accordance with quality patient care and company goals
• Knowledge of and comply with appropriate healthcare professionals practice act requirements
• Use appropriate safety measures including personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary
• Be familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational measures
• Participate in staff meetings as required. Attend in-services and continuing education sessions in compliance with company policy and procedure.
• Assist with staff training as requested.
• Participate in team concepts and promote a team effort, perform duties in accordance with company policies and procedures

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