Registered Dietitian - Eastpointe Dialysis - 20 Hours/Week - Day Shift

Registered Dietitian - Eastpointe Dialysis - 20 Hours/Week - Day Shift

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Registered Dietitian (RD) to join our dedicated team. The RD will play a vital role in providing comprehensive and individualized nutritional care to patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis treatment.

Location: 21400 Kelly Rd. Eastpointe, MI 48021

Eastpointe Dialysis is a freestanding outpatient dialysis facility. The department is staffed with Nephrologists, Registered Nurses, and Dialysis Clinical Technicians. The unit has multiple support staff members including the front desk team and tech leader staff (machine maintenance) that may assist with operational duties within the clinic. Our team provides patient education as well as referrals to transplant services for sites the patient requests to be referred to. The unit is typically open Monday through Saturday from 5:00 am to 7:30 pm for patient care hours with some flexibility based on the clinic's needs.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Responsible for all aspects of nutritional needs of dialysis patients. Works closely with the interdisciplinary team members to care for the dialysis patient. Develops a close working relationship with other dietitians to facilitate information flow and educational efforts.

• Interviews patients (and others as relevant) for initial and update assessments.
• Assesses patient's initial and ongoing nutritional status.
• Calculates, prescribes, and instructs others regarding diet for patients.
• Provides nutritional education to patient, caregivers, and unit staff.
• Coordinates diet with other health care facilities and is involved in continuing communication with hospitals, extended care facilities, home health care agencies, senior centers and "Meals on Wheels" staff.
• Monitors adherence to diet.
• May make recommendations regarding phosphorus binder initiation, type and dosage changes, renal vitamins, stool softeners, oral iron products, cinacalcet and oral vitamin D analogs and calcium supplements.
• Reviews monthly labs with patient.
• Makes recommendations regarding nutritional issues, (e.g. alternate feeding route, tube feedings supplemental feedings) and monitors status.
• Provides crisis intervention, (e.g. response to panic values, hyperkalemia).
• Monitors medication as it relates to drug-nutrient interaction.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.