Registered Dietitian - Contract

Provides nutritional services for the facility's in-center and home patients as applicable in order to maximize the patient's nutritional status and improve clinical outcomes. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, supporting the Client 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 patient's physician.

DUTIES / ACTIVITIES:

CUSTOMER SERVICE:
• Responsible for driving the Client culture through values and customer service standards.
• Accountable for outstanding customer service to all external and internal customers.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships through effective and timely communication.
• Takes initiative and action to respond, resolve and follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely manner.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
• Assesses patient's knowledge of diet and kidney disease and provides education appropriate to patient's learning needs regarding the relationship of diet and kidney disease and the impact on the treatment process.
• Provides patient specific detailed education to patient/family/caregiver regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid status, and all nutrition related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process.
• Completes nutritional assessment and participates in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team in the development of a written, individualized comprehensive plan of care that specifies the services necessary to address the patient's needs, in accordance with established Federal and, where applicable, state licensure guidelines.
• Calculates diet prescription according to standard of practice.
• Completes progress notes on all chronic dialysis patients according to established Client guidelines. Maintains complete and accurate documentation of all appropriate information in medical record according to established Client policies and Federal and state regulations.
• Provides patient with ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented nutrition counseling necessary to assist patient in achieving and sustaining an effective nutritional status.
• Identifies malnourished patients as well as patients at risk for malnutrition and works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate interventions, resources or solutions. Reviews each patient's albumin level and body weight at least monthly. Implements plan of care with involvement of patient/family/caregiver.
• Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjusts therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status, documents why the patient was unable to achieve the goals and implements the plan of care to address issues impacting the patient's ability to achieve the goals.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on Urea Kinetic Modeling recommendations to achieve the physician's prescription of Kt/V.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on management and recommendations for mineral metabolism and renal bone disease, anemia and iron status, nutritional status, psychosocial status, vascular access, modality, rehabilitation status and sodium/volume control.
• Adheres to Client algorithm and medical record policies.
• Reports on nutrition QAI results and participates in the interdisciplinary QAI program.
• Collaborates and coordinates with team members in provision of Pre-ESRD education as appropriate.
• When appropriate, works with Case Manager to coordinate plan of care for patient education and identifies candidates to refer to physician for nutritional supplements, as per disease management agreements.
• Reviews nutrition related lab results:
- Counsels patient and/or caregiver and formulates appropriate action.
- Recommends treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
- Communicates with physician and/or facility staff regarding lab results as appropriate.
- Communicates lab results and recommended treatment changes to providers of patient care in nursing facilities (i.e. hospitals, short term and long term care facilities).
• Participates in pertinent staff meetings (i.e. general staff, quality improvement), Care plan meetings, and others as applicable.
• Consults with Client Corporate Dietitian regarding nutrition concerns as needed.
• Maintains and improves knowledge and skills for a competent and innovative practice.
• Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education hours as specified by American Dietetic Association and state licensure regulations where applicable.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team, ensuring that all work areas are safe and clean.
• Other nutrition management duties as assigned.

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About the Company:
TalentBurst, Inc.

TalentBurst is an award winning IT and Accounting & Finance staffing firm headquartered in Boston with branch offices in San Francisco, Miami, Milwaukee, Toronto, Bangalore, and Gurgaon. Our clients include the leading social media, technology, banks, utilities, pharmaceutical, and biotech companies.

We work with 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and work on 2,000 new job requisitions per month. Our recruiting team is one of the most successful in the industry. We have a strong reputation for treating our employees well and helping you find your next dream employer. Benefits At TalentBurst, one of our founding principles has been to provide our employees with the best benefits available. To adhere to this principle, we have a broad benefits offering. Our recruiters are dedicated to connecting you with awesome career growth opportunities with leading companies.

Company Size:
5,000 to 9,999 employees

Industry:
Staffing/Employment Agencies

Founded:
2002

Website:
http://www.talentburst.com/