Associate Dietitian
Core
A Registered Dietitian in training providing nutritional services and patient education for in-center dialysis patients under direct supervision.
Role type
Junior clinical dietitian (training)
Builds
Patient-specific nutrition plans and education programs for dialysis patients
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Diet prescription calculation, patient education, lab result review, interdisciplinary collaboration, fluid and volume management, nutrition history documentation
Preferred skills
Master's degree in Nutrition, state licensure
Technologies
Electronic medical records, FMCNA algorithm
Responsibilities
Calculate diet prescriptions, evaluate patient knowledge of diet and kidney disease, complete nutrition history forms, provide patient-specific education on fluid status and lab parameters, monitor adherence to nutrition therapy, review albumin and body weight monthly, collaborate with interdisciplinary team on mineral metabolism and renal bone disease, participate in QAPI meetings, conduct staff in-services
Seniority
Junior, supervised IC