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Student Dietitian Clinical Placement - Newark

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Fresenius Medical Care North America

Apr 26

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Placement Program
  • Healthcare
    Science
  • Newark

AI generated summary

  • You need a Bachelor's or Master's in Nutrition or current enrollment in a Dietetics program. Customer service skills are a must to deliver superior care to patients at Fresenius Medical Care.
  • You will assist the Renal Dietitian in conducting nutrition interviews, calculating diet prescriptions, providing counseling, collecting data, writing progress notes, attending meetings, and creating nutrition projects for patients and staff.

Requirements

  • Bachelors or Master's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics; or current enrollment in an accredited Coordinated Program in Dietetics.
  • Experience and Required Skills:
  • Preferred outstanding customer service to all external and internal customers. Possess the desire to deliver superior care to our patients and embrace Fresenius' mission and values.

Responsibilities

  • Dietetic Intern: An individual who currently is enrolled in a Dietetic Internship or a university-based Coordinated Program in Dietetics accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
  • The dietetic student/intern may under direct guidance of the Renal Dietitian:
  • Review of Renal Nutrition Basics and other applicable components of the Orientation and Training requirements of staff dietitians
  • Review the typical workflow for the Renal Dietitian, and/or Role of the RD
  • Conduct a nutrition interview with a patient
  • Calculate a diet prescription recommendation
  • Provide nutrition counseling to patient/designated caregiver on the prescribed renal diet
  • Collect data for initial, 90 day, semi-annual (if applicable by State), and annual Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Assessments
  • Assist the registered dietitian in development and implementation of nutrition plan of care
  • Review monthly nutrition data with patients and/or designated caregivers
  • Practice writing monthly nutrition progress notes
  • Provide input to the development and implementation of nutrition plan of care
  • Create nutrition related projects for patients or staff (such as, bulletin board, patient/staff education handouts, games, lobby activity)
  • Attend Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement and /or other interdisciplinary team meetings with the registered dietitian, and participate as appropriate

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Student Dietitian Clinical Placement at FMCNA?

The primary focus of the Student Dietitian Clinical Placement at FMCNA is to support the healthcare team in providing medical nutrition therapy for patients, while adhering to FMCNA's mission, vision, core values, and compliance program.

Who supervises the student intern during their clinical placement?

The student intern functions under the direct supervision of a registered dietitian during their clinical placement.

What are the compliance requirements that the student intern must follow?

The student intern must adhere to FMCNA's Compliance Program, which includes following regulatory requirements and FMS policy guidelines, as well as complying with state and federal regulations.

What type of team will the student intern be a part of?

The student intern will be a part of the dialysis healthcare team.

Is experience necessary to apply for this student intern position?

The job description does not specify experience requirements, but it is generally expected that candidates will have relevant education and training related to dietetics.

What are the core values that the student intern should align with?

The student intern should align with FMCNA's mission, vision, core values, and customer service philosophy during their placement.

What type of therapy will the student intern be involved with?

The student intern will be involved with providing medical nutrition therapy for patients.

Is there any training provided during the placement?

Yes, the student intern will receive training in accordance with FMCNA policies and procedures during their placement.

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Fresenius Medical Care North America

Every patient, every day

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Mission & Purpose

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is the premier healthcare company focused on providing the highest quality care to people with renal and other chronic conditions. Through its industry-leading network of dialysis facilities and outpatient cardiac and vascular labs, Fresenius Medical Care North America provides coordinated healthcare services at pivotal care points for hundreds of thousands of chronically ill customers throughout the continent. As the world’s largest fully integrated renal company, it offers specialty pharmacy and laboratory services, and manufactures and distributes the most comprehensive line of dialysis equipment, disposable products, and renal pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit the FMCNA website at https://fmcna.com/.