Student Dietitian Clinical Placement

Student Dietitian Clinical Placement

Address: 100 Technology Ln, Johnson City, TN 37604, United States of America

Job ID: R0272070

Location Type: Onsite

Job Overview

Fresenius Medical Care serves around 292,000 dialysis patients worldwide and provides products in more than 140 countries. We are a vertically integrated medical technology (MedTech) and healthcare service company made up of three operating segments: Care Delivery, Value-Based Care, and Care Enablement. This structure allows us to provide the full spectrum of healthcare services, systems, devices, technologies, products, and pharmaceuticals to deliver high-quality care to people living with kidney disease.

Job Description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The student intern supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and FMS policy requirements.

The student intern functions as part of the dialysis health care team in providing medical nutrition therapy for patients under the direct supervision of a registered dietitian in accordance with FMCNA policies, procedures, and training and in compliance with regulations set forth by the corporation, state, and federal agencies.

DUTIES / ACTIVITIES:

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

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required.

The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.

Education

• 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.

• Relationships

• The Intern cannot work under the supervision of a family member.

• The Intern cannot care for a patient who is a family member. If an Intern's family member is a patient at the facility in which they work, the Intern will be scheduled to work on days the patient is not in the facility or will be assigned to another patient.

• Supervision

• The Clinical Manager assigns and closely monitors all Dietetic Intern assignments with direct supervision from a Registered Dietitian based on the agreed education plan.

• Other

• Performs additional duties as assigned.

• Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

• Care in every moment.

• Connection in every step.

• Our Offerings

• We are committed to your total well-being.

• We want to help you thrive and are committed to an equitable workplace that fuels individual success and our company's growth. With tailored healthcare, wellness programs, training, and consistent support, our programs ensure you have the resources to be your best self at work and at home.

• Health

• Medical plan options

• Dental insurance

• Vision plan

• Short- and long-term disability

• Wealth

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Student debt and loan support

• Flexible spending accounts

• Commuter benefits

• Employee discounts

• Well-being

• Hybrid working model

• Paid time off and leave programs

• Fertility, family building, and postpartum support

• Caregiving support

• Development

• Go4RN program helps employees get to RN status with covered tuition and eligible expenses

• Tuition assistance for employees and their families

• Digital access to high-quality educational content, through The University, for all employees worldwide

• Important notices

• Fraud Notice

Fresenius Medical Care is aware of fraudulent communications from individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent our company. To help protect yourself, please note:

• Fresenius Medical Care will only contact candidates using official company email domains or through Cara, our virtual AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistant at Fresenius Medical Care.

• We do not request payment, fees, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or banking information at any stage of the recruitment process.

• We do not conduct interviews exclusively through messaging apps or social media platforms.

• All legitimate job openings are posted on our official careers website.

• If you receive suspicious communication claiming to be from Fresenius Medical Care, do not respond or share personal information. We encourage you to report the activity to your local consumer protection agency, law enforcement authority, or cybercrime reporting center. We have included links for the most common hiring locations for your convenience.

• United States: Federal Bureau of Investigation (IC3) –

• www.ic3.gov

• Germany: Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) –

• www.bka.de

• United Kingdom: Action Fraud –

• www.actionfraud.police.uk

• Poland: CERT Polska –

• www.cert.pl

• India: National Cyber Crime Portal –

• www.cybercrime.gov.in

• Mexico: Guardia Nacional –

• www.gob.mx/gn

• Philippines: Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group –

• www.pnp.gov.ph

• We are committed to maintaining a safe and transparent recruitment process.

• Recruitment Agency

• If you are a recruitment agency submitting a resume on behalf of a client: Fresenius Medical Care AG and its affiliates (FME) only accepts candidate submissions from agencies on its approved Preferred Supplier List. All third-party searches and submissions require an existing signed agreement and prior, written approval from Human Resources; all other submissions will be considered unsolicited. Do not forward resumes or candidate information without such authorization to our applicant tracking system, any company email address, and/or any FME employee, including FME Management. FME disclaims any liability for any fees, commissions, or other charges associated with unsolicited submissions.

• EEO is the Law

• View the EEO Policy Statement here (PDF).

• Accommodation Requests

• If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please contact Fresenius Medical Care Accommodations Team.