Student Dietitian Clinical Placement

Fresenius - Naperville, IL

Full-time - Intern

Naperville, IL

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Student Dietitian Clinical Placement is designed for individuals currently enrolled in a Dietetic Internship or a Coordinated Program in Dietetics. This role supports FMCNA's mission by providing medical nutrition therapy to patients under the supervision of a registered dietitian, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and policies.

Responsibilities

• Review 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, 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
• Attend Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement and/or other interdisciplinary team meetings with the registered dietitian, and participate as appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics
• Current enrollment in a Dietetic Internship or a university-based Coordinated Program in Dietetics accredited by ACEND