Kidney Registered Dietitian (RD)
Company Description:
Established in 2021, Carmen [kidney] HEALTH has the mission to help individuals live happier, healthier and more productive no matter their [kidney] function and a vision to become the best healthcare company in the world.
Headquartered in San Antonio, We provide in-center dialysis, home dialysis, and skilled nursing facility (SNF) services through a collaborative, multidisciplinary team while expanding access to high-quality kidney care in underserved communities. The company’s plan is to have clinics across the nation to provide patient choice and convenience particularly along with a digital presence to be available “anywhere, anytime.”
Key Duties
As a Dialysis Registered Dietitian, you'll be an essential member of the interdisciplinary care team (ICT), helping patients manage chronic kidney disease through individualized nutrition care. Responsibilities include:
- Complete comprehensive nutrition assessments for dialysis patients.
- Develop and update individualized nutrition care plans.
- Review monthly laboratory results and provide nutrition recommendations.
- Counsel and educate patients and families on kidney nutrition, medications, fluid management, and
- Healthy lifestyle changes that will improve the patients quality of life.
- Collaborate with medical directors, nephrologists, nurses, social workers, and other members of the
- healthcare team.
- Participate in monthly interdisciplinary care planning and Quality Assurance Performance
- Improvement (QAPI) activities.
- Complete timely and accurate monthly documentation within the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Stay current with evidence-based renal nutrition guidelines and best practices.
- Coordinate and manage oral nutrition supplement (ONS) programs for all patients.
Minimum Qualifications (Required)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics from an accredited college or university.
- Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- Current Texas Licensed Dietitian (LD), or eligible to obtain Texas licensure before employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of one (1) year of professional experience as a Registered Dietitian.
- Strong communication, organization, and patient education skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Experience in dialysis, nephrology, or chronic disease management.
- Knowledge of KDOQI and KDIGO nutrition guidelines.
- Experience working in an outpatient clinical setting.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.
Why Join Carmen [kidney] HEALTH?
- Competitive salary
- Supportive interdisciplinary team
- Leadership and career growth opportunities
- Continuing education and professional development
- Opportunity to build long-term relationships with patients and truly impact their quality of life
Work Environment
- Our outpatient dialysis clinics/SNFs provide a collaborative, patient-centered environment focused on
- overall patient well-being and delivering exceptional kidney care. Occasional travel between nearby clinic
- locations may be required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of dialysis experience do you have?
Education:
Experience:
- Dietetics: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Registered Dietitian (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Antonio, TX 78216
