Renal Dietitian - Somatus, Inc.

Overview:

As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home. 

 

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

 

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

• Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
• Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
• Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
• Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions. 
• Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

 

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

• Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
• Accrual of 3 weeks’ Vacation (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

 

The Renal Dietitian is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy to renal care patients and promoting healthy eating habits to prevent and treat renal disease. The Renal Dietitian uses his/her expertise to provide sound dietary advice to patients and evaluate dietary treatments of kidney disease. 

 

This is a fully remote role where a California location & licensure is required.

Responsibilities:

• Assess nutritional needs, dietary restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary care plans and provide nutritional counseling. 
• Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and dietary restrictions of patients. 
• Collaborate with primary care providers, Nephrologists, and/or dialysis centers to develop a collaborative dietary plan of care and to obtain IDPN when appropriate. 
• Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation. 
• Counsel individuals and/or groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life. 
• Assist with developing or providing renal-friendly recipes to patients and/or caregivers to support compliance with dietary prescription and restrictions. 
• Participate in educational shopping trips with patients and/or caregivers when needed to help them learn to navigate new dietary restrictions and locating the best food choices to support their care plan. 
• Help patients and/or caregivers find renal-friendly food sources when challenged with affording food or when they live in food deserts.  
• Conduct in-home assessments and face to face visits are necessary (up to 50% same day travel for this role). 

Measures of Success

• Patient Engagement and Education 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service systems management, and other health-related courses. 
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 
• Licensed in Nutrition/Dietetics as required by the applicable state.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience hospital or dialysis facility. 
• Must be knowledgeable of dietary practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing dietary functions. 
• Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and provide guidance to other personnel. 
• Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc. 
• Proficient in MS Office, electronic medical records programs and lab data programs. 
• Reliable transportation (role has up to 50% same day travel to conduct face to face visits with clients).

Salary Range

$65,000 to $70,000

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

Other Duties :Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.  Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics.  Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.