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Fresenius Medical Care
Merrillville, Indiana

Student Dietitian Clinical Placement

DietitianInternship

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Internship
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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Job description

Join Fresenius Medical Care as a Student Dietitian Clinical Placement – Dialysis in Merrillville, Indiana, United States. 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.

Work Schedule

  • Internship position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Fresenius Medical Care as a Student Dietitian Clinical Placement – Dialysis.

Key Responsibilities

The student intern will provide medical nutrition therapy to dialysis patients under the direct supervision of a registered dietitian. Responsibilities include conducting nutrition interviews, calculating diet prescriptions, and assisting in the development of comprehensive nutrition care plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or be currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program in Nutrition or Dietetics. Applicants must be enrolled in an ACEND-accredited Dietetic Internship or Coordinated Program.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient counselingNutrition assessmentClinical documentationRenal nutritionInterdisciplinary collaborationData collectionNutrition planning

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 18% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Fresenius Medical Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 140 active listings.

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Dietitian roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 119 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score

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