Home Enteral Nutrition Care Coordinator

Lincare Holdings Inc.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Lincare Holdings Inc. in Houston is seeking a field-based patient care coordinator responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders and supporting home enteral therapy.

You will educate patients, perform assessments, coordinate with clinics, and ensure insurance coverage while traveling to patients' homes to deliver equipment and provide care. The role requires strong communication and organization to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient education as part of patient care activities according to patient needs and policy.
• Performs complete and professional patient assessments per policies and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and concepts.
• Represents the company through professional appearance, patient care activities, and written reports.
• Gathers information from referral sources to ensure insurance coverage of each enteral patient; follows up on paperwork to ensure payment for services rendered.
• Maintains patient records in complete and organized manner per accreditation standards.
• Drives to admit, deliver, and pick up enteral formula, feeding pumps, IV poles, and related supplies to patients' homes or business locations.
• Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner to meet patient needs.
• Promote safe, effective patient and organizational environments, as well as feeding equipment use.
• Participate in ongoing education including in-services and trainings to maintain competence.

Skills

Reading/writing documents

Mathematical calculations

Problem solving

Following instructions

Computer literacy

Education

One year home health care experience

Experience/Education in Dietetics/Nutrition/Home Health/Nursing

Experience as LPN/DTR/CNA

Job description

Lincare Holdings Inc. in Houston is seeking a field-based patient care coordinator responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders and supporting home enteral therapy.

You will educate patients, perform assessments, coordinate with clinics, and ensure insurance coverage while traveling to patients' homes to deliver equipment and provide care. The role requires strong communication and organization to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.