Home Enteral Nutrition Care Coordinator

externallincarecareers; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

externallincarecareers seeks a dedicated home health professional to evaluate patient adherence to physician orders and support ongoing treatment plans in patients' homes. You will perform patient education, comprehensive assessments, maintain current knowledge of care techniques, and coordinate with clinicians to ensure quality outcomes.

The role involves managing documentation, communicating with doctors and referral sources, transporting supplies, and providing safe, compassionate care.

Qualifications

• One year experience in home health care, hospital, clinic, or nursing home preferred.
• Experience/Education in Dietetics, Nutrition, Home Health, or Nursing preferred.
• One year of experience as an LPN, DTR, or CNA preferred.
• Must have excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, other referral sources, and patients.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient education as an intricate part of the patient care activity, according to the patient need and policy
• Performs complete and professional patient assessments in accordance with policies and procedures
• Maintains current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and relevant enteral therapy concepts
• Represents the company through professional personal appearance, patient care activities, and content of written reports
• Gathers necessary information from referral source to ensure insurance coverage of each enteral patient
• Follows up on necessary paperwork to ensure payment for services rendered
• Maintains patient records in complete and organized manner in compliance with accreditation standards
• Drives to admit, deliver, and pick up such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, and/or related feeding supplies to patients' home or place of business
• Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinate manner in settings appropriate to meet patient needs
• Promote safe, effective patient and organizational environments, as well as feeding equipment use
• Participate in on-going education that includes in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence

Skills

Patient care

Home health

Documentation

Communication

Education

One year experience in home health care

Dietetics/Nutrition/Home Health/Nursing preferred

LPN/CNA/DTR experience preferred

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Email

Job description

externallincarecareers seeks a dedicated home health professional to evaluate patient adherence to physician orders and support ongoing treatment plans in patients' homes. You will perform patient education, comprehensive assessments, maintain current knowledge of care techniques, and coordinate with clinicians to ensure quality outcomes.

The role involves managing documentation, communicating with doctors and referral sources, transporting supplies, and providing safe, compassionate care.