Home Health Nutrition Care Coordinator

Lincare Holdings Inc.; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Employee referral program

Job summary

Lincare Holdings Inc. in Cary, NC seeks a patient follow-up care coordinator responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders and delivering comprehensive education to patients.

The role emphasizes accurate assessments, adherence to policies, and timely documentation of care activities. The position requires knowledge of enteral home care concepts, strong communication with doctors and referral sources, and coordination of equipment delivery and returns to patients’ homes or

Qualifications

• One year experience in home health care, hospital, clinic, or nursing home strongly preferred.
• Experience/Education in Dietetics, Nutrition, Home Health, or Nursing strongly preferred.
• One year of experience as an LPN, DTR, or CNA preferred.
• 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 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
• 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 where only limited standardization exists
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications

Skills

word processing

spreadsheets

email communications

Job description

Lincare Holdings Inc. in Cary, NC seeks a patient follow-up care coordinator responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders and delivering comprehensive education to patients.

The role emphasizes accurate assessments, adherence to policies, and timely documentation of care activities. The position requires knowledge of enteral home care concepts, strong communication with doctors and referral sources, and coordination of equipment delivery and returns to patients’ homes or