Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare Holdings; Cumberland (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Employer referral program

Job summary

Lincare Holdings is seeking a qualified healthcare professional to provide patient education and comprehensive assessments in home health settings. You will manage enteral care, ensure policy adherence, and coordinate with referral sources for insurance coverage.

The role involves maintaining patient records, driving to patient homes to deliver supplies, and upholding safety in every interaction while supporting ongoing education and competence.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient education as part of patient care according to patient needs and policy.
• Performs complete patient assessments per policies and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and related concepts.
• Represents the company through professional appearance, patient care activities, and written reports.
• Gathers information from referral sources to ensure insurance coverage.

Skills

Patient education

Clinical assessments

Enteral care knowledge

Documentation

Communication with doctors

Safety & equipment handling

Education

One year experience in home health care

Education in Dietetics, Nutrition, Home Health, or Nursing

LPN/DTR/CNA preferred

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Email communications

Job description

Job 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
• 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

Education and Experience

• 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
• Must have excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, other referral sources, and patients

Physical Demands

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

This employee performs patient followup, generally responsible for the evaluation of patient adherence to physician orders.

Lincare offers employees a variety of competitive benefits that include ongoing training and advancement opportunities. Employees can also qualify for comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as paid time off, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and other benefits. There are also a generous employee referral program and a wide array of employee discounts to take advantage of.

• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• retirement savings
• tuition reimbursement
• other benefits
• generous employee referral program
• wide array of employee discounts