Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare Holdings; Illinois; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Training and advancement opportunities

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Job summary

Lincare Holdings is seeking a healthcare professional to perform patient follow-up care, focusing on adherence to physician orders and ensuring effective home health support. The role combines patient education, assessments, and coordination of supplies for enteral feeding in patients’ homes.

Responsibilities include maintaining records, coordinating with referrals for insurance coverage, and driving to patient homes to deliver and service equipment.

Qualifications

• One year experience in home health care or related setting preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interface with doctors, referrals, and patients.
• Ability to read and interpret care documents and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education as part of care and policy.
• Perform complete and professional patient assessments per procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of enteral home care techniques and concepts.
• Represent the company through professional appearance and care activities.
• Gather information from referral sources to ensure insurance coverage and follow up on paperwork.
• Maintain patient records in compliance with accreditation standards.
• Drive to deliver and pick up enteral supplies to patients’ homes or business locations.
• Provide continuous patient care and coordinate services to meet patient needs.
• Promote safe, effective environments and equipment use; participate in ongoing education.

Skills

Patient education

Assessments

Documentation

Communication

Education

Nursing or related healthcare training

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Email

Job description

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

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.

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.