Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare-085e31cd; Illinois; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Lincare is seeking a healthcare support professional to conduct patient follow-up and assessments related to enteral home care.

The role includes patient education, coordination with referral sources for insurance coverage, and accurate documentation. Travel to patients’ homes or business locations will be required, and ongoing training is offered to enhance competence and knowledge.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret safety rules and procedures.
• Calculate figures such as percentages and volumes.
• Solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
• Proficient with word processing, spreadsheets, and email.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education as part of care activity.
• Perform complete patient assessments per policies.
• Maintain current knowledge of enteral home care techniques.
• Represent the company professionally.
• Gather information to ensure insurance coverage and payment for services.
• Maintain patient records per accreditation standards.
• Transport enteral supplies to patients’ homes.
• Provide continuous, coordinated patient care and service.
• Promote safe patient environments and proper feeding equipment use.
• Participate in ongoing education and training to maintain competence.

Skills

Read and interpret documents

Calculate figures

Problem solving

Interpret instructions

Computer literacy

Education

One year experience in health care settings (preferred)

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Email communication

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
• Offering $15.00 - $20.00 per hour.

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 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.

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Lincare is an equal opportunity employer, access and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Lincare provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Because Lincare believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes.

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