Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare company in Phoenix is seeking an employee for patient follow-up to evaluate adherence to physician orders. Responsibilities include providing education, performing assessments, and maintaining patient records. The ideal candidate will drive to deliver medical equipment to patients and promote safe and effective care environments. Ongoing training will be part of the role, ensuring high standards of care and adherence to compliance. The position contributes to effective patient treatment through organized patient management.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering patient education as part of care planning.
• Ability to perform thorough patient assessments per policy.
• Knowledge of enteral home care concepts and related practices.
• Experience maintaining patient records compliant with standards.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient education according to needs and policies.
• Performs patient assessments following policies and procedures.
• Maintains knowledge of enteral home care techniques and therapy concepts.
• Represents the company through professional appearance and care activities.
• Gathers information from referrals to ensure insurance coverage.
• Maintains organized patient records in compliance with standards.
• Delivers enteral supplies and equipment to patients' homes.
• Provides continuous patient care and treatment.
• Promotes safe environments for patients and effective equipment use.
• Participates in ongoing education and training activities.
• Participate in ongoing education to maintain and improve competence.

Skills

Patient education

Assessments

Record keeping

Care coordination

Documentation

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