Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare Holdings; Richland Hills (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and advancement

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Lincare Holdings in Richland Hills, TX seeks a devoted home health care professional responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders and delivering comprehensive care.

You will educate patients, perform assessments, manage enteral supplies, coordinate with referrals for insurance coverage, and maintain accurate records. This role requires a year of home health care experience, strong interpersonal skills, and willingness to travel to patient homes.

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.
• Must have 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 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

Skills

Patient education

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

Nursing Assistant Certification

Dietetics/Nutrition/Home Health/Nursing background

Experience as LPN/DTR/CNA

Excellent human relations skills

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

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.