Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare in St. Louis, MO is seeking a patient care coordinator responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders and ensuring high-quality enteral home care.

You will provide patient education, perform complete assessments, maintain records per accreditation standards, coordinate delivery and pickup of supplies, assist with insurance paperwork, and support safe, coordinated care across home settings.

Qualifications

• RN licensed and eligible to practice.
• Experience with enteral therapy and home care preferred.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

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

Assessment

Documentation

Insurance coordination

Home care

Education

RN license

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

This employee performs patient follow-up, 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