Medical Nutrition Spc - Remote

Lincare Holdings; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare Holdings is seeking a Medical Nutrition Specialist - Remote to manage all enteral nutrition care for home tube-fed patients and related nutrition activities.

The role collaborates remotely with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver evidence-based care and ensure compliance with payer requirements.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret safety rules, procedures, and manuals.
• Calculate figures such as percentages and volumes.
• Solve practical problems with variable factors.
• Interpret written, oral, or diagram instructions.
• Use word processing, spreadsheets, and email.

Responsibilities

• Recognizes patient rights and conducts care ethically.
• Conducts nutritional assessments using records and labs.
• Provides nutrition education and counseling by phone.
• Collaborates remotely with physicians and other health professionals.
• Ensures payer, Medicare/Medicaid, and contract compliance.
• Participates in ongoing education and training to maintain competence.
• Maintains confidential patient information for care applications.
• Verifies nutrition orders for accuracy and appropriateness.

Skills

Reading documents

Numerical skills

Problem solving

Instruction interpretation

Office software

Education

BS in Nutrition/Dietetics

Job description

The Medical Nutrition Spc - Remote is responsible for all aspects of enteral nutrition care for the home tube fed patient and other medical nutrition related activities.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Recognizes and respects patient rights during the provision of care or services and conducting businessrelationships with patients and the public in an ethical manner
• Conducts nutritional assessments by reviewing medical records, physician orders, and laboratory results
• Provides nutrition education and counseling via phone when applicable
• Collaborates remotely with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals
• Ensures compliance with payer, Medicare/Medicaid, and contract requirements
• Participates in on-going education, including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improveindividual competence
• Obtains, utilizes, and updates patient information in a confidential and secure manner for utilization in patient care applications
• Verifies enteral and oral nutrition orders for accuracy and appropriateness
• Maintains productivity standards while meeting documentation quality expectations
• Collaborates with nutritional vendors
• Coordinates with referral sources to obtain missing clinical documentation
• Supports customer service representatives with clinical questions related to enteral nutrition
• Responsible for On-call holiday rotations

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and/or Dietetics from an accredited bythe Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics,Required

Work Experience

• One or more years of RD/RDN experience, Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenanceinstructions, 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 whereonly limited standardization exists
• interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• word processing,spreadsheets, and e-mail communications

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Dietitian/Registered DietitianNutritionist (RD or RDN),Required
• Licensed Dietitian for the geographical areawhere manages patients (LD orLDN),Required

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 more. There are also a generous employee referral program and a wide array of employee discounts to take advantage of.