Nutrition Support Dietitian - Part Time

Option Care; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 46,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Retirement Savings With Company

Paid Time off

Flexible Spending Accounts

Mental Health Services

Award/Recognition Programs

myFlexPay Option

Job summary

Option Care Health in the United States is seeking a Registered Dietitian to lead nutrition assessment and care planning for home infusion patients across multiple locations. You will develop nutrition goals, assess needs, and coordinate with physicians, clinicians and caregivers to support enteral and parenteral therapies.

The role requires state licensure, active RD registration, and at least two years of nutrition support experience, including infusion or home health.

Qualifications

• Licensed RD in current practice state.
• Registered Dietitian with CODR.
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician credential.
• Minimum two years nutrition support experience.
• One year DME/Infusion/Home Health experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Review nutrition referrals for clinical and fiscal appropriateness.
• Advise patients on nutrition support administration.
• Document interventions in the EMR.
• Understand Medicare qualification and billing practices for nutrition therapies.
• Develop and implement written nutrition plans of care with physicians and caregivers.
• Communicate findings to appropriate disciplines and document progress.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Accreditation knowledge

Clinical communication

Nutritional calculations

Analytical thinking

Education

Registered Dietitian license

Commission on Dietetic Registration

Certified Nutrition Support Clinician

State licensure

Job description

Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities. With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career. Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re‑imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members. Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary

*Looking for candidates currently residing in the states of FL, GA, MD, NC, SC or VA only. The Registered Dietitian (RD) is a qualified professional who is responsible for the development and implementation of clinical and operational strategies to promote the home nutrition support (enteral and parenteral patients) across multiple locations depending on where coverage is needed. The RD performs nutritional assessments to formulate and adjust nutritional goals for individual patients.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Reviews new nutrition patient referrals and ensures clinical and fiscal appropriateness of ordered products and services.
• Advices patients and their families on nutrition support administration, water delivery, accesses and pump management.
• Documents all interventions pertaining to nutritional care in patients' electronic medical record.
• Maintains knowledge of products and reimbursement guidelines to effectively answer questions for patients, referral sources, prescribers and the organization’s employees.
• Performs ongoing clinical review of nutrition patients according to age-appropriate policies.
• Participates in performance improvement activities, data collection, outcomes measurement and multidisciplinary nutrition care planning.
• Understands Medicare qualification and billing practices for parenteral and enteral nutrition therapies.
• Reviews and oversees documentation obtainment for justification of nutrition services as requested.
• Sets high goals and quality comprehensive services to all customers and coworkers through a team approach.
• Develops and implements written nutrition plans of care, in conjunction with physicians, healthcare personnel, patients and caregivers.
• Uses clinical data to identify and diagnose nutrition-related problems, selects appropriate interventions, tracking progress toward goals.
• Performs nutritional assessments using various techniques including but not limited to: estimation of nutrient intake, calculation of nutritional requirements, anthropometrics, evaluation of selected laboratory results and assessment of drug-nutrient interactions.
• Communicates findings of nutritional assessments to appropriate disciplines and documents with progress notes and assessments of patients’ medical records.
• Obtains nutrition orders from qualified healthcare professionals in accordance with law and regulations.
• Completes medical documentation associated with orders as assigned (Durable Medical Equipment Information Form, etc).

Basic Education/Experience

• Registered Dietitian with a license/certification in the current state of practice, as appropriate.
• Current registration as Registered Dietitian with Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician.
• Licensed in state of residency (if licensure is available) and in good standing.
• Minimum of two (2) years nutrition support experience.
• One (1) year DME, Infusion or Home Health experience.
• Experiential requirements may be waived in lieu of evidence of progressive growth in and attainment of the skills necessary to perform the required duties.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of regulations and legal requirements governing the industry.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards and requirements.
• Skill in following new strategies, operations and procedures.
• Extensive knowledge in nutrition support for disease- and age-specific populations.
• Knowledge of computerized information systems, including basic reimbursement applications.
• Knowledge of parenteral and enteral nutrition reimbursement: state, federal and commercial.
• Language Skills Ability to read, analyze and interpret clinical information appropriate to duties and responsibilities assigned.
• Ability to operate information systems, follow policy, complete required forms, and prepare reports.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from referral sources, managers, patients, employees, payors and the general public.
• Mathematical Skills Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as parenteral and enteral nutrition formula calculations, percentages, and volume.
• Reasoning Ability Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of abstract variables.

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below: Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay Range is $33.75-$56.24

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings With Company Match
• Paid Time off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Mental Health Services
• Award/Recognition Programs
• myFlexPay Option

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

About Option Care Health

For over 40 years, Option Care Health has provided adult and pediatric patients with an alternative to hospital infusion therapy. With more than 2,900 clinical experts, Option Care Health is able to provide high-quality infusion services for nearly all patients with acute and chronic conditions across the United States, resulting in high quality outcomes at a significantly reduced cost. Option Care Health has more than 70 infusion pharmacies and 100 alternate treatment sites. We are guided by our purpose to provide extraordinary care that changes lives through a comprehensive approach to care along every step of the infusion therapy process including: intake coordination, insurance authorization, resources for financial assistance, education and customized treatments.