Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare Holdings Inc.
Wilmington, MA, USA
Full-time

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
  • Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, 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 where only limited standardization exists
  • Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
  • Should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications

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.

30+ days ago
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