Medical Nutrition Spc - Remote

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.

• Recognizes and respects patient rights during the provision of care or services and conducting business relationships 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 improve individual 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

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

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

• 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 whereonly limited standardization exists
• interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• word processing,spreadsheets, and e-mail communications

• Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (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.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Lincare is an equal opportunity employer, access and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Lincare provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Because Lincare believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes.

AA/EOE, M/F/Disabled/Veterans