Medical Nutrition Spc - Remote

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 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

Job Requirements Education Bachelor  of Science in Nutrition and/or Dietetics from an accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, Required Work Experience One or more years of RD/RDN experience, Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilitiesread and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manualscalculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volumesolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization existsinterpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule formword processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail communications

Licenses and Certifications Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN), Required Licensed Dietitian for the geographical area where manages patients (LD or LDN), 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.

Job Details Job Type: Full-time Category:
Clinical/Nursing