Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare • Upper Chichester, PA

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About The Position

The Medical Nutrition Coordinator performs patient follow-up and is generally responsible for evaluating patient adherence to physician orders. The role provides patient education and care, conducts assessments, maintains patient records, coordinates referral and insurance information, and supports payment for services rendered. The employee also delivers and picks up enteral formulas, feeding pumps, IV poles, and related supplies at patients’ homes or places of business. The position promotes safe and effective patient care and equipment use, maintains professional standards, and participates in ongoing education and training.

Requirements

• Excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, other referral sources, and patients.
• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in home health care, a hospital, clinic, or nursing home.
• Experience or education in dietetics, nutrition, home health, or nursing.
• One year of experience as an LPN, DTR, or CNA.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education according to patient needs and policy.
• Perform complete and professional patient assessments in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and relevant enteral therapy concepts.
• Represent the company through professional appearance, patient care activities, and written reports.
• Gather information from referral sources to ensure insurance coverage for each enteral patient.
• Follow up on paperwork needed to ensure payment for services rendered.
• Maintain complete and organized patient records in compliance with accreditation standards.
• Drive to admit patients and deliver or pick up enteral formula, feeding pumps, IV poles, and related feeding supplies at patients’ homes or places of business.
• Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner in settings appropriate to patient needs.
• Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments, including safe feeding equipment use.
• Participate in ongoing education, including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence.
• Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and other written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
• Calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Solve practical problems involving varied concrete variables and limited standardization.
• Use word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications.

Benefits

• Ongoing training and advancement opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee referral program.
• Employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed