Medical Nutrition Coordinator

Lincare•Tigard, OR

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 assessment, maintains knowledge of enteral home care and therapy, and helps ensure that patients receive coordinated care and use feeding equipment safely. The coordinator also gathers information and follows up on paperwork related to insurance coverage and payment, maintains organized patient records, and drives to patients’ homes or places of business to admit patients and deliver or pick up enteral formulas, feeding pumps, IV poles, and related supplies. The role represents the company through professional conduct, appearance, patient care, and written reports, and participates in ongoing education and training. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Lincare offers ongoing training and advancement opportunities, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, an employee referral program, and employee discounts.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables where limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-form instructions.
Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications.
Excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, other referral sources, and patients.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in home health care, a hospital, clinic, or nursing home is strongly preferred.
Experience or education in Dietetics, Nutrition, Home Health, or Nursing is strongly preferred.
One year of experience as an LPN, DTR, or CNA is preferred.

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 necessary paperwork 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, as well as safe feeding equipment use.
Participate in ongoing education, including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence.