Medical Nutrition Coordinator

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.

                                        
                                        
                                        Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled