Lincare
Dietitian- Medical Nutrition Specialist
Company: Lincare
Job Overview: This employee is responsible for all aspects of enteral nutrition care for the home tube fed patient and other medical nutrition related activities.
Job Responsibilities
Recognize and respect patient rights during the provision of care or services and conducting business relationships with patient and the public in an ethical manner.
Perform assessments/reassessments of each patient's care or service needs throughout the patient's contact with the organization, including physical assessments, psychosocial assessments, functional assessments, and activity assessments as appropriate.
Formulate, revise, and maintain enteral nutrition patient care plans based on physician orders and assessment findings, including the identification of patient problems/needs, goals and actions, and interventions relating to the care or service provided.
Monitor patient's response to the care or services provided, the actions or interventions taken, and the outcome of the care or service provided.
Educate patients regarding their enteral feeding to facilitate safe and effective use, as well as desired care, treatment, and service outcomes.
Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner, in settings appropriate to meet patient needs.
Responsible for community education regarding all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by company.
Maintain and manage a minimum monthly patient admits/census.
Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment use.
Participate in ongoing education including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence.
Obtain, utilize, and update patient information in a confidential and secure manner for utilization in patient care applications.
Recognize and implement infection control practices that reduce the risk of infections in patients and organizational staff.
Drive to admit, deliver, and pick up items such as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, and related feeding supplies to patients' home or place of business.
Record delivery information and track mileage.
Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to scope of practice.
Assist sales team in clinical presentations.
Issue or obtain customer signature on admission, pickup, or delivery.
May have to communicate, interact with, assess, and/or treat Secure Health Systems' patients/family members that may be:
Infants (0 - 1 years of age)
Pediatrics (1 - 17 years of age)
Adults (18 - 64 years of age)
Seniors (65 years or greater)
Responsible for National On-Call (not to exceed 6 shifts per year).
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Job Overview: This employee is responsible for all aspects of enteral nutrition care for the home tube fed patient and other medical nutrition related activities.
Job Responsibilities
Recognize and respect patient rights during the provision of care or services and conducting business relationships with patient and the public in an ethical manner.
Perform assessments/reassessments of each patient's care or service needs throughout the patient's contact with the organization, including physical assessments, psychosocial assessments, functional assessments, and activity assessments as appropriate.
Formulate, revise, and maintain enteral nutrition patient care plans based on physician orders and assessment findings, including the identification of patient problems/needs, goals and actions, and interventions relating to the care or service provided.
Monitor patient's response to the care or services provided, the actions or interventions taken, and the outcome of the care or service provided.
Educate patients regarding their enteral feeding to facilitate safe and effective use, as well as desired care, treatment, and service outcomes.
Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner, in settings appropriate to meet patient needs.
Responsible for community education regarding all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by company.
Maintain and manage a minimum monthly patient admits/census.
Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment use.
Participate in ongoing education including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence.
Obtain, utilize, and update patient information in a confidential and secure manner for utilization in patient care applications.
Recognize and implement infection control practices that reduce the risk of infections in patients and organizational staff.
Drive to admit, deliver, and pick up items such as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, and related feeding supplies to patients' home or place of business.
Record delivery information and track mileage.
Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to scope of practice.
Assist sales team in clinical presentations.
Issue or obtain customer signature on admission, pickup, or delivery.
May have to communicate, interact with, assess, and/or treat Secure Health Systems' patients/family members that may be:
Infants (0 - 1 years of age)
Pediatrics (1 - 17 years of age)
Adults (18 - 64 years of age)
Seniors (65 years or greater)
Responsible for National On-Call (not to exceed 6 shifts per year).
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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