Lincare
Dietitian- Medical Nutrition Specialist
Lincare, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
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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 with relation to 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
Maintaining and managing a minimum monthly patient admits/census
Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment use
Participate in on-going 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
Drives to admit, deliver, and pick up such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, related feeding supplies to patients' home or place of business
Records delivery information and tracks mileage
Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to scope of practice
Assists sales team in clinical presentations
Issues or obtains 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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Location: Charlotte, NC – Salary range: $70,000.00–$80,000.00
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Dietitian- Medical Nutrition Specialist
role at
Lincare
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 with relation to 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
Maintaining and managing a minimum monthly patient admits/census
Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment use
Participate in on-going 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
Drives to admit, deliver, and pick up such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, related feeding supplies to patients' home or place of business
Records delivery information and tracks mileage
Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to scope of practice
Assists sales team in clinical presentations
Issues or obtains 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
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Lincare by 2x
Get notified about new Dietitian jobs in
Charlotte, NC .
Location: Charlotte, NC – Salary range: $70,000.00–$80,000.00
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