Medical Nutrition Coordinator

WHY WORK AT Lincare?

• Culture- An inclusive, open, and friendly environment focused on our team members and their success
• Benefits- Comprehensive benefits package with flexible options to fit your individual needs
• Growth- An industry leader who continues to transform the way care is delivered to our patients

Lincare offers a complete enteral nutrition program, as prescribed by practitioners, with optional assistance from our registered dietitians. This includes enteral nutrition formulas, a wide range of feeding tube supplies, and equipment suited to patients’ needs. As a Medical Nutrition Coordinator, you will assist the center and area dietitians in care coordination and patient follow-up and be generally responsible for evaluating patient adherence to practitioner orders.

Job Responsibilities:

• Gathers necessary information from referral sources to ensure insurance coverage of each enteral patient
• Follows up on necessary paperwork to ensure payment for services rendered
• Maintains patient records in a complete and organized manner in compliance with accreditation standards
• Provides patient education as an intricate part of the patient care activity, according to the patient’s need and Lincare policy
• Performs complete and professional patient assessments in accordance with Lincare policies and procedures
• Provides patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner in settings appropriate to meet patient needs
• Maintains current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and relevant enteral therapy concepts
• Represents Lincare through professional personal appearance, patient care activities, and content of written reports
• Promotes safe, effective patient and organizational environments, as well as feeding equipment use
• Drives to admit, deliver, and pick up such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, and/or related feeding supplies to patients' homes or places of business
• Responsible for National On-Call not to exceed 6 shifts per year
• Participates in ongoing education that includes in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence

Qualifications:

• 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 basic Microsoft Office skills, using Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Education and Experience:

• Experience/Education in Dietetics, Nutrition, Home Health, or Nursing is strongly preferred
• One year of experience in billing preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: On the road