Dietitian- Medical Nutrition Specialist

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- Medical Nutrition Specialist role at Lincare
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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.

• Recognize and respect patient rights during the provision of care or services and conducting business relationships with patients 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, psychosocial, functional, 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, actions, and interventions related 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 the 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’ homes or places of business.
• Record delivery information and track mileage.
• Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to scope of practice.
• Assist the sales team in clinical presentations.
• Issue or obtain customer signature on admission, pickup, or delivery.
• Communicate, interact with, assess, and/or treat Secure Health Systems’ patients/family members that may be infants, pediatrics, adults, or seniors.
• Responsible for national on‑call duty (not to exceed 6 shifts per year).

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider
• Hospitals and Health Care (Industry)