Lincare Holdings
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:
o 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 o 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 o 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 o Monitor patient's response to the care or services provided, the actions or interventions taken, and the outcome of the care or service provided o Educate patients with relation to their enteral feeding to facilitate safe and effective use, as well as desired care, treatment, and service outcomes o Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner, in settings appropriate to meet patient needs o Responsible for community education regarding all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by company o Maintaining and managing a minimum monthly patient admits/census o Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment use o Participate in on-going education including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence o Obtain, utilize, and update patient information in a confidential and secure manner for utilization in patient care applications o Recognize and implement infection control practices that reduce the risk of infections in patients and organizational staff o 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 o Records delivery information and tracks mileage o Listens to and resolves service complaints appropriate to scope of practice o Assists sales team in clinical presentations o Issues or obtains customer signature on admission, pickup, or delivery o May have to communicate, interact with, assess, and/or treat Secure Health Systems' patients/family members that may be:
o Infants (0 - 1 years of age) o Pediatrics (1 - 17 years of age) o Adults (18 - 64 years of age) o Seniors (65 years or greater) o Responsible for National On-Call o not to exceed 6 shifts per year o Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals o Calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume o Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists o Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form o Should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail communications Education and
Experience:
o Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and/or Dietetics, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics o Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN) o Licensed Dietitian for the geographical area where he/she manages patients (LD or LDN) o One or more years of RD/RDN experience preferred, but not required Physical Demands:
o Frequently is required to drive, walk, and sit o Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/DisabledAbout the Company:
Lincare Holdings.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Job
Responsibilities:
o 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 o 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 o 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 o Monitor patient's response to the care or services provided, the actions or interventions taken, and the outcome of the care or service provided o Educate patients with relation to their enteral feeding to facilitate safe and effective use, as well as desired care, treatment, and service outcomes o Provide patient care, treatment, and service in a continuous and coordinated manner, in settings appropriate to meet patient needs o Responsible for community education regarding all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by company o Maintaining and managing a minimum monthly patient admits/census o Promote safe and effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment use o Participate in on-going education including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve individual competence o Obtain, utilize, and update patient information in a confidential and secure manner for utilization in patient care applications o Recognize and implement infection control practices that reduce the risk of infections in patients and organizational staff o 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 o Records delivery information and tracks mileage o Listens to and resolves service complaints appropriate to scope of practice o Assists sales team in clinical presentations o Issues or obtains customer signature on admission, pickup, or delivery o May have to communicate, interact with, assess, and/or treat Secure Health Systems' patients/family members that may be:
o Infants (0 - 1 years of age) o Pediatrics (1 - 17 years of age) o Adults (18 - 64 years of age) o Seniors (65 years or greater) o Responsible for National On-Call o not to exceed 6 shifts per year o Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals o Calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume o Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists o Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form o Should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail communications Education and
Experience:
o Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and/or Dietetics, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics o Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN) o Licensed Dietitian for the geographical area where he/she manages patients (LD or LDN) o One or more years of RD/RDN experience preferred, but not required Physical Demands:
o Frequently is required to drive, walk, and sit o Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/DisabledAbout the Company:
Lincare Holdings.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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