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Medical Nutrition Specialist - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Job Description
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
* Listens to and resolves 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
Lincare is an equal opportunity employer, access and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. AA/EOE, M/F/Disabled/Veterans
Lincare is an equal opportunity employer, access and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. AA/EOE, M/F/Disabled/Veterans
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
Open
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