Sr Medical Nutrition Spec

This employee is responsible for the intake and admission coordination of enteral referrals.

Job Responsibilities:

• • Staff the Enteral Case Management Dept for the intake of enteral referrals for all time zones

  • • Coordinate all information necessary to all regions for all Medical Nutrition Specialist to facilitate an admission to company

    • • 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, 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

          • • Monitor patient's response to the care or services provided by other dietitians, the actions or interventions taken, and the outcome of the care or service provided

            • • Precept newly hired Medical Nutrition Specialist to Enteral Case Management and act as a resource for other Medical Nutrition Specialist as assistance or coaching is needed

              • • Educate patients with relation to their enteral feeding to facilitate safe and effective use and 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

                  • • Perform community education regarding all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by company

                    • • Communicate activities with patients, providers, payers, and all customer groups

                      • • Promote safe, 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 such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, related feeding supplies to patient's home or place of business

                                • • Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to scope of practice

                                  • • Set up merchandise and sales promotion display or issue sales promotion materials to customers

                                    • • May have to communicate, interact with, assess, 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)

                                              • • Participate in ongoing, traditional learning and in-service programs

                                                • • Coach new employees when they take national on-call for the first time

• • 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 word processing, spreadsheets, accounting software, internet, and email communications

          • • Must be a Registered and Licensed Dietitian

            • • Must possess an active Driver's License

              Education and Experience:

              • • Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from an accredited institution

                • • Must be a registered and licensed dietitian for geographic areas where employee manages patients

                  • • Must have 1 (or more) year of health care experience, preferably in-home care

                    • • Specific experience in enteral and TPN, a plus

                      Physical Demands:

                      The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.