About This Role
This remote Medical Nutrition Specialist role is responsible for all aspects of enteral nutrition care for home tube-fed patients and other medical nutrition-related activities. The role involves conducting nutritional assessments, providing education and counseling, and collaborating with various healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities
- Recognize and respect patient rights during the provision of care or services and conduct business relationships with patients and the public in an ethical manner
- Conduct nutritional assessments by reviewing medical records, physician orders, and laboratory results
- Provide nutrition education and counseling via phone when applicable
- Collaborate remotely with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals
- Ensure compliance with payer, Medicare/Medicaid, and contract requirements
- 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
- Verify enteral and oral nutrition orders for accuracy and appropriateness
- Maintain productivity standards while meeting documentation quality expectations
- Collaborate with nutritional vendors
- Coordinate with referral sources to obtain missing clinical documentation
- Support customer service representatives with clinical questions related to enteral nutrition
- Be responsible for on-call holiday rotations
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and/or Dietetics from an institution accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN)
- Licensed Dietitian for the geographical area where patients are managed (LD or LDN)
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, and email communications
Nice to have:
- One or more years of RD/RDN experience
Benefits
- Ongoing training and advancement opportunities
