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:
- 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
- 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
- Assists sales team in clinical presentations
- 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)
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and/or Dietetics, 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 he/she manages patients (LD or LDN)
- One or more years of RD/RDN experience preferred, but not required
Physical Demands:
- Frequently is required to drive, walk, and sit
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 5x8
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person