Registered Dietitian, Enteral Center of Excellence

Enteral Center Of Excellence Registered Dietitian

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Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.

Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you're empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides day to day clinical support of enteral nutrition (EN) patients within the Enteral CoE. Performs nutrition assessment on high risk and home start EN patients at start of care. Also performs nutrition assessment and nutrition follow-up, as indicated, on existing high-risk EN patients until patient goals are met. Conducts nutrition assessments according to developed standards and evidence-based practice.
• Conducts phone-based enteral nutrition education for patients, caregivers and other healthcare professionals when necessary according to the needs of the business. May provide patient enteral pump set-up and/or troubleshooting when escalated by Nutrition Care Coordinator or Nutrition Care Specialist.
• Adheres to enteral formulary and current established supply and formula guidelines and promotes formulary conversion where indicated.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education, orientation, and in-service education programs in coordination with corporate, clinical, operational and sales management.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new Registered Dietitians, Patient Registration Coordinators, Nutrition Care Coordinators, Nutrition Care Specialists, and other enteral nutrition-related staff members. Presents internal continuing education presentation training for ECOE staff as needed, at least twice per year. Educational topics to include clinical nutrition, reimbursement and formulary compliance.
• Works closely with ECOE Management to ensure nutrition support competence, compliance with policies and procedures, and cost efficiency. Accepts assignment of delegation of work to support coverage needed.
• As pertinent to nutrition therapy, along with the ECOE Management, monitors clinical key performance indicators such as: patient census, patient satisfaction, clinical competence, nutrition assessments, and performance improvement activities.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and communicates to appropriate management and supervisory staff. Defines and implements Action Plans to continually improve the patient care process.
• May support the Enteral Center of Excellence remotely.
• Participates in professional organizations.
• Participates in on-call Dietitian Rotation
• Accepts other responsibilities and duties that may be assigned.

Basic Education/Experience:

• Registered Dietitian with a license/certification in the current state of practice, as appropriate.
• Two years of experience with enteral nutrition as a nutrition support professional.
• Board Certification in Nutrition Support or intent to receive within 1 year of hire.

Basic Qualifications:

• Leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate clinical programs that will meet the needs of the office and community served.
• Ability to educate and empower staff to implement nutrition service processes in the home care setting.
• Flexibility and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and oral) with team members.
• Self-directed, able to work without the presence of an immediate supervisor.
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.

PQIs:

• Board Certification in nutrition support.
• Previous home health experience.
• Advanced degree in nutrition or business.
• Sales and marketing experience.

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Pay Range is $70,218.51-$117,008.35

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.