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Option Care Health

Largest independent home infusion therapy provider

Registered Dietitian - Enteral Center of Excellence

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryPosted on Nov 12
Full-time$70.2k - $117k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Registered Dietitian with a license or 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 it within one year of hire.
  • Leadership and supervisory skills.
  • Ability to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate clinical programs that 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.
  • Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with team members.
  • Ability to work without the presence of an immediate supervisor.
  • Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office software.
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day clinical support for enteral nutrition patients within the Enteral Center of Excellence, including nutrition assessments for high-risk and home-start patients at start of care and follow-up assessments for existing high-risk patients until goals are met, following established standards and evidence-based practice.
  • Provide phone-based enteral nutrition education to patients, caregivers and other healthcare professionals as needed; provide patient enteral pump setup or troubleshooting when escalated by a Nutrition Care Coordinator or Nutrition Care Specialist.
  • Adhere to enteral formulary, supply and formula guidelines, and promote formulary conversion where indicated.
  • Develop, implement and evaluate continuing education, orientation and in-service programs in coordination with corporate, clinical, operational and sales management.
  • Assist with orientation and training for new Registered Dietitians, Patient Registration Coordinators, Nutrition Care Coordinators, Nutrition Care Specialists and other enteral nutrition-related staff; provide internal continuing-education training for Enteral Center of Excellence staff at least twice per year, covering clinical nutrition, reimbursement and formulary compliance.
  • Work with Enteral Center of Excellence management to support nutrition-support competence, policy and procedure compliance, and cost efficiency; accept delegated work to support coverage needs.
  • Monitor clinical key performance indicators with Enteral Center of Excellence management, including patient census, patient satisfaction, clinical competence, nutrition assessments and performance-improvement activities.
  • Identify improvement opportunities, communicate them to management and supervisory staff, and define and implement action plans to improve patient care processes.
  • Participate in professional organizations.
  • Participate in the on-call Dietitian rotation.
  • Accept other assigned responsibilities and duties.

Desired Qualifications

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

About the Company

Option Care Health

Largest independent home infusion therapy provider

Option Care Health is the largest independent infusion services provider in the United States, delivering infusion therapies at home and other alternate-site locations. A team of about 7,000 teammates, including 4,500 clinicians, supports patients with acute and chronic conditions across all 50 states. Clinicians visit patients at home or other approved sites to administer infusion therapies, manage care, and coordinate with care teams, aided by clinical leadership and national scale. Its goal is to expand access to infusion therapy and improve care quality by offering clinician-led services beyond hospital settings.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bannockburn, IL
Founded
1979

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