Registered Dietitian (per diem) Houston, TX Job in Houston, TX 77219

Title: Registered Dietitian (per diem) Houston, TX
Location: TX-Houston
Apria Healthcare is the largest provider of home healthcare products and services in the United States, offering a comprehensive range of home respiratory therapy, home infusion therapy and home medical equipment services to over 2 million patients annually in all 50 states through approximately 550 locations. We are committed to full-service homecare solutions that give maximum independence to our patients. Please visit our website atwww.apria.com.
* Applies knowledge of nutritional screening and assessment of specific patient populations and their nutritional needs. Able to appropriately individualize and formulate total parenteral nutrition (TPN) orders for specific patient populations.
* Assists infusion team in monitoring patient status by evaluating TPN formula (macronutrients and micronutrients), lab trends, and nutritional parameters.
* Evaluates nutrition care plan for effectiveness and patient response as well as identification of nutrient deficiencies.
* Contributes to initial and ongoing infusion pathway and care conferences as part of the interdisciplinary team and monitors patient progress toward collaborative home nutrition goals.
* Appropriately communicates patient updates and recommendations to physician and other members of the healthcare team.
* Uses professional judgment to adapt and apply guidelines, protocols, and professional standards of care to new and changing needs of patients.
* Serves as a resource to medical staff and allied health professionals in specialty nutrition area.
* Appropriately documents patient care activity, dietitian services provided, and all communication with patient, physician, and health care team.
* Documentation is accurate, complete, and complies with company policy and procedure for electronic and paper patient clinical record entries. Conducts ongoing chart review per policy.
* Forwards required documentation to physician, payers, and referral sources within policy or contractually stated timelines.
* Provides sales team with clinical updates to generate and support referral relationships.
* Educates staff as appropriate on Medicare pre qualification for home nutrition support.
* Determines whether patient meets Medicare guidelines for coverage of home TPN therapy or whether patient should be billed to Medicare for denial or if an Advanced Beneficiary Notice is required.
* Obtains all supporting documentation and evaluates TPN prescription in accordance with Medicare guidelines.
* Works with revenue management from start of care throughout entire billing process to ensure prescriptions contain all necessary information for prompt payment.
* Performs in-service education to internal customers, referral sources, physicians and nursing agencies.
* Provides instruction on clinical topics related to disease-state management, improvement of patient outcome, and reimbursement issues.
* Serves as a mentor to students and staff in specialty nutrition area.
* Identifies learning needs of patient and/or caregiver.
* Communicates patients learning needs and findings to health care team members, including other clinicians, customer service staff, and physician/referral source, as appropriate.
* Provide diet planning/modification and nutrition education of oral diet to patient/patient family when appropriate.
* Participates in education and training conferences on home nutrition care.
* Participates in training sessions of sales personnel marketing the nutrition program.
* May assist sales personnel in clinical aspects of marketing home nutrition programs.
* Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
* Registered Dietitian with active registration by the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Foods and Nutrition/Dietetics or related field.
* Completion of approved coordinated undergraduate program, dietetic internship, or AP-4 program required.
* Advanced certification recognized by the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition - Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian (CNSD). If not currently CNSD at time of application 4 yrs related experience may be considered and CNSD certification is then required within 2 years of employment.
* Current License in appropriate state of practice is required.
Apria Healthcare(or Coram Healthcare) is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Because Apria believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes. AA/EOE, M/F/D/V