Clinical Service Liaison - Nutrition Specialist - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Description



Coram is a leading provider of specialty infusion and pharmacy distribution services with more than 80 branch locations, over 50 infusion suites and 2 specialty pharmacies throughout the country. Our employees, including infusion nurses, pharmacists and dietitians, are known in the industry for providing a high level of personalized care to thousands of home and infusion suite IV and specialty pharmacy patients every day. Please visit our website at http://www.coramhc.com/ and www.coramrx.com



Registered Dietitian

Clinical Sales Liaison

Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

If you are interested in using your clinical skills in a networking, and business development setting, take a closer look at this job. T his is the ideal position for the Registered Dietitian with clinical experience and a thorough understanding of Nutrition Support (enteral & parenteral), detailed oriented, customer focused; enjoy building, and maintaining relationships. The CSL will be responsible for maintaining and growing the profitability of an assigned territory, resolving questions and problems, provide training, coordinating services and maintaining Coram's top quality image to current customers. If you have strong Nutrition Support Skills, work with a national leader in Home Infusion.

• Collaborates with case managers, payers, referral sources, home health agencies and Coram intake staff to facilitate patient discharge and coordination of care.
• Obtains supportive documentation for clinical and financial patient care management.
• Provides patient/caregiver initial education for nutrition therapy and technology.
• Assesses method of administration based on orders, diagnosis and route of feeding.
• Communicates clinical follow-up information to case managers after patient discharge
• Identifies on-site educational opportunities with hospital staff.
• Provides continuing education programs as needed to on-site hospital and payer case managers.
• Introduces formulary changes and advances in nutrition support.
• Identifies and develops strategic relationships within the institution that will enhance patient care.
• Facilitates communication amongst all members of the patient care team.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care.
• Participates in the institution's quality assurance/performance improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs nutrition assessments and provides recommendations as needed.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

• At least one year related experience is preferred, but not required.
• A licensed registered dietitian in appropriate state of practice is required.

Coram 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 Coram believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes. AA/EOE, M/F/D/V