Now Hiring - Lincare Holdings Inc. - Clinical Sales Dietitian in Blue Springs, MO

Full description of the position

Lincare is currently seeking a Clinical Sales Dietitian to join our Enteral Team.

WHY WORK AT Lincare?

• Culture- An inclusive, open, and friendly environment focused on our team members and their success
• Benefits- Comprehensive benefits package with flexible options to fit your individual needs
• Growth- An industry leader who continues to transform the way care is delivered to our patients

Lincare offers a complete enteral nutrition program, as prescribed by practitioners, with optional assistance from our registered dietitians. This includes enteral nutrition formulas, a wide range of feeding tube supplies, and equipment suited to patients’ needs. As a Clinical Sales Dietitian, you will be responsible for growing and maintaining the territory’s enteral patient census.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work in a designated territory performing sales activities. Promoting Lincare’s enteral services to physicians, hospitals, cancer centers, rehabilitation centers, and other key referral sources whose patients require home enteral nutrition
• Identify and develop new referral sources
• Maintain market information by tracking daily sales activity via a CRM platform
• Responsible for obtaining a predetermined number of enteral setups from new referral sources each month
• Responsible for maintaining and managing a minimum monthly patient admits/census
• Conduct in-services for referral sources, educating them in the use and application of Lincare enteral equipment
• Prepare for and participate in vendor fairs, exhibits, and luncheons
• Set up merchandise and sales promotion displays or issues sales promotion materials to customers
• Responsible for community education regarding all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by Lincare
• Responsible for all aspects of enteral nutrition care for the home tube-fed patient and other medical nutrition-related activities
• Recognize and respect patient rights during the provision of care or services and conducting business relationships with patients and the public in an ethical manner
• Monitor patients’ response to the care or services provided, the actions or interventions taken, and the outcome of the care or service provided
• Drive to admit, deliver, and pick up such items as enteral formula, feeding pump(s), IV poles, and related feeding supplies to patients’ homes or places of business
• Educate patients in relation to their enteral feeding to facilitate safe and effective use and 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
• Promote the use of safe, effective patient and organizational environments and feeding equipment
• Obtain, utilize, and update patient information confidentially and securely for utilization in patient care applications
• Recognize and implement infection control practices that reduce the risk of infections in patients and organizational staff
• Listen to and resolve service complaints appropriate to the scope of practice
• Frequently communicate and interact with Enteral Intake Team
• Participate in ongoing education, including in-services, training, and other activities, in order to maintain and improve individual competence

Qualifications:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to navigate Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Must have excellent human relations skills to interface with doctors, other referral sources, and patients

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from an accredited institution
• (Nutritionist or Dietitian preferred)
• Licensed as a registered and licensed dietitian for geographic areas where he/she manages patients (preferred)
• Will also consider someone who is an LPN or RN with RD experience

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: On the road