Sales Rep - RD

About the role

This employee is responsible for sales to hospitals, oncology, rehabilitation centers, and referral sources with enteral patient needs. The role covers all aspects of enteral nutrition care for the home tube-fed patient and other medical nutrition-related activities within a designated territory.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new referral sources.
• Obtain a predetermined number of enteral setups from new referral sources each month.
• Prepare for and participate in vendor fairs, exhibits, and luncheons.
• Conduct in-service training for referral sources to educate them on the use and application of enteral equipment.
• Perform sales activities, track daily sales via Sales Force, and promote Enteral Services to physicians, hospitals, home health, and cancer centers.
• Maintain market information through Sales Force.
• Monitor patient response to care, interventions, and outcomes.
• Educate patients on enteral feeding to ensure safe and effective use and desired care outcomes.
• Provide continuous and coordinated patient care in appropriate settings.
• Conduct community education on all aspects of medical nutrition services provided by the company.
• Maintain and manage a minimum monthly patient admits/census.
• Promote safe, effective patient and organizational environments and proper feeding equipment use.
• Participate in ongoing education, including in-services and training, to maintain and improve competence.
• Obtain, utilize, and update patient information confidentially and securely.
• Implement infection control practices to reduce risks for patients and staff.
• Drive to admit, deliver, and pick up enteral formula, feeding pumps, IV poles, and related supplies to patients' homes or places of business.
• Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery records.
• Resolve service complaints within the scope of practice.
• Set up merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue promotional materials.
• Obtain customer signatures on admission, pickup, or delivery documents.
• Communicate or interact with the Enteral Intake Team as needed.