Prenatal Diagnostic Center Patient Care Coordinator Full Time 8 hours (days)
Description
Pay Range: $30.79 - $41.57
Position Summary:
Under the direction and supervision of an Office Manger or Clinical Director assumes responsibility and accountability for assignments for a designated time frame by assisting physician(s) and staff in providing a seamless approach to patient care. Communicates with providers to ensure that patient needs are met. Assists Staff in providing patient care according to established methods/policies/standards of the Prenatal Diagnostic Center. In addition to performing the essential functions listed below, may also be assigned other duties as required.
Under the direction and supervision of an Office Manger or Clinical Director assumes responsibility and accountability for assignments for a designated time frame by assisting physician(s) and staff in providing a seamless approach to patient care. Communicates with providers to ensure that patient needs are met. Assists Staff in providing patient care according to established methods/policies/standards of the Prenatal Diagnostic Center. In addition to performing the essential functions listed below, may also be assigned other duties as required.
Statement of Accountability: Reports to Office Manager
Qualifications:
1. High School graduate or equivalent work experience, including ability to read, write and comprehend medical terminology and English. Good verbal and written communication skills. Spanish speaking desired.
Qualifications:
1. High School graduate or equivalent work experience, including ability to read, write and comprehend medical terminology and English. Good verbal and written communication skills. Spanish speaking desired.
2. Completion of Medical Assistant certification course preferred.
3. Emotional stamina to work in a stressful environment and relate to patients, hospital staff, and visitors.
4. Current CPR/BLS certification required
5. Required: typing speed 30 wpm. Minimum 2-3 years experience with windows operating system and windows based programs. Internet skills desired.
6. Recent experience. Must include 2 years minimum on the job experience necessary; specifically knowledge in Obstetrics.
7. Able to exercise appropriate decision making in determining follow up actions, work effectively under changing work assignments.
8. EPIC experience preferred
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Achieving results:
1. Supports role and standards based practice through role modeling, monitoring, precepting, evaluating, and giving feedback.
Demonstrates Skill:
- Ensures coordination, integration and management of pertinent information through critical thinking and decision making.
- Based on job knowledge, able to direct and manage clinical situations through understanding of roles.
- Demonstrates analytical skills by using decision making authority and scientific knowledge in order to implement actions plans.
- Analyzes and uses data obtained through the inter-shift report/patient handoff tools to identify trends and identify opportunities for improvement.
Planning & Coordinating:
1. Analyzes and utilizes outcome data, and performance standard to further develop the workforce ability to engage in role and standards based practice and care delivery.
Professionalism:
- Strengthens role-based professional practice within the interdisciplinary team.
- Complies with the ANA Professional Code of Ethics.
- Transfers information to patients in a manner that is therapeutic as well as interpersonally and culturally responsive.
Improving the organization:
- Determines the risk for morbidity and mortality based on relevant and up-to-date knowledge of the patient population that includes culturally responsive.
Self Development:
- Engages in professional development that increases knowledge and skill related to the professional role, accountability, evidence based practice and supervision of others.
Regulatory Compliance:
- Demonstrates awareness of, and compliance with, patient safety and regulatory and licensing standards, i.e., The joint Commission, Title 22, OSHA, EMTALA, HIPAA, CMS, CDPH California Privacy Law, and other service- specific regulations.
- Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and unit function, promoting safe practice in order to reduce risk.
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