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- Process refill authorization requests for assigned ambulatory clinics. Review for accuracy and apply appropriate authorization protocols.
- Identify valid requests and triage appropriately to pharmacist or provider for review.
- Document the receipt, status and outcome of authorization requests in the electronic medical record.
- Provide applicable documentation for pharmacist or provider to complete review
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Promotes scheduling of staff. This includes scheduling in software (Qgenda) for outpatient and use of other software such as Microsoft Office in acute and pediatric areas. This also includes template management to align with the schedule and reporting.
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Processes time corrections and promotes best practices for payroll accuracy and efficiency (Kronos); and creates and disseminates reporting to promote effectiveness.
- Serves as a back up administrative coordinator by ordering equipment and...
Decontamination and cleaning
- Cleans and decontaminates medical equipment - may make minor repairs or refer to repair person.
- Test equipment and instruments for proper operation
- Cleans hospital equipment such as infusion pumps, suction machines and heating and cooling units
- May make minor repairs or refers to repair person
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- Responsible for all processes involving checking in of patients prior to being seen by a clinical provider. This includes, but is not limited to, careful review of insurance and demographic information with each patient and recording changes within EPIC, verifying account status, authorization information and copay/prepay information with patient in EPIC, collects co-pays and payments, contacting managed care staff when discrepancies arise, notifying clinical staff when patients arrive, process check in paperwork in a timely fashion and makes it available to clinical staff as soon as it is complete, monitors how long patients are kept in waiting room and intervenes as necessary, as well as other responsibilities associated with efficient and...
Coding
- Coding at 95% or above accuracy.
- Abstract information from patient medical records to assign correct codes and charges to outpatient surgical records, and/or observation cases. Work assigned charge sessions in assigned EPIC charge router work queues.
- Depending on job need, assign correct CPT, ICD-10-CM; HCPCS or ICD-10-PCS and DRGs for facility and/or professional charges, which would involve complex procedure and diagnostic coding within highly specialized coding areas such as Inpatient Coding or Surgical coding.
- Monitor activity for compliance with federal and/or state laws regarding correct coding set forth by CMS and Oregon Medical Assistance program (OMAP).
- Coordinate patient encounter billing...
Specimen receipt and processing
- Loads specimens onto automation line for processing.
- Centrifuges samples and transfers to appropriately labeled containers.
- Accurately measures specimens, records volumes, and determines if sample quality and quantity is sufficient for testing.
- Directs samples to technologists and testing areas either manually or using the automation lines, or stores samples for future...
The Vascular Access Nurse works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient, and family to promote patient health through the delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to the patient's age and condition, as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care adhering to evidence-based practice.
Practice Expectations:
- Apply infusion therapy principles to multivariate clinical scenarios.
- Educate healthcare workforce members and partners on vascular access device insertion, care, and...
$55.24 - $92.02 per hour, based on RN Degree and level of experience
With your ICU clinical expertise, you'll be able to seamlessly integrate into all 4 Adult ICU areas, maintain your device competencies (ECMO, CRRT, IABP, etc), utilize your precepting skills and be a part of our Virtual ICU team! Apply now and find out what sets us apart (and keeps us together). Your critical care skills remain in adult critical care - there is a separate float pool for acute med/surg areas.
- Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including chemotherapy, following aseptic procedure guidelines.
- Maintain cleanliness and sterility of USP ISO 5, 7, and 8 areas through daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning
- Prepare and package medication and supplies for patient deliveries.
- Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication
- Coordinate patient...
The PHOT provides Intermediate Level of Care to patients ages 0-18. Obstetric patients less than 18 with a new Hem/Onc/BMT diagnosis are case by case. Patients with specific pediatric oncology diagnosis may be followed until the age of 25 years. Presenting diagnosis may include leukemia, brain tumors, bone tumors, sarcoma, lymphomas, blood diseases, immunological diseases, storage diseases, Bone Marrow Transplants and Graft vs Host Disease patients. Nurses on this unit also provide support to Hem/Onc/BMT patients on other units, to include but not limited to chemotherapy support, expertise with BMT patients and central lines.
The PHOT provides Intermediate Level of Care to patients ages 0-18. Obstetric patients less than 18 with a new Hem/Onc/BMT diagnosis are case by case. Patients with specific pediatric oncology diagnosis may be followed until the age of 25 years. Presenting diagnosis may include leukemia, brain tumors, bone tumors, sarcoma, lymphomas, blood diseases, immunological diseases, storage diseases, Bone Marrow Transplants and Graft vs Host Disease patients. Nurses on this unit also provide support to Hem/Onc/BMT patients on other units, to include but not limited to chemotherapy support, expertise with BMT patients and central lines.
Procedure Preparation and Room Setup:
- Review daily procedure schedules and provider/nurse preferences to anticipate needs.
- Prepare procedure rooms with the required instruments, equipment, and supplies based on case requirements.
- Verify the sterility, integrity, and functionality of all instruments and supplies.
- Ensure all equipment is functioning properly before and during...
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Cleans and sanitizes restrooms, sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, urinals, hoppers and mirrors. Cleans and sanitizes stainless steel counters, stainless steel partitions, corners, sinks and wall plates. Clean light fixtures, vents, kick plates, appliances and window blinds. Uses approved chemical cleaners and disinfectants per department policy.
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Remove trash from waste baskets and litter from floors in dedicated areas. Wipe down garbage cans in public spaces. Empty and clean trash containers, wall...
Training and Education
- Introduces new employees to Sterile Processing operations.
- Trains or facilitate the training staff in every aspect of department operations: decontamination, instrument preparation and packaging, processing of vendor/loaner instrumentation and implants, sterilization, and flexible endoscope reprocessing.
- Ensures new staff members demonstrate appropriate breadth and depth of knowledge relative to their position. Documents training...
Intermediate care is provided to patients with complications and generally utilizes a 2 patients: 1 RN ratio.
Care is provided to mothers and their newborn infants, to antepartum patients who require periodic fetal monitoring, and to stable surgical gynecologic patients without complex co-morbidities.
- Trains and instructs coders on CPT, Diagnosis, modifiers, CCI edits and documentation requirements as appropriate regarding all industry standards for each clinical department across OHSU.
- Reviews, develops, modifies, and/or adapts relevant training materials, presentations and curriculum.
- Audits medical record documentation to identify under-coded and up-coded services; prepares reports of findings and meets with coders and leadership to provide education and training on accurate coding practices and compliance issues both for coders currently in training and ongoing audits for all coders.
- Leads cross training efforts for coders learning new subspecialties.
- Review and respond in a timely manner to trainee questions and offer...
- Planning and developing departmental activities, including performance standards, workload distribution, trend analysis and alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
- Establishing and maintaining effective systems to provide departmental support in such activities as goal setting, payroll review, annual reviews and staffing levels.
- Monitoring overall departmental performance and transaction status, identifying areas of improvement and corrective actions needed.
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Communicating with staff and Manager to ensure efficient and effective department operations.
- Collaborating with OHSU departments, insurance companies, and patients to request information needed to complete account transactions, address urgent requests and/or resolve...
- Conducts on-site Medicaid program intakes in both English and Spanish, forwarding applications and supporting documentation to appropriate Medicaid office, Aging and People with Disabilities office (APD), and other state Department of Human Services (DHS) offices as appropriate.
- Assists potential eligible clients or their representatives in the application process with the appropriate public assistance office, monitoring, advising, interviewing and advocating as appropriate throughout the application process from initial application through formal decision.
- Monitors decisions of approval to ensure accuracy of program and medical effective date and decisions of denial assuring appropriateness of agency action.
- Counsels referred...
Program Coordination, Faculty Senate
Coordinate programmatic, project, events, and administrative functions for the Faculty Senate, including but not limited to:
- Schedule in-person, hybrid and virtual meetings for the Faculty Senate and the Faculty Executive Committee meetings, including but not limited to: securing meeting space, coordinate guests to attend each meeting, update invites, send out timely communication, create agendas, taking minutes, etc.
- Work with Faculty Senate president(s) and executive committee to arrange confidential meetings with OHSU executive leadership, including the President, Provost, Chief of Staff, CFO, CPO, General Counsel, etc.
- Coordinate with EVP admins to schedule...
- Assists physician during cases while operating a variety of complex radiologic imaging equipment including fluoroscopy, digital subtraction angiography, ultrasonography and cone beam CT application within the Interventional Radiologic suite.
- Prep the patient and prepare supplies under sterile conditions for the procedure. Scrub in with the physician and assist in performing procedure if needed.
- Accurately obtains x-rays for the exams while being respectful to the patient’s abilities and safety issues.
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