Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research):
- This position requires an OR FNP license. Licensure as an FNP in the state of Oregon requires clinical practice as an FNP.
- This faculty’s clinical practice may be separate from the OHSU FTE or may be incorporated into the overall OHSU FTE; this is part of the position negotiation.
Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.):
- Assists in administration of Renew grant in Portland area in underserved communities including coordination of clinical placements and developing strong relationships with Renew grant partners.
Education Activities (include types of teaching and types of student taught):
- Instructs and supervises FNP graduate and doctoral students in the Portland area with occasional travel to OHSU Rural Campuses in La Grande, Klamath Falls, and South Coast including site visits to clinical partners.
Service Activities:
- These activities could include faculty meetings, student advising, committee membership, professional activities and other responsibilities as assigned by the Program or Academic Director.
- Participates in faculty governance; additional engagement based on rank.
Administrative Activities:
- As negotiated.
Other Activities:
- The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.
The mission of the Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship Program is to develop expert clinicians and leaders by providing advanced training in the perioperative management of patients with complex neurologic pathologies in a learning atmosphere that nurtures intellectual curiosity and innovation.
The program is designed to offer 12 months of post-residency clinical subspecialty anesthesia training for adults with intracranial masses, neurovascular pathologies, and spine pathologies in diverse settings including the operating room, MRI hybrid suite, and interventional radiology suite. The fellow will have the opportunity to team up with a cohort of people across multiple disciplines, including neurosurgeons, neurologists, and intraoperative monitoring technicians to provide advanced subspecialty care in a variety of craniotomy approaches including awake craniotomies. The fellow will also have dedicated rotations in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit as well as opportunities to supplement their education with electives in neuroradiology, pediatric neuroanesthesia, and intraoperative encephalography.
The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the University's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. Appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in patient care.
Teaches junior trainees and support staff in their area of professional expertise. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility.
Provides an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of clinical care for clinical faculty). Professional performance is to be delivered in a manner that is compliant with the regulations and guidelines of all relevant regulating bodies (e.g. the American Society of Anesthesiologists, JCAHO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, OHSU IRB, NIH and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory guidelines). Treats all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.
We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team in the Pediatric Nephrology Division. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides collaborative and multidisciplinary care of children and adolescence in Pediatric Nephrology with a team of seven attending physicians. The APP will provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. The service responsibilities include rounding on outpatient dialysis patients, co-managing renal transplant patients in the renal transplant clinic, attending in the pediatric nephrology outpatients, and managing the 24-hour blood pressure program.
The APP faculty will have numerous opportunities to become involved in quality improvement work, education, research, and childhood advocacy. Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Nephrology are committed to developing our faculty members’ careers. A pathway for academic appointment/promotion for the APPs was recently implemented at OHSU.
Professional participation is expected including attendance in relevant educational conferences and didactic conferences.
As teaching is an important portion of the OHSU and Doernbecher Children’s hospital mission, you will be responsible in collaborating and teaching students and trainees.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork.
Evaluation & Caseload Management
- Prioritizes patients care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan,
medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation.
- Evaluates patients to determine appropriateness of referral.
- Identifies rehab potential, establishes treatment goals specific to the scope
of acute care rehabilitation, including functional outcomes, quantitative
measures and target dates.
- Develops treatment plans to achieve identified goals.
- Documents evaluations in patient’s medical record in compliance with
DNV, OHSU, OAR’s and third-party payer criteria.
- Enters accurate codes for services performed and bills time in patient care
accurately.
- Provides consultation in a time-efficient manner for patients, specific to
care area.
- Requesting orders and/or providing guidance to the patient’s team
regarding activity or prevention of complications
Provides Skilled Rehabilitation Treatment
- Prioritizes care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical
stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation
- Performs and documents skilled patient care activities, including direct
treatment and caregiver/patient/family education
- Monitors and adjusts treatment plans specific to patient progress
- Fabricates and adjusts splints to meet patient needs
- Communicates patient needs and promotes carryover of strategies, precautions, etc. with nursing and other caregivers.
- Updates recommendations to team regarding continuing rehabilitation needs and plan as patient’s condition and situations warrant.
- Directs, supports and providers supervision as required for aides and
volunteers.
- Develops and enhances patient care program and patient outcomes in
specialty area.
- Documents treatment and other patient contacts in patient’s medical record
in compliance with DNV, OHSU, OAR’s and third-party payer criteria.
Care Coordination
- Collaborates with patient, family, and medical team in multidisciplinary
patient rounds, ensuring a common level of understanding of the patient’s
rehabilitation needs, and providing recommendations for rehab after
discharge.
- Requests patient/family conferences as appropriate, and participates in
conferences representing department.
- Heightens awareness of and advocates for rehab needs of patient.
- Enhances patient safety both during and after hospitalization by assisting
the team in problem-solving.
- Including but not limited to vision, ADL, and cognition impairments.
- Provides feedback and educates physicians, fellows, residents, and other
health care providers about rehabilitation (including but not limited to
medical necessity for skilled rehabilitation services and appropriate referrals
and expectations for rehab outcome and intensity at various levels of care).
Service
- Demonstrates excellent customer service and communication skills in all
interactions with patients and family, including both telephone and face-to-face situations.
- Demonstrates active listening skills and supportive, professional behavior
at all times, to patients, families and staff.
- Addresses complaints and problems promptly and courteously, involving
management when indicated.
- Communicates with patients and families, other healthcare team members,
in a timely and cost-efficient, courteous manner.
Department Operations
- Ensures scheduler/manager has ongoing, current availability for scheduling.
- Responds in a timely manner to scheduling requests.
- Meets or exceeds departmental efficiency standards .
Provide the full range of diagnostic evaluations (behavioral, physiologic and electrophysiologic) of the auditory system appropriate to neonates, infants and children including visual reinforcement audiometry, conditioned play audiometry, standard pure tone audiometry, auditory brainstem response, otoacoustic emissions, and detailed middle ear evaluation including otoscopy, tympanometry and measurement of acoustic reflexes. Provide analysis and interpretation of test results along with implications and recommendations for communicative, educational and cognitive development, implications for family/caregivers, staff, medical providers and educational agencies. Provide referrals to appropriate medical specialists, early intervention providers, and community providers of intervention services for hearing impaired and deaf children. Provide services at OHSU campus and at satellite clinics at Orenco Station and CDRC Eugene/University of Oregon Campus.
- Provide treatment services for infants and children with hearing loss when indicated including ordering, programming, and verification of hearing technology. Provide counseling for patients and caregivers regarding hearing device use, care, maintenance, and realistic expectations.
- Assist in the care and maintenance of all clinical equipment, space and supplies. Assist in scheduling annual equipment calibration, and equipment repair when needed. Support the mission and goals of the pediatric audiology department, the IDD, and OHSU.
- Provide supervised externship experiences for audiology graduate students and observational experiences for students and residents in other disciplines. Provide educational services regarding audiology and audiologic services through lectures and hands-on demonstrations for healthcare providers, residents, and medical students as requested. Provide community consultation through conferences and clinics outside of the IDD and OHSU. Conduct workshops/in-services at local, state and regional levels upon request. Attend department meetings and associated committee participation. Engage in discipline appropriate research and cooperate in joint research with other faculty and staff.
Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is offering an opportunity for a full-time General Pediatrics faculty appointment at one of the nation’s top ranked Children’s Hospitals as reported by U.S. News & World. As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the very best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond. We have more specialists in children’s health than anywhere else in the state and serve as the region’s tertiary and quaternary referral center. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available and are a world-class health research center for basic, clinical, and translational research.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our established team of general pediatricians who provide clinical care for over 12,000 infants, children, and adolescents in the ambulatory setting, and provide inpatient service to newborns in the Mother-Baby Unit. Embracing multidisciplinary collaboration, we actively participate in a broad range of clinical, quality, educational, and research activities. Division members develop and support family-centered care principles, and demonstrate excellence in communication with families and referring providers. The Division is extensively involved in providing and leading educational endeavors for medical students and pediatric residents. More than half of Oregon’s practicing pediatricians trained at Doernbecher.
OHSU Doernbecher is located in Portland, Oregon. Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast or towering Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Home to award-winning wineries, artisan coffee shops, acclaimed restaurants, extensive bike paths, unique brewpubs, professional soccer and basketball teams, a vibrant theater scene, expansive book stores, watersports communities, and one of the largest urban forests in the United States, Portland offers something for everyone. All without sales tax and in a mild climate. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities.
OHSU values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment as an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion to apply.
- Provide high quality customer service to all internal and external customers. This includes communicating accurately, openly, supportively, in a timely manner, and extending special attention and sensitivity to all patients, visitors, and fellow employees.
- Assist in maintaining an atmosphere of cooperation within the department, as well as with other departments and allied professionals.
- Demonstrate respect and cooperation in all staff relationships, and a genuine willingness to prevent or resolve inter-personal conflicts. Must demonstrate superior face to face customer contact skills, remain calm and resourceful during crisis management or other difficult situations, and manage standard complaint processing.
- Required to learn and maintain skill with available information technology, and remain current with changes to departmental procedures and new information.
- Reviews financial application and attached documentation submitted by patients to determine that all required information is provided and is completed properly. For any incomplete applications, returns with letter of explanation outlining incomplete information or lacking verification documents. Requests and reviews additional documentation of financial information regarding ability to pay, eligibility, or financial allowances. Provides information, clarification, and interpretation of financial policy and procedure to assist patients in completing the financial application and understanding the basis for decisions made.
- Analyzes applications with regard to supportive documentation, Oregon residency rules, account history, and determines action based on departmental guidelines in conjunction with income inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Assigns liability percent based on assessment and documents on the registration computer system for hospital and physician practice billing services. Mails a letter of approval with financial allowance information to the applicant, or mails a letter of denial of allowance if patient did not qualify for a discount.
- Refers those patients who show potential elgibility for Oregon Health plan or Washington Medicaid to contact internal Financial & Medicaid Specialist group to assist with the application process.
- Notifies billing office of the retroactive assignments of any approved financial allowance.
- Assures that the financial application, verification documents and Liability Determination Worksheet have been scanned into the document imaging system.
- Maintains a database on the information and disposes of originals using the confidential recycling bin.
- Gather and/or verify patient information including demographics, guarantor, emergency contacts, insurance coverage, and financial status when applicable.
- Verify patient eligibility for health care coverage and enter appropriate insurance plan information accurately. Provide financial screening for low income or non-sponsered patients and refer patients to Medicaid programs or send a charity care application when appropriate.
Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is offering an opportunity for a full-time General Pediatrics Medical and Quality Director at one of the nation’s top ranked Children’s Hospitals as reported by U.S. News & World. As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the very best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond. We have more specialists in children’s health than anywhere else in the state and serve as the region’s tertiary and quaternary referral center. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available and are a world-class health research center for basic, clinical, and translational research.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our established team of general pediatricians who provide clinical care for over 12,000 infants, children, and adolescents in the ambulatory setting, and provide inpatient service to newborns in the Mother-Baby Unit. Embracing multidisciplinary collaboration, the Medical and Quality Director will initiate, develop, direct, evaluate, and sustain ambulatory quality improvement efforts, as well as partner with the Practice Manager to direct the efficient operations of the General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health Clinic at Doernbecher. All division members actively participate in a broad range of clinical, quality, educational, and research activities. Division members develop and support family-centered care principles, and demonstrate excellence in communication with families and referring providers. The Division is extensively involved in providing and leading educational endeavors for medical students and pediatric residents. More than half of Oregon’s practicing pediatricians trained at Doernbecher.
OHSU Doernbecher is located in Portland, Oregon. Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast or towering Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Home to award-winning wineries, artisan coffee shops, acclaimed restaurants, extensive bike paths, unique brewpubs, professional soccer and basketball teams, a vibrant theater scene, expansive book stores, watersports communities, and one of the largest urban forests in the United States, Portland offers something for everyone. All without sales tax and in a mild climate. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities.
OHSU values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment as an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion to apply.
PATIENT CARE
- Perform pre-procedural sedation risk assessment on surgical patients
- Including, but not limited to, carpal tunnel release, D&C, D&E, and dental procedures referred for moderate sedation.
- Collaborate with other members of the team regarding pre-procedural instructions, medication management, and patient education.
- Function independently but also work in close collaboration with providers from other departments (OBGYN, anesthesiology, internal medicine, etc.) to coordinate medical optimization of the patient prior to procedure.
- This includes but is not limited to following up on lab tests, cardiac testing, referrals to other specialties and documenting plan of care in EMR.
- Communicate with the surgical team (surgeons, surgery schedulers) when necessary to share concerns about patient readiness for scheduled moderate sedation surgeries.
- Ensure timely, focused documentation and communication with the referring surgeon and PCP when appropriate to ensure quality patient care are expected.
- Review the patient’s history, via patient’s verbal report and the review of previous medical records from internal and external sources, and perform a complete physical exam on each patient.
- Provide consistent patient education about good preparation for procedure.
- Documentation in the EMR of the clinical assessment will be executed according to documentation standards for licensed providers at OHSU.
- Chart documentation will be accurate and timely. Perform peer reviews on a yearly basis including peer chart audits.
- The medical director will review peer chart audits and provide the APPs with feedback about documentation completeness.
- Charts will be forwarded to coding professionals for billing.
- All encounters will be closed by the end of the work day and submitted for billing within 24 hours of each patient encounter.
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
- The APP will attend quarterly AST QI meetings.
- May be asked to participate in special projects as assigned by the medical director and/or clinic manager.
- The focus on these projects may include but will not be limited to improving quality of patient care, procedural workflow, diversity/equity/inclusion efforts and/or customer service.
Up to $12,000 Hiring Bonus. Up to $8000 in Relocation also Available. Night Differential Pay! Free parking at night!
Join us! Our 17-bed ICU has immediate access to 24-hour CT and MRI services, OR and interventional radiology suites to enable rapid access to care. Our typical cases include complex neurosurgery, ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, neuromuscular disorders and epilepsy (among others). Night differentials, free parking, and the opportunity to be a part of the expansive specialty that is Neuroscience!
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical Nurse exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
To provide intra-operative technical assistance to physicians and RN's who care for pediatric patients experiencing a surgical intervention/other invasive procedure. To participate actively in the work of the unit, committee work, and program level activities/projects. The role requires completion of annual clinical competencies, attending staff meetings and educational events during the day, and actively participating in all quality improvement opportunities assigned. The role requires that all policies, procedures, and patient safety initiatives will be followed.
Surgical Technologists are an integral part of the team providing surgical care to patients. Surgical Technologists function in the role of scrub person. Surgical Technologists work under the supervision of the surgeon and the R.N. to ensure that the O.R. environment is safe, equipment functions properly and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Must possess expertise in the theory and application of surgical technique, human anatomy, and surgical procedures, implementation of tools and technologies to facilitate safe care of the patient during invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. The surgical technologist role requires extended periods of standing, lifting heavy instrumentation, and potential exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens.
- Lecture capture services. Under the direction of their manager and in collaboration with others, the employee will be responsible for key multimedia production services, including, but not limited to:
- Lecture capture of educational courses. Echo360 is a lecture capture system integrated into many conference rooms and classrooms at OHSU. The employee must have and/or gain knowledge of using this system, from scheduling and recording to delivery and troubleshooting. This includes the HW-based appliance and the SW-based Universal Capture options.
- Administration of Echo360 and lecture capture documentation as needed.
- Video recording services. Under the direction of their manager and in collaboration with others, the employee will be responsible for key multimedia production services, including, but not limited to:
- Video recording of specific, recurring events. This is more of a camera operator role to support video recording of classroom and conference room events. The employee must be able to understand the scope of the request, advise that the appropriate staff and equipment have been assigned for the appropriate length of time and delivery output, and perform the necessary recording, editing and media outputs to complete the defined assignment. Equipment will include both built-in and field pack camera equipment.
- Administration of camera equipment and recording documentation as needed.
- Video and web conferencing services (VCS). Under the direction of their manager and in collaboration with others, the employee will be responsible for key VCS services, including, but not limited to:
- Facilitation of customer requests for VCS services. This includes customer communication to define and confirm the scope of work, identify staff and equipment needs, perform pre-call testing as appropriate, provide on-site set-up and establish the connection, and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Administration of VCS systems and documentation as needed.
- Event audio/visual support. Under the direction of their manager and in collaboration with others, the employee will provide A/V support assistance for events held in classrooms, conference rooms, lecture halls, and event spaces on the OHSU campus.
- Provide audio/visual support in spaces where equipment is built into spaces as well as set up mobile A/V equipment for spaces where the equipment is not a part of the room.
- Provide assistance for presenters and presentations needs.
- Provided video recording and/or video and web conference support for events.
- Classroom and conference room maintenance of equipment installed in spaces operated by EdCOMM:
- Ensure that all equipment is operational, check lamp life and filters in projectors, maintain proper cable care, general supplies and neatness in spaces.
- Helpdesk and Administration Support. Under the direction of their manager and in collaboration with others, the employee will be responsible for key customer services, including, but not limited to:
- Technical support for EdCOMM services. Other technical support functions may be required to ensure customer questions and/or requests for service are provided in a timely and knowledgeable manner. This may encompass all of EdCOMM’s services (VCS, video production, streaming, A/V rental, classroom and conference room audio/visual equipment, etc.)
- Administration support for EdCOMM services. The employee may also be asked to attend the front desk, answer the departmental phone, respond to departmental voicemail and/or email, etc. to ensure the operational efficiency of the department.
$5,000 Hiring Bonus
The Perianesthesia CNA works as a member of an interdisciplinary team at CHH and MPV Perianesthesia units. Provides support to the nursing team for Pre/Post and PACU in Perioperative Services. The CNA assists care providers in the care of patients in the pre/post and post anesthesia care units, by performing simple procedures and treatments and maintaining a safe, clean, efficiently stocked environment. The CNA is expected to float within the Perioperative Division.
- Ability to read and understand medical-related terms
- Ability to perform basic pharmaceutical mathematics calculations
- Skill at manipulating small objects, e.g., needles, syringes, ampules
- Ability to use mechanical system for transfer of fluids
- Knowledge of and skill at application of aseptic technique
- Ability to establish priorities in workflow
- Good interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work under supervision of diverse Pharmacists
- Possible exposure to hazardous chemicals and noise
- Understand the difference of non-hazardous and hazardous medications; safely handle hazardous medications per regulatory guidelines
- Flexibility in scheduling of shift times
- Accountability for accuracy associated with performance of the duties to this position
- Ability to stand/walk, push or pull delivery carts, bending and reaching for 6-8 continuous hours per day
- Maintain automated dispensing cabinet movement and stock to accommodate patient needs
- Ability to manipulate dosage form devices (i.e., syringes, unit dose packaging etc)
This position provides technical support to pharmacists through preparation of unit doses, data entry, delivery of medications, and cartfill exchange. Functions as a liaison and a point of contact for various pharmacy operations and interdisciplinary team members. Facilitate and prioritizes time sensitive duties which may include but are not limited to delivery of urgent medications, pharmacy program support and operational procedures. Person working this shift is responsible for ensuring accountability and accuracy of standard operations procedures in these areas. Position works under direct supervision of a Pharmacist who is responsible for the safe and proper distribution and use of drugs in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants <1 year old, children and adolescents ages 1-18, adults ages 19-65, and the elderly age >65.
EVALUATION AND CASELOAD MANAGEMENT
- Prioritizes patient care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation.
- Evaluates patients to determine appropriateness of referral, and the abilities, disabilities and therapy needs of the patient.
- Identifies rehabilitation potential, establishes treatment goals specific to the scope of acute care rehabilitation, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates.
- Develops treatment plans to achieve identified goals.
- Documents evaluation in patient's medical record in compliance with DNV, OHSU, OAR’s and third-party payer criteria.
- Enters accurate codes for services performed and bills time in patient care accurately.
- Provides surveillance and/or consultation in a time-efficient manner for patients, specific to care area; requesting orders and/or providing guidance to the patient’s team regarding activity or prevention of complications (including but not limited to range of motion, skin integrity, fall risk reduction).
PROVIDES SKILLED REHABILITATION TREATMENT
- Prioritizes care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation.
- Performs and documents skilled patient care activities, including direct treatment and caregiver/patient/family education.
- Monitors and adjusts treatment plan specific to patient progress.
- Facilitates routine patient activity plans with nursing and other caregivers.
- Updates recommendations to team regarding continuing rehabilitation needs and plan as patient’s condition and situation warrant.
- Directs, supports and provides supervision as required for Aides and volunteers.
- Develops and enhances patient care program and patient outcomes in specialty area.
- Documents treatment and other patient contacts in patient's medical record in compliance with DNV, OHSU, OAR’s and third-party payer criteria.
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Maintains current knowledge of, and complies with hospital and department policies and procedures, union contracts, etc.
- Ensures baseline skills for patient management in all inpatient areas and maintains proficiency through regular exposure and patient care activity, mentoring with other staff, and formal or informal peer review.
- Participates in ongoing professional development, mentoring and competency assessment for self and other staff.
Evaluation and Treatment of Patients
- Performs individualized skilled physical therapy evaluation.
- Including general screening for indications of other therapy disciplines & rehabilitation needs.
- Establishes treatment plan based on goals, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates.
- Discusses goals for treatment with patient.
- Includes family as appropriate, seeks agreement with plan and goals.
- Provides physical therapy procedures in a highly skilled and competent manor.
- Including clear explanations to patients of purpose for selected procedures.
- Includes patient, family, caregiver training and education in treatment plan.
- Provides comprehensive handouts as indicated.
- Adjusts treatment plan specific to patient progress toward established goals.
- Supervises patient care that is delegated to exercise specialists in compliance with OAR rules for physical therapy aide.
- Provides the amount of personal direction, assistance, advice and instruction necessary to reasonably assure that the supervisee provides the patient competent physical therapy services, given the supervisor's actual knowledge of the supervisee's ability, training and experiences.
- Works closely with vendors for DME assessments and prescriptions.
- Documents evaluation, treatment plan and goals, treatment modalities and procedures in compliance with OHSU, OAR, CMS, DNV, and other 3rd party standards.
- All charts closed within three days without reminders.
- Competently and safely demonstrates use of therapy equipment for treatment modalities and procedures.
- Ensuring skilled services by reassessing with change in status, modifying plan of care when indicated which may include a change in frequency of services, functional maintenance program, or discharge.
- Enters appropriate billing for care provided.
- Communicates with support staff to promote follow up plan of care.
- Medicare certifications and recertifications completed accurately and sent to referring provider for signature.
- Communicates with support staff, referring providers, and patient to promote Medicare compliance.
- Ensures patient has home program in place to continue after discharge.
Care Coordination/ Interdisciplinary Communications
- Communicates appropriately with all interested parties
- Vendors, P&O, 3rd party payors.
- May include communication to referring provider as indicated.
- Provides feedback and educates physicians, fellows, residents, and other health care providers about rehabilitation.
- Participates in interdisciplinary meetings as needed for care coordination.
- Timely communication to MCC as needed for insurance authorization requests or to clarify coverage for set treatment plan.
- Arrange for any necessary rehabilitation or home care equipment, coordinating rehab visits with another provider, writing letters of justification.
- Responds to Mychart messages in timely manner.
Departmental Operations/ Quality Improvement/ Professional Development
- Participates in ongoing professional development, mentoring and competency assessment for self and other staff.
- Includes attending educational classes, communicates additional training needs to supervisor, attends staff meetings, assists in orientation of new staff, cross trains for other teams as needed, performs peer reviews, pursues independent learning for new developments in patient care area.
- Reports program development needs to supervisor, assists in departmental quality improvement.
- Actively works with team members, leads, and supervisor for continuous improvement of department operations as indentified.
- Responsible for self-monitoring own schedule in Epic.
- Reports schedule conflicts to supervisor and assists in problem solving for good customer service.
- Develops and/or improves patient care programs for specialty area.
Evaluation and Treatment of Patients
- Performs individualized skilled physical therapy evaluation.
- Including general screening for indications of other therapy disciplines & rehabilitation needs.
- Establishes treatment plan based on goals, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates.
- Discusses goals for treatment with patient.
- Includes family as appropriate, seeks agreement with plan and goals.
- Provides physical therapy procedures in a highly skilled and competent manor.
- Including clear explanations to patients of purpose for selected procedures.
- Includes patient, family, caregiver training and education in treatment plan.
- Provides comprehensive handouts as indicated.
- Adjusts treatment plan specific to patient progress toward established goals.
- Supervises patient care that is delegated to exercise specialists in compliance with OAR rules for physical therapy aide.
- Provides the amount of personal direction, assistance, advice and instruction necessary to reasonably assure that the supervisee provides the patient competent physical therapy services, given the supervisor's actual knowledge of the supervisee's ability, training and experiences.
- Works closely with vendors for DME assessments and prescriptions.
- Documents evaluation, treatment plan and goals, treatment modalities and procedures in compliance with OHSU, OAR, CMS, DNV, and other 3rd party standards.
- All charts closed within three days without reminders.
- Competently and safely demonstrates use of therapy equipment for treatment modalities and procedures.
- Ensuring skilled services by reassessing with change in status, modifying plan of care when indicated which may include a change in frequency of services, functional maintenance program, or discharge.
- Enters appropriate billing for care provided.
- Communicates with support staff to promote follow up plan of care.
- Medicare certifications and recertifications completed accurately and sent to referring provider for signature.
- Communicates with support staff, referring providers, and patient to promote Medicare compliance.
- Ensures patient has home program in place to continue after discharge.
Care Coordination/ Interdisciplinary Communications
- Communicates appropriately with all interested parties
- Vendors, P&O, 3rd party payors.
- May include communication to referring provider as indicated.
- Provides feedback and educates physicians, fellows, residents, and other health care providers about rehabilitation.
- Participates in interdisciplinary meetings as needed for care coordination.
- Timely communication to MCC as needed for insurance authorization requests or to clarify coverage for set treatment plan.
- Arrange for any necessary rehabilitation or home care equipment, coordinating rehab visits with another provider, writing letters of justification.
- Responds to Mychart messages in timely manner.
Departmental Operations/ Quality Improvement/ Professional Development
- Participates in ongoing professional development, mentoring and competency assessment for self and other staff.
- Includes attending educational classes, communicates additional training needs to supervisor, attends staff meetings, assists in orientation of new staff, cross trains for other teams as needed, performs peer reviews, pursues independent learning for new developments in patient care area.
- Reports program development needs to supervisor, assists in departmental quality improvement.
- Actively works with team members, leads, and supervisor for continuous improvement of department operations as indentified.
- Responsible for self-monitoring own schedule in Epic.
- Reports schedule conflicts to supervisor and assists in problem solving for good customer service.
- Develops and/or improves patient care programs for specialty area.
Evaluation and Treatment of Patients
- Performs individualized skilled physical therapy evaluation.
- Including general screening for indications of other therapy disciplines & rehabilitation needs.
- Establishes treatment plan based on goals, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates.
- Discusses goals for treatment with patient.
- Includes family as appropriate, seeks agreement with plan and goals.
- Provides physical therapy procedures in a highly skilled and competent manor.
- Including clear explanations to patients of purpose for selected procedures.
- Includes patient, family, caregiver training and education in treatment plan.
- Provides comprehensive handouts as indicated.
- Adjusts treatment plan specific to patient progress toward established goals.
- Supervises patient care that is delegated to exercise specialists in compliance with OAR rules for physical therapy aide.
- Provides the amount of personal direction, assistance, advice and instruction necessary to reasonably assure that the supervisee provides the patient competent physical therapy services, given the supervisor's actual knowledge of the supervisee's ability, training and experiences.
- Works closely with vendors for DME assessments and prescriptions.
- Documents evaluation, treatment plan and goals, treatment modalities and procedures in compliance with OHSU, OAR, CMS, DNV, and other 3rd party standards.
- All charts closed within three days without reminders.
- Competently and safely demonstrates use of therapy equipment for treatment modalities and procedures.
- Ensuring skilled services by reassessing with change in status, modifying plan of care when indicated which may include a change in frequency of services, functional maintenance program, or discharge.
- Enters appropriate billing for care provided.
- Communicates with support staff to promote follow up plan of care.
- Medicare certifications and recertifications completed accurately and sent to referring provider for signature.
- Communicates with support staff, referring providers, and patient to promote Medicare compliance.
- Ensures patient has home program in place to continue after discharge.
Care Coordination/ Interdisciplinary Communications
- Communicates appropriately with all interested parties
- Vendors, P&O, 3rd party payors.
- May include communication to referring provider as indicated.
- Provides feedback and educates physicians, fellows, residents, and other health care providers about rehabilitation.
- Participates in interdisciplinary meetings as needed for care coordination.
- Timely communication to MCC as needed for insurance authorization requests or to clarify coverage for set treatment plan.
- Arrange for any necessary rehabilitation or home care equipment, coordinating rehab visits with another provider, writing letters of justification.
- Responds to Mychart messages in timely manner.
Departmental Operations/ Quality Improvement/ Professional Development
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- Participates in ongoing professional development, mentoring and competency assessment for self and other staff.
- Includes attending educational classes, communicates additional training needs to supervisor, attends staff meetings, assists in orientation of new staff, cross trains for other teams as needed, performs peer reviews, pursues independent learning for new developments in patient care area.
- Reports program development needs to supervisor, assists in departmental quality improvement.
- Actively works with team members, leads, and supervisor for continuous improvement of department operations as indentified.
- Responsible for self-monitoring own schedule in Epic.
- Reports schedule conflicts to supervisor and assists in problem solving for good customer service.
- Develops and/or improves patient care programs for specialty area.