Clinical Responsibilities
- Maintains and supports the philosophy of family centered care by helping the patients and families cope with the hospital experience.
- Assesses and documents the emotional and psychosocial developmental needs, action and follow-up plan written in the patient’s record
- Promotes coping with the hospital experience through expression of feelings in developmentally age appropriate, therapeutic activities.
- Provides preoperative teaching, post op support and pre-op tours.
- Provides emotional support to patient and family during medical/nursing procedures.
- Provides child development expertise in the development of educational material for patients and families.
- Participates in care conferences held to assess patient needs and receives suggestions for intervention from other care conference members.
- Identifies needs of all children incorporating developmental level, mobility, chronicity of illness and psychosocial factors to facilitate activities fostering mastery of healthcare experiences.
- Adapts play materials to meet individual needs.
- Explains at the child’s level of understanding, the sequence, nature, and reason for medical procedures and routines; serves as a supportive non-medical person during medical procedures.
- Promotes positive guest relations with the staff, patients, volunteers and visitors
- Assists in training and supervision of volunteers to promote positive interactions for patients and families with volunteers.
- Provides emotional, intellectual and social support for siblings of patient.
- Provides grief support for families
Promotes the Child Life professional and program through education and role modeling.
- Participates in associations related to Child Life and maintains knowledge on current trends in Child Life.
- Shares child development knowledge and communication skills with staff and providers as opportunities arise.
- Orients patient care staff, volunteers and students to the needs of hospitalized children and adolescents.
- Acts as a resource person for staff in identifying patient and family needs under stress and crisis.
- Participates as a member on an organizational, multidisciplinary committee as possible
- Role models professional competence and respectful communications.
- Commits to teamwork in the Child Life Program through positive communication and collaboration.
- Assists in preparation and dissemination of information representing the hospital and Child Life Program to community groups, organizations and the news media.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintains necessary medical play supplies and playrooms in good working order.
- Accepts donations brought to DCH.
- Maintains a supply of books/pamphlets for grief support, general information regarding hospitalization of children and other materials as patient needs dictate.
- Processes donations including donor relations, organization, storage and/or distribution of donations.
- Uses fiscal stewardship in requesting and ordering program materials.
- Maintains accurate pager status, answers calls and emails promptly.
- Supports DCH Foundation special events and requests as requested.
- Coordinates and attends Child Life Program special events and/or entertainment activities for patients and families.
The LPN works to facilitate patient flow through the Dermatology Department and ensure an accurate and complete medical record for each patient. The LPN assists the medical provider by accompanying them during the medical history-taking and exam, recording details of both into the medical record, and coordinating departmental resources regarding tests, orders, radiology and results.
Under the direction and supervision of a Licensed Medical Professional or M.D., and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, the LPN provides basic care as a member of the patient care team. Patient care activities are related to rooming, measuring, recording, and reporting patient information and performing simple treatments and procedures. The LPN recognizes and addresses age-appropriate needs when caring for patients. In addition, the LPN assists in maintaining the practice environment in a clean, orderly condition including cleaning and stocking rooms. Participates in ongoing professional development and competency assessment, and participates in ongoing quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives. Performs requirements for Staff Members as outlined in Compliance Roles and Responsibilities in OHSU Hospitals and Clinics.
This position provides care to a population with predictable dermatologic needs. As a member of the health care team, assists providers in caring for patients with acute and chronic dermatologic conditions and provides this care consistent with the OHSU and departmental policies and procedures.
This position performs in a manner, which maintains the confidentiality and privacy of each patient, promotes positive health habits through appearance and attitude. Supports and adheres to the Code of Conduct and Policies and Procedures of both OHSU hospital and clinics and the Department of Dermatology, models ethical and appropriate behavior, professional standards, compliance and personal integrity.
Scheduling:
- Schedules patient appointments. Obtains medical records. Creates a medical record if needed. Arranges transport stretchers, wheelchairs, and interpreters, and accommodates other special needs. Provide personal reminders to patients about upcoming appointments.
- Arranges and coordinates associated clinical, diagnostic, or laboratory services; may obtain or support authorization process.
- Triage incoming patient referrals in the referral work queue, correspond with providers to discuss referral details, and schedule accordingly. May direct some referrals to other clinics and clinical services. Initiates authorization requests for subsequent care.
- Checks out patients and schedules any requested follow up diagnostic, laboratory, and clinic appointments.
- Provider template maintenance and appointment rescheduling when needed.
- Manage and coordinate appointments, events, and schedules.
- Prepare, edit, and collate correspondences, agendas, materials, and documents.
- Assists in scheduling surgeries, maintaining information regarding surgery schedules, and correspond with the surgery office to maintain an avenue of communication and serve as a liaison and information resource for the nursing team, radiation therapists, and physicians.
Clinic Support:
- Greets patients and confirms admission details and/or purpose for visit. Inspects insurance and identification cards and ensures accuracy of demographics, registration and billing information for the visit, updating as needed. Determines urgent/emergent medical situations and activates the rapid response team or engages the assistance of nursing staff to assist.
- Answer department phone lines: Triage calls; provide information about OHSU services, procedures, and policies accurately and appropriately. Effectively and independently evaluates the urgency of incoming matters and escalates appropriately.
- Verifies insurance coverage is currently active. Identifies and collects deductible payments, co-payments, and deposits on services; provides receipts and completes necessary accounting procedures. Explains and satisfies any necessary patient signature requirements. Manage patient valuables process. Validates parking.
- Opens and closes clinic. Overtime may be required if needed to support safe environment for patients.
- Determines appropriate billing for type of service patient will receive. Knowledgeable about and provides patient education regarding OHSU financial assistance and pre-service or co-pay payment policy, Patient Rights, Advance Directive, CMS and Medicare rules, and use of patient information and/or specimens in OHSU research.
- Triage incoming faxes; scan and/or distribute accordingly
- Gathers and/or verifies patient information including demographics, insurance coverage, and financial status. Confirms patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarifies any managed care arrangements. Obtains authorizations for clinical care, procedures, and laboratory studies. Enters all information accurately into the medical record. Follows up on pending authorizations until they are obtained. Contacts patients in advance of future services to pre-register, validate billing information, discuss payment requirements, and collect pre-service deposits via telephone.
- Collect and accurately documents inquiries from patients including complaints, general information, preparation for upcoming admissions, financial and billing information, and directs patients to appropriate resources for other health care related issues. Route such information or requests promptly to the appropriate staff member. Provides registration and admitting process support to other OHSU departments.
- Create and maintain files, including both hard copy and electronic document management systems.
- Administrative support for clinic, including data entry, scanning, copying, medical records requests, etc.
Continuous Quality Improvement:
- Participate in and lead continuous quality improvement initiatives.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and provide input to leadership on how to enhance the quality and efficiency of the work performed and/or departmental processes.
Other duties as assigned: Other special projects, as assigned.
This level 3 coding positions provides support to the Enterprise Coding Department for coding highly specialized services. This position covers requires advanced coding experience in highly specialized areas of coding and requires certification with AAPC or AHIMA.
- For Professional Services coding positions: Depending on the posted job need, this position is responsible for reviewing clinical documentation and applying the correct coding and modifiers to complex Specialty surgical procedures and/or other highly specialized services such as ED, Interventional Radiology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma, Critical care and may include integrated desks (i.e. coding both professional and facility services for the same patient). This position ensures that the documentation supports the levels or types of service billed, ensures the documentation is in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid billing regulations, and provider documentation guidelines, CPT documentation and CMS coding guidelines.
- For Facility Services coding positions: Depending on the posted job need, this position is responsible for reviewing clinical documentation and applying the correct coding and modifiers to Inpatient records; Day Surgery/Observation surgical services; and/or other highly specialized services such as Infusions/Chemo. This position ensures that the documentation is in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid billing regulations, and provider documentation guidelines, CPT documentation and CMS coding guidelines. This position provides support to the Enterprise Coding Department for abstracting of records, coding, and charge router submission of Facility services rendered at OHSU.
- Responsible for meeting performance standards set for accurate and timely submission of charges and coding for professional and facility services rendered at OHSU.
- Working in collaboration with Enterprise Coding Leadership and billing departments, provide technical expertise regarding a broad range of third-party payer and reimbursement issues.
- Orient peer coders or new hires to specified coding assignments.
- Requires maintaining an hourly productivity standard and quality standard as set by Enterprise Coding and based on Industry Standards.
- Will require attendance of Enterprise Coding and Clinical Department meetings via conference call and WebEx.
- Coding Work Queue assignment will vary based on business needs or management assignment.
This level 3 coding positions provides support to the Enterprise Coding Department for coding highly specialized services. This position covers requires advanced coding experience in highly specialized areas of coding and requires certification with AAPC or AHIMA.
- For Professional Services coding positions: Depending on the posted job need, this position is responsible for reviewing clinical documentation and applying the correct coding and modifiers to complex Specialty surgical procedures and/or other highly specialized services such as ED, Interventional Radiology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma, Critical care and may include integrated desks (i.e. coding both professional and facility services for the same patient). This position ensures that the documentation supports the levels or types of service billed, ensures the documentation is in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid billing regulations, and provider documentation guidelines, CPT documentation and CMS coding guidelines.
- For Facility Services coding positions: Depending on the posted job need, this position is responsible for reviewing clinical documentation and applying the correct coding and modifiers to Inpatient records; Day Surgery/Observation surgical services; and/or other highly specialized services such as Infusions/Chemo. This position ensures that the documentation is in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid billing regulations, and provider documentation guidelines, CPT documentation and CMS coding guidelines. This position provides support to the Enterprise Coding Department for abstracting of records, coding, and charge router submission of Facility services rendered at OHSU.
- Responsible for meeting performance standards set for accurate and timely submission of charges and coding for professional and facility services rendered at OHSU.
- Working in collaboration with Enterprise Coding Leadership and billing departments, provide technical expertise regarding a broad range of third-party payer and reimbursement issues.
- Orient peer coders or new hires to specified coding assignments.
- Requires maintaining an hourly productivity standard and quality standard as set by Enterprise Coding and based on Industry Standards.
- Will require attendance of Enterprise Coding and Clinical Department meetings via conference call and WebEx.
- Coding Work Queue assignment will vary based on business needs or management assignment.
Coordinate refill processing and deliveries to ensure consistent medication and equipment supply for Home Infusion patients.
Assist pharmacist through performance of computer order entry of outpatient
orders and filling unit dose medication orders.
Assist in inventory management by ensuring current Pharmacy inventory in
line with expected need based on upcoming referrals and refill schedule.
Coordinate patient care by answering telephone, filing, medication profile
update and maintenance.
Assist Pharmacist in obtaining necessary documentation including laboratory
results, chart notes, etc.
Tracking of deliveries en route to ensure patients receive medication and
supplies in a timely manner.
Perform other technician duties as assigned.
1. Surgical Preparation and Assistance. Checks schedule of surgeries to be performed during shift; reviews procedures by checking manuals outlining procedure and instruments needed; listens to dictation tape of physician performing surgical procedure, if available; assembles supplies and instruments such as needles, clamps, sponges, and scalpels; checks supplies and instruments for sterility and proper functioning; reviews preferences of physicians and nurses performing surgery; scrubs hands; arranges supplies and instruments in surgical procedure room; counts needles and sponges at start of surgery; under direction of physician or nurse, opens sterile packs, and hands instruments to surgeon; counts needles and sponges at end of surgery.
2. Post Operative Decontamination. After surgery, separates used and un-sterile supplies and equipment from those still sterilized; sterilizes instrument or sends un-sterilized instruments to central service to be sterilized; removes all disposable items such as sponges and gloves; disposes of contaminated blood and water; wipes down entire surgical procedure room with disinfectant including furniture, lamps, monitors, walls, and floors; removes all supplies not necessary for next surgical procedure.
- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities:
- Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders.
- Filling unit dose medication orders.
- Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room.
- Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile
maintenance.
- Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations.
- Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Perform Unit Dose functions including:
- Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas.
- Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits.
- Return medications to stock and perform credits.
- Record refrigerator temperature daily.
- Process narcotics for removal from Pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed.
- Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy.
- System optimization, hardware maintenance, user support, reporting, file transmission and assistance in problem-solving pertaining to automation and technology.
- Performs a detailed and thorough audit of controlled substances medications dispensed for a patient and reconciles against products documented as adminisered or returned to the pharmacy for wasting.
- Demonstrates the ability to strengthen accountability, identify suspected diversion, and responds to known or suspected diversion incidents to avoid serious patient care, legal, and compliance implications.
- Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.
- Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication.
- Round to nursing locations: deliver items, remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators, and return to pharmacy for action.
- The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing physical therapy services such as therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular reeducation, gait training, patient/family education, and various other physical modalities to assist patients in improving strength, endurance, mobility, and flexibility and to decrease pain.
- This position treats neuro, ortho, medical population. Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital and meet hospital standards regarding documentation and productivity.
Enrollment Process:
- Utilize Health Information Systems to analyze and investigate practitioner information, and distribute provider credentialing and enrollment packets in coordination with OHSU Medical Affairs Program, meeting established policies and procedures.
- Prepare and distribute practitioner and facility data, complying with the requirements outlined by state government, federal government, and commercial carriers.
- Perform data entry of sensitive provider information in federal and state provider enrollment systems.
- This process requires knowledge of legal, federal, state, and OHSU requirements; the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS); licensing boards; MSOW; the Oregon Practitioner Credentialing Application (OPCA); the Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS); the CMS Identity and Access Management System; and, Washington’s ProviderOne.
- Collaborate with OHSU Medical Affairs Program, OHSU departments and OHSU Partners to achieve accurate credentialing, timelyenrollment, and compliant billing status.
- Troubleshoot problem claims in EPIC work queues.
- Maintain positive relations with insurance carriers to assist with timely reimbursement, problem solving, and plan participation.
- Perform timely annual enrollment and termination of residents and fellows
File Maintenance:
- Collect and maintain appropriate provider documentation and licensure, perform manual enrollment processes, and facilitate practitioner payer re-credentialing and revalidations.
- Update and maintain practitioner and facility database as a central resource for OHSU, OHSU Health Plan and OHSU partners, including department and billing personnel.
- Document, maintain and understand regulatory requirements for governmental and commercial payers.
The appointee will work in partnership with faculty physicians, fellows, residents and other CPC staff to coordinate and support the clinical operations of the Comprehensive Pain Center by providing care for patients with chronic and acute pain, and management of intrathecal pumps and epidurals, providing peri-procedural management of spinal cord stimulators, assisting the attending physician with consults on the outpatient setting. The APP will work in partnership with CPC staff to provide excellent clinical care and customer service in the outpatient areas. The CPC APP will support the Department's and Hospital and Clinics’ goal of providing effective, efficient and appropriate care. The CPC APP must have either dependent or independent prescriptive authority in Oregon based on their respective Licensing Boards.
Clinical Responsibilities:
Outpatient: Independently evaluates new patients in the clinic and follow-up visits. Will have own scheduling template to schedule own patients' workload. Performs intrathecal pain pump management, pre and post-operative care for Spinal Cord Stimulator patients. Documents plan of care in medical record (EMR). Daily updates to referring providers by phone, e-mail, fax. Responds to prescription refills and refill/justification for durable medical equipment. Track laboratory results, culture results and arranges for initiation of treatment or changes in treatment.
(Inpatient: this position does not currently include inpatient duties)
Participates in ongoing education of the medical and nursing staff including but not limited to: Organization of in services for pertinent clinical populations, in service training for identified procedures and issues regarding quality patient care.
The APP faculty may participate in a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. Completing data collection and participates in presentations of research findings.
IMAGING
- Provides quality images with accuracy and efficiency, using optimal skills and knowledge of all equipment.
- Technologists will be trained in all general radiology exams/areas so that they are able to rotate through the department based on workflow needs.
- Utilize the VIP transportation system to arrange for patient delivery.
- Positions patient for diagnostic radiology exams according to department procedures, training, and machine requirements with a high regard for the safety and care of the patient.
- Operates radiology equipment, determines and sets exposure factors, sets technique utilizing all relevant factors to ensure accurate and quality images with minimal and acceptable repeat rates.
- Uses computer image processing, as needed to select, process, optimize and archive images to PACS.
- Completely tracks exams in the Radiology Information system.
- Develops and presents images and related patient information to radiologist for diagnosis.
- Assists with patient transport by moving patients using standard procedures.
- Assists in the training of Radiologic Technology Students, and adheres to dept. policy on supervision of student technologists.
DOCUMENTATION
- Gathers complete documentation of all pertinent information to provide accurate and timely service to customers.
- Responsible to correctly identify patients by checking their identity per department procedure.
- Reviews patient chart and orders to insure correct examination.
- Labels images completely with demographic, position and other needed documentation. Follows dept policy on the use of anatomical markers.
- Logs activities, gathers charging information and charges exams as required.
- Follows department and hospital procedures and policies.
- Performs quality control and quality assurance, records results and reports variance from normal equipment function.
As a software developer, you will specialize in genomic, imaging, and clinical analysis applications, leveraging your talents to change the world in the fight against disease. You are: passionate about open-source software and transparent sharing of information, enthusiastic about working on a team that finds quantitative insights in complex data and develops interactive tools to enable clinicians and researchers to understand cancer or other diseases, experienced in thinking analytically and developing software tool and an organized self-starter who enjoys creative freedom in solving computational challenges. Responsibilities include:
- Develop and extend analytics and data management applications to facilitate management and analysis of genomics, clinical, and imaging data
- Establish and maintain standards for structured software & systems engineering, including requirements, design, code, test, quality, configuration & release management and project management
- Provide documentation and user support allowing computational researchers across campus to access and re-use analysis tools
- Maintain well-curated, highly structured, transparent omics, imaging, or clinical data resources
- Develop tools to integrate commonly used open source bioinformatics software applications
- Participate in leading international efforts aimed at establishing best practices and standards for genomic data representation and analysis
This position provides clinical care for newborns delivered at AHP’s Level 1 nursery, and includes the responsibilities of rounding in the newborn nursery daily and coverage of the delivery room as needed. This provider is present on the unit during scheduled workdays and is available to present to the hospital emergently on scheduled night calls, with overnight responsibilities that include on-call availability for acute issues or post-delivery stabilization exceeding routine care. This provider should be experienced and comfortable with neonatal resuscitations following Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) guidelines, and will work as a team leader with RN's and RT's with assistance from consulting Neonatologists via telemedicine as needed.
This provider will join a team committed to excellence in pediatric care and benefit from the dissemination of OHSU evidence-based guidelines, ongoing participation in pediatric medicine, as well as neonatology-based educational opportunities.
Additionally, this provider will be responsible for educating OHSU medical students rotating at AHP for their newborn elective or preceptorship. The teaching duties will generally involve a combination of experiential learning around patient care on the unit, simulating activities, mentoring and newborn specific didactics.
The duties of this position include:
- Well newborn care
- Attendance at high-risk deliveries
- Resuscitation and stabilization of the newborn infant inclusive of intubation
- Management of respiratory distress of the newborn and air leak syndromes
- Management of fluid and electrolyte disturbances
- Evaluation and empirical antibiotic management of suspected sepsis
- Teaching of medical students
IMAGING
- Provides quality images with accuracy and efficiency, using optimal skills and knowledge of all equipment.
- Technologists will be trained in all general radiology exams/areas so that they are able to rotate through the department based on workflow needs.
- Utilize the VIP transportation system to arrange for patient delivery.
- Positions patient for diagnostic radiology exams according to department procedures, training, and machine requirements with a high regard for the safety and care of the patient.
- Operates radiology equipment, determines and sets exposure factors, sets technique utilizing all relevant factors to ensure accurate and quality images with minimal and acceptable repeat rates.
- Uses computer image processing, as needed to select, process, optimize and archive images to PACS.
- Completely tracks exams in the Radiology Information system.
- Develops and presents images and related patient information to radiologist for diagnosis.
- Assists with patient transport by moving patients using standard procedures.
- Assists in the training of Radiologic Technology Students, and adheres to dept. policy on supervision of student technologists.
DOCUMENTATION
- Gathers complete documentation of all pertinent information to provide accurate and timely service to customers.
- Responsible to correctly identify patients by checking their identity per department procedure.
- Reviews patient chart and orders to insure correct examination.
- Labels images completely with demographic, position and other needed documentation. Follows dept policy on the use of anatomical markers.
- Logs activities, gathers charging information and charges exams as required.
- Follows department and hospital procedures and policies.
- Performs quality control and quality assurance, records results and reports variance from normal equipment function.
The Research Assistant will support the ongoing and newly funded research projects in the Infectious Disease laboratory in the Division of Pathobiology at the Oregon National Primate Research Center of OHSU. The incumbent will perform a variety of hands-on procedures with non-human primates and will assist and perform laboratory procedures. Additional duties include sample collection, data entry and reporting of observations to supervisors. Assistant will contribute to general lab support duties, including cleaning, stocking and maintenance of laboratory supplies and equipment.
The University Librarian is responsible for the leadership, and administration of the OHSU Library. The University Librarian will be responsible for developing and implementing a long-term strategy for how the Library will position itself as an innovative leader both locally and nationally in knowledge technology and informatics, emphasizing and being inclusive of data sciences, educational outreach, information literacy, research communication and analytics, translational research, interoperability, and reproducibility.
The duties of this position include:
- Formulating and implementing effective customer-centered service strategies that enhance the library’s ability to become deeply integrated into OHSU's healthcare, research, and education missions;
- Cultivating and enhancing partnerships with academic departments, research centers, institutes, and learning communities;
- Creating an environment which recruits, retains, and supports the professional advancement of high-quality faculty and staff;
- Assuring effective use of material and resources in the achievement of Library objectives;
- Uncovering future needs and placing the OHSU library in a position to make a strong impact locally, regionally, and nationally;
- Recommending budget allocations and assuring responsible application of fiscal resources given to the Library;
- Assisting OHSU Executive Leadership in setting policies, operating priorities, and rules in support of Library activities;
- Incorporating the skills and experience of OHSU library faculty and staff into the planning and decision-making process.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues and organizations within and outside of the OHSU community;
- Advocating on behalf of the library and making visible the value the OHSU library brings to the OHSU community and external stakeholders.
The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabiltation Services patient care team by providing occupational therapy services such as ADL training, energy conservation, splint fabrication, exercise, sensory integrations and perceptual/cognitive training to assist patients in improving their function in work, leisure and self-care. Therapists evaluate each patient referred, establish treatment goals and objectives, develop and implement the treatment plan, and assist in the process of obtaining DME, assistive devices and post-therapy follow-up. Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital.
- Provides direct and indirect care to patients undergoing procedures in the Cardiac Non-Invasive Services Department and other areas in the hospital.
- Performs 12 lead electrocardiograms.
- Performs holter and event monitor application and removal.
- Analyzes holter monitor data for abnormalities and completes report for physician interpretation.
- Participates in routine stress testing including, but not limited to, exercise stress testing, pharmacological stress testing, nuclear stress testing, and stress echocardiograms.
- Completes billing entry for electrocardiograms, holter/event monitors, and stress testing.
- Utilizes MUSE to verify patient data and prepare electrocardiograms for interpretation.
- Ensures MUSE files are processed daily.
- Prepares patients for procedures.
- Monitors patients (including electrocardiograph and vital signs) and their response.
- Demonstrates ongoing proficiency in clinical skills/knowledge specific to specialty area.
- Demonstrates practice consistent with current research/standards/policies/protocols/procedures.
- Protects patient privacy/maintains confidentiality.
- Recognizes and responds to adverse reactions, clinical problems, or emergent situations.
- Reports pertinent findings to cardiologist.
- Documents according to established policies and procedures.
- Provides teaching to patient and family as necessary.
- Performs routine cleaning and reports mechanical failure of equipment.
- Ensures emergency equipment is maintained and working properly.
- Demonstrates fiscally responsible resource utilization and promotes cost containment.
- Follows research protocols.
- Performs patient care in a timely manner.
- Productively utilizes unassigned time.
- Prioritizes and coordinates patient care and/or services with team members.
- Participates in the assessment and development of department and hospital related projects.
- Participates in orientation of new employees;
- Serves as a resource for staff members, students, residents, and fellows;
- Serves on hospital and department committees as needed;
- Develops and revises departmental policies, protocols, procedures, and forms as needed;
- Plans, prepares, and presents training for departmental employees.
Clinical:
- 3.5 days of clinic/clinic equivalents during non-service weeks. The outpatient responsibilities will be at the discretion of the Division Head and could be changed based on divisional needs. The following plan is proposed for 2023-2024.
- 3 days per week at Legacy Health of interventional endoscopy procedures.
- ½ day per week of ambulatory clinic.
- GI Attending responsibilities.
- 8-9 weeks of interventional service in rotation with NW Gastro specialist at Legacy Health.
- Night and weekend call - in rotation with specialist at NW Gastro.
Scholarlyand Research work:
- Teaching of medical students, residents, Gl fellows during the course of the year.