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This position has a strong emphasis on customer service to our patients.   Must ensure quality patient scheduling, positive telephone etiquette and customer satisfaction in support of the mission of Cooper University Hospital.    Serve as the front line contact person for all incoming patients.    Greet, register, schedule, collect point of service copays and provide general information to patients and their families using AIDET.   Must have the ability to be organized, take independent action and project Cooper’s values to both customer and co-workers.   Serves as patient’s non-clinical navigator during discharge coordination.

Primary Clinical Responsibilities:   Our highly collaborative, multidisciplinary bariatric team includes surgeons, dietitians, advanced practice providers, psychologists, and psychology interns. Play an integral role in our care team by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to our adult patients seeking surgical and medical weight management assistance in an outpatient setting. Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based best practices in the area of weight management. Provide individual and group assessments, pre-surgical evaluations, and interventions in medical and surgical weight management. Provide individual therapy both pre and post-surgery as needed for those engaged in the bariatric program. Contribute to program development and outcome evaluation efforts to enhance patient care and outcomes and support service growth. 

Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant or Advance Practice Nurse) for Neuro Intensive Care Unit. Applicant should be board-certified. Experienced candidates required (ICU, Neurosurgery, In-patient Neurology, Trauma, Surgery, Hospitalist, and/or Emergency Medicine) to meet the needs of this complex patient cohort. The Advance Practice Provider will manage neuro-critical care patients augmenting existing provider compliment of 2 Neurointensivists along with rotational Residents in Neurology and Neurosurgery. The Advance Practice Provider will provide coverage on days, evening and weekends.  - full time nights optional.  The provider should be comfortable with reviewing imaging. Training will be provided to ensure optimal patient care. 

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.   1. Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice. 2. Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately. 3. Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice. 4. Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues. 5. Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in orientation of new hires. 6. Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date. 7. Attends Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes. 8. Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit.

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.   1. Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice. 2. Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately. 3. Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice. 4. Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues. 5. Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in orientation of new hires. 6. Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date. 7. Attends Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes. 8. Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit.

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.   1. Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice. 2. Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately. 3. Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice. 4. Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues. 5. Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in orientation of new hires. 6. Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date. 7. Attends Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes. 8. Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit

Assumes responsibility for record keeping, and intra-departmental and Inter-departmental communications.

Set-up starter station with trays, flatware, napkins, condiments, etc. Clean area according to cleaning checklist. Work starter/assembler/ checker station for patient AYR room service. Assist co-workers as necessary. Put non entree' items on patient tray per ticket order. Highlight those items put on tray ticket. Set-up expediter area with par-stock items. Check delivery carts for cleanliness and supplies. Work starter/assembler/ checker areas for patient AYR room service. Check tray for completeness & accuracy. Highlight those items put on tray on

Works with stabbing wound victims and families and friends of homicide victims.       Provides psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention (including psychological first aid), and resource referrals for families and friends of homicide victims and stabbing wound victims.    Works alongside the Transitional Navigators to facilitate discharge planning   Works alongside the medical team to facilitate adjustment to illness   Assesses stabbing victims’ level of risk for repeated violence or re-injury and eligibility for a hospital based violence intervention program, will triage the situation, gather information to determine the risk of retaliation, provide practical assistance, and link to needed services at the time.   Connects stabbing victims eligible for the intervention program to intervention program personnel.    Searches for, identifies, and does outreach with formal and informal community victim support resources.   Coordinates appropriate referrals to community-based programs such as mental health resources, support groups, job-training resources.   Helps to coordinates post-hospitalization care alongside the Center for Family Services case manager and the Transitional Navigators for patient victims of   Follows up with patient victims of stabbings and families and friends of homicide victims routinely post-hospitalization.   Works with Center for Family Services as an outpatient to facilitate coordination of care.   Data collection for research as part of IRB-approved research in the needs of victims of violence    

   Adheres to Departmental procedures, fulfilling compliance with Life, Safety, Fire and      Hazardous waste requirements.        Triage/Coordinates and performs direct patient care and clinical flow.        Prepares patients for providers, assisting with exams, assisting provider with suture      preparation, carrying out orders, (i.e.; various supplies/tests/ X-Rays/dispensing of      medications.)        Provides health assessments, preps for physicals, completes calibration of equipment, and      performs various testing to include,(Pod’s, Respiratory approvals, Spirometry, Audiograms,      EKG's, Drug Testing, Timms testing, Breath and Saliva Alcohols, Venipuncture etc.        Enters and oversees data entry with SYSTOC computer system.        Stocks and orders medications and medical/surgical supplies.        Reviews physical/tests results with provider and handles phone calls (i.e.; case      management, testing/physical results).