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- 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

Job Description: Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Cooper University Health Care -OUTPATIENT (Sewell) • The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is licensed, registered and has completed specialized graduate or doctoral education, and is nationally certified to provide health and medical care for diverse populations in a variety of settings. Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Functions • The Advanced Practice Nurse will function within the scope of practice as defined by the state nurses practice act, delineation of privileges set forth by the practice setting and the American Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics. The advanced practice nurse utilizes the scientific process and national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care. • The Physician Assistant will function within the scope of practice as defined by the supervising physician • As licensed independent providers, APPs practice autonomously and/or in consultation with a collaborating/supervising physician and other health care professionals to assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients’ health problems/needs. • The APP will perform a patient history and physical examination to determine a working differential diagnosis and develop an individualized plan of care. • Services include, but are not limited to ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, and prescription of pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic therapies. • The APP may provide therapeutic measures as appropriate and provide teaching, education and counseling to individuals, families and groups. • For uncommon or unstable conditions, the APP will formulate diagnoses in consultation with his/her collaborating/supervising physician and either refer to a specialist or participate in the dual management and treatment with his/her collaborating/supervising physician. • In addition to diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses, APPs will emphasize health promotion and disease prevention • APPs will serve as health care researchers, professional educators, interdisciplinary consultants and patient advocates. Prescribing Medications • Prescriptions may be provided by the APP, where clinically indicated, and shall be in accordance with the current APP prescribing guidelines and in accordance with state and federal law. Proper documentation of medications prescribed, and refills authorized, will be reflected in the patient’s chart.

The Registered RN is a professional caregiver who, as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and who supervises and provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self.   - Follows established policies and procedures.  - Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.  - Provides excellent customer service interfacing well with all levels of staff, management. - and physicians.  - Applies Cooper core values.  - Other duties as required.

Evaluation, assessment and treatment of patients in the hospital or outpatient setting. Oversite of physical therapist assistants, aides and front desk staff. Communication with patients, families and other members of the health care team.

- Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direction, implementation and evaluation of patient care services within the assigned unit at the direction of the Clinical Director and in his/her absence. - This role is broad in scope and requires the ability to work independently and apply a high degree of judgment. - Assigns workload and assumes responsibility for the operational functioning of the department. - Ensures the delivery of patient care through the coordination of customer services and the leadership and management of the nursing unit at the direction of the Clinical Director. - Assists the Clinical Director in coordinating interdepartmental and ancillary activities to ensure quality, cost-effective patient care. - Assists the Clinical Manager in directing the preparation and maintenance of patient’s clinical record, including nursing and medical treatments and related services provided by the Registered Nurse. - Assists the Clinical Director in leading the patient care team to meet the needs of the customers and to achieve departmental objectives. - Assists the Clinical Director in ensuring that the staff participates in educational activities and the evaluation process to enhance their personal growth and development. - Acting as a liaison between nursing and medical staff, serving as a problem-solver and mediator for positive change; develops and maintains effective intra and interdepartmental relationships.

 Responsible for designing a treatment plan and carrying out dose calculations based on the Radiation Oncologist's prescribed course of radiotherapy or brachytherapy. Responsible for data recording and management related to patient radiotherapy and brachytherapy treatment. Responsible for assisting the Radiation Therapists in the simulation and setup verification of treatment delivery. Responsible for assisting the Medical Physicists in the quality management practices for ensuring appropriate patient treatment and appropriate use of computer hardware and software, and other equipment.

Function as a coordinator for all CME activities sponsored by The Cooper Health System.   Function as a registrar for all external conferences and handle attendance records for all activities.     Provide office support under the direction of the Director of CME.     Individual must have the ability to work in high-volume and extremely detail-oriented environment.   Must relate to health care professionals and work under time constraints.     

Primary responsibility is to identify methodologies to improve all aspects of revenue cycle operations, with specific attention to coding, charge capture and process flow-through.   Lead/support multidisciplinary work groups on projects associated with revenue enhancement efforts.  Routinely meet with hospital personnel to analyze billing procedures, identify charging/billing problems and billing requirements. Perform departmental audits as needed to support Finance/Compliance. Keep abreast of regulations and policies for all reimbursement sources. Ability to anticipate, interpret; and determine implications on the health system.  

The Clinical Nurse Manager will provide the knowledge, skill, and expertise necessary to successfully support the daily operations of the clinical unit while supporting unit alignment with organizational mission, vision, and goals. - Support and maintain successful unit-based throughput efforts through the facilitation of appropriate and timely bed assignments resulting in fair, safe, and balanced clinical workloads for all clinical team members. - Ensure that all available resources are utilized in an efficient, effective, fiscally responsible manner that supports the delivery of safe, high-quality care to all patients. - Identify, implement, and support the deployment of evidence-based interventions designed to maximize successful input, throughput and output-related processes. - Support staff engagement by serving the unit in a consistent, supportive, compassionate, and nurturing manner. - Facilitate the successful and appropriate allocation of clinical resources through preemptive planning while also demonstrating the ability to execute safe and clinically appropriate strategies to address urgent and emergent clinical needs. - Serve as a role model/mentor empowering all clinical staff to identify innovative solutions to address patient needs while ensuring all clinical staff receive the support needed to practice in alignment with the full scope of their clinical role. - Support and empower the clinical team in the implementation of successful evidence-based practice changes in effort to address opportunities for improvement that are identified through quality, process, and performance improvement efforts. - Ensures the delivery of quality patient care through the coordination of organizational priorities at the direction of the Clinical Director. Assists the Clinical Director in coordinating interdepartmental and ancillary activities to ensure quality, cost-effective patient care. - Lead the collaboration of inter-professional care teams to achieve successful clinical outcomes for all patients. - Identify and support the elements of improved care quality including, improvements in nursing sensitive care quality indicators (NDNQI), effective care coordination, mitigation of gaps /omissions in care, prevention of potential errors from reaching the bedside.

Assist Pathologist in surgical pathology, frozen sections and autopsies.  Work without immediate supervision when performing professional duties associated with the preparation, performance and completion of examination and/or preparations of surgical pathology specimens.