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The Individual Gift Officer is responsible for raising private philanthropic gifts to support the patients, programs and research of Cooper University Health Care. The Individual Gift Officer will be responsible to work with assigned areas or institutes of CUHC operations to advance Cooper’s vision and goals and will serve as the lead point of contact for fundraising for the assigned area.
- Serve as the primary relationship manager for major gift prospects and communicate with major donors on a regular basis.
- Identify, cultivate, solicit, and secure major gift commitments for assigned departments and divisions primarily from individual donors, grateful patients, and their family members, organizations, and selected physicians.
- Work closely with physicians, clinicians and administrative staff to identify and engage patients who may have an interest in supporting CUHC’s patients, programs and services. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the research, teaching, and patient care components of assigned departments and divisions to effectively articulate the case for support for funding priorities.
- Work closely with the Senior Vice President to create and execute a strategic plan for major gifts fundraising that aligns with CUCH’s strategic goals in the assigned areas of work.
- Team with marketing and others to develop materials for the fundraising, presentations and proposals.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the Foundation, marketing, academic and clinical leadership, and other key stakeholders to raise visibility and align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities.
The AVP – Major Gifts & Planned Giving will be responsible for managing a growing team of frontline fundraisers charged with identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts from individual donors and prospects. The AVP will lead a relatively new major gifts effort, with tremendous growth potential, and will assist with designing and implementing best practices. Candidates should have a demonstrated track record of securing major gifts, coupled with strong relationship building skills.
The Major & Planned Gift Officer – Grateful Giving Program will oversee the creation, implementation, and management of Cooper University Health Care’s comprehensive grateful patient fundraising program. This position will develop long-term philanthropic relationships with an assigned group of donors and prospects with the ultimate goal of commitment of major or planned gifts to support CUHC patients, programs and services. The Grateful Giving Program is a new program that has not previously existed in a formalized way at CUHC and will require the leadership of a seasoned and dynamic fundraiser to be successful.
Provide pre-hospital Advanced Life Support (ALS) care in all weather conditions, in
cooperation with other EMS providers as a member of the patient care team.
Care will be rendered to patients of all ages whom experience any injury or illness, utilizing
appropriate equipment and techniques to safely assess, treat, lift, move and transport
patients to appropriate medical facilities.
Complete all required documentation and other assigned duties which support efficient
EMS operations while maintaining a professional attitude.
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).
Performs essential duties related to one or more of the clinical subspecialties of Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank and Microbiology/Immunology based on shift. Specific skills required for Molecular Pathology, Flow Cytometry and Point of Care job postings. For Customer Service posting, performs essential duties related to reference lab test processing and resulting.
Receives specimens and orders appropriate tests as prescribed; processes samples for laboratory testing using various computer applications. Checks for specimen integrity and proper specimen identification. Prints and distributes reports, answers telephone calls from customers including inpatient nurses/physicians and outpatient clients. Processes specimens for multiple Reference Labs.
Financially clears scheduled inpatient and outpatient services, including office visits, testing, diagnostic studies, surgeries and procedures, prior to date of service. Financial clearance process encompasses any or all of the following job functions:
•Verifies insurance eligibility and plan benefits.
•Contacts patients with inactive insurance coverage to obtain updated insurance information
•Validates coordination of benefits between insurance carriers.
•Explains insurance plan coverage and benefits to patients, as necessary.
•Secures insurance authorizations and pre-certs for patient services both internal and external to Cooper.
•Creates referrals for patients having a Cooper PCP. Contacts external PCPs to obtain referrals for patients scheduled with Cooper providers.
•Refers patients with less than 100% coverage to Financial Screening Navigators.
•Identifies copayment, deductible and co-insurance information.
•Collects and processes patient liability payments prior to service.
Provides clear and concise documentation in systems.
Communicates daily with insurance companies, internal customers, providers and patients.
Clinical: Provide psychological consultation and psychotherapeutic intervention for individual outpatient health psychology population. Working with medical patients to focus on brief short-term interventions for those struggling with psychological distress related to medical issues. Work in cooperation with and provide consultation to a multidisciplinary team, provide both brief bedside and traditional OP psychotherapy interventions rooted in evidence-based interventions, including, but not limited to, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based interventions. Lead and/or co-facilitate psychoeducational groups for patients on topics such as insomnia, fear of recurrence and metastatic cancer.
Assessment: Provide psychological testing as appropriate to assess mood, behavior, and cognitive functioning including CDQ, MMSE, MoCA, RBANS, HADS, etc. to assist in assessment to inform treatment.
Secondary Supervision for externship/internship training program: Provide secondary supervision for interns on health psychology rotations of Behavioral Medicine Training Programs
Administration: Maintain timely, comprehensive, clinical notes in EMR; provide psychological reports for assessment cases, obtain NJ permit; report to Director of Behavioral Medicine for administrative and clinical issues including scheduling, case assignment, coverage, etc.
Teaching: Lecture for CMSRU courses as needed; participate in supervision for medical students at CUH as needed for varying coursework at CMSRU. Additionally provide professional presentations as requested (staff in-service, Grand Rounds, GME and medical school). Participation in weekly group supervision and didactic training of Behavioral Medicine trainees.
Research: Participation in on-going Behavioral Medicine research; initiation of new projects, participation in professional presentation at national conferences; work toward publication of Behavioral Medicine research.
Performs essential duties related to one or more of the clinical subspecialties of Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank and Microbiology/Immunology based on shift. Specific skills required for Molecular Pathology, Flow Cytometry and Point of Care job postings. For Customer Service posting, performs essential duties related to reference lab test processing and resulting.