Clinical Coordinator Jobs

Nursing --> Nursing Support

Patchogue, NY

ID: 1112382_RR00000000

Full-Time/Regular

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. For more information, go to licommunityhospital.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Clinical Coordinator.

In this role, the successful candidate The Physician Assistant Service is dedicated to providing quality, professional, cost-effective health care to all patients at LICH.

At LICH, physician assistants (PA) practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician fulfilling a broad range of medical services that would otherwise be provided by the physician. The PA shall be permitted to provide any service within his/her scope of training/skills delegated by the supervising physician or the patients physician that has been approved by the Credentials Committee and is within the scope of practice of the physician. PAs provide care for in- and outpatients primarily in-house including, the Emergency Department, Pre-Admission Testing, the operating room, Employee Health, Psych Care, including pediatrics.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assessment and Reassessment of Patients

Performance Expectations:

• Uses sterile technique
• Works as team member in multidisciplinary manner
• Splinting-technique-ED only
• Demonstrates the medical, technical, and personal skills to assess, reassess, & manage patients
• Performs CAT scan/MRI injections
• Abides by all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
• Results of tests ordered documented
• Introduces/identifies self as a physician assistant
• Documents any patient or family education on the Hospital patient and family education form.
• Triages patients--ED only
• Legibly documents in patient chart, departmental forms, and any other Hospital forms all pertinent patient information following departmental and Hospital policies.
• Level of documentation matches severity of situation
• Assists in surgery-technique-OR credentialled only
• Documents care in the chart in accordance with Hospital policy & procedure
• Verbal/telephone orders signed, dated, and timed by end of shift
• Follow-up/consultation with physician documented
• Performance Expectations:
• Performance Expectations:
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field by reading appropriate journals, books and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences and the like. Assists in inter-and intra-departmental instruction.
• Discharge instructions written and given-ED only
• Performs initial assessment/history and physical examination
• Provides emergency medical care including Code 64 management
• Reassesses patients
• Performance Expectations:
• Formulates diagnoses
• Answers pages immediately(unless busy) using name and title-house only
• Billing forms completed fully and submitted--house only
• Orders and interprets tests/results(lab, radiol., ekg, etc.)based on patient need
• Suturing-technique, suture selection, etc.
• Consults with physician when required based on patient's condition
• Procedure notes completed
• Documentation
• Demonstrates the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail
• All orders and entries dated and timed
• Performs procedures following accepted standards of care--IVs, foley cath, NGT, CVL removal, etc.
• Explains procedure to patient/family
• General Job Requirements
• Formulates and implements treatment plan
• Participates in performance assessment and improvement studies
• Technical Procedures
• Demonstrates positive Service Excellence/customer satisfaction, positive attitude towards change, effective time management, positive communication skills, the ability to constructively give and accept feedback, and solid problem solving skills
• Knows one's limitations and seeks help if needed
• Performs Trauma assessment/reassessment (Trauma Team only)
• Orders, applies, removes, reapplies restraints

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a Graduate of a PA program accredited by The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or its predecessor.

Current NCCPA certification

Current New York State license as Registered Physician Assistant

Current BLS & ACLS documentation

Current Pediatric Life Support (PALS)

Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) documentation

Requires the psychomotor skills, including walking, to perform examinations and procedures.

The interpersonal and customer service skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, their family members, physicians, nursing, and other Hospital personnel when exchanging patient status, care, and treatment information.

Requires the ability to recognize and address the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, and the ability and skills necessary to attend to special needs relating to the patient's age and diagnosis.

The ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for approximately seventy-five percent of work time for responsibilities such as providing patient care, operating and monitoring equipment, and recording data in patient charts.

The ability to walk and stand for approximately seventy-five percent of work time, and to lift, pull, push, and/or carry items such as equipment weighing up to twenty pounds or patients on stretchers for approximately twenty-five percent of work time when providing patient care..

Required Licenses: Physician Assistant Lic-NYS, Ntl Com Cert Physician Asst

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Long Island Community Hospital provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

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