Care Team Associate-Home Infusion

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Job Details

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Care Team Associate (CTA) provides support to the Nurse Manager and the infusion nursing staff. The CTA provides all data entry support functions for the team and is cross trained in the responsibilities of a Clinical Secretary, Health Information Assistant I and II and Receptionist. The CTA is responsible for creating an accurate and complete clinical record for all team admissions and discharges in the information system (Home Care Pathways). Information is gathered from worksheets, medication records, and verbal orders, and entered into the Home Care Pathways information system to generate Client Plan of Care (485). The CTA codes (ICD-9) both primary and secondary diagnoses. This position requires the ability to problem solve with strong attention to accuracy and detail. The CTA monitors the Recertification process and elicits the assistance of nursing staff to complete appropriate assessments and paperwork. The CTA enters and edits all OASIS documents. The CTA ensures clients are appropriately discharged from the Homecare Pathways system. The CTA reports to the Nurse Manager and receives direction from the Health Information Manager.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides secretarial assistance as assigned and appropriate. Files memos and other documentation. Maintains files (data entry) for tracking of team members’ education and competency.

• Prepares, distributes, and sends correspondence via fax, e-mail, inter-office and external mail systems. Date stamps incoming mail and distributes mail to team members.

• Provides relief telephone coverage for receptionist, as needed.

• Collects and processes daily reports. Notifies Nurse Manager when daily reports andrequired paperwork are not submitted in accordance to agency policy.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.

Detailed Job Duties and Competencies are listed in Section C and D.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

N/A

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of two years secretarial experience in a health care setting

requiring demonstration of skills of organization, attention to detail, and

use of medical terminology.

Experience in word processing with ability to type 55 wpm, knowledge of

MS Office, knowledge of computer usage, data entry, and ability to work independently.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

3500 Horizon Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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