58 jobs found in danbury

Summary:To appropriately analyze and code outpatient records. Proficiency is required in coding of out-patient records.Responsibilities:1. Performs ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM diagnostic and current procedural terminology procedural coding to maintain an accurate database and ensure accurate coding at minimum accuracy rate of 95%. 2. Applies knowledge of Ambulatory Payment Classification reimbursement for procedure coding, current procedural terminology guidelines, ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM Coding guidelines for Diagnosis Coding and knowledge of local coverage deteremination for Medical necessity. 3. Knowledge of E/M (Evaluation Management) coding both physician and facility. 4. Communicates with physicians to clarify the diagnosis in oder to assign accurate diagnosis related group's and severity of illness. 5. Ability to code using either 3M encoder or ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM Book. 6. Achieves the organization's established expectations with regard to customer service, team work and safety. 7. Responds...

Summary:Provides assistance with patient care activities and other unit tasks under the general supervision of licensed professional staff and as directed by the manager.Responsibilities:1. Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point of care (POC) testing.2. Implements nursing orders promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.3. Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment & 4. Provides patient comfort by positioning, extra bathing, straightening linens, putting personal articles within reach with courtesy and responsiveness.5. Provides for patient safety through preventative measures (i.e. side rails, restraints, bed/chair exit alarm, and hourly rounding).6. Enters all data into the computer system as applicable.7. Communicates all patient and visitor information & observations to the appropriate person.8. Provides care appropriate to the age of the...

Summary:To assist the physician or physician assistant in providing primary medical care to the patients of the Office Practice.Responsibilities:1. Prepares materials, supplies, equipment and the patient to assist the physician or the physician assistant with the patient's medical exam.2. Obtains the patients history and basic medical data such as vital signs temperature, height & weight, vision & chief complaint.3. Provides direct patient care, as needed at the direction of the provider.4. Collects, prepares and analyzes patient specimens as directed by the physician or physician assistant.5. Instructs the patient and family on how to perform physician recommended preventive care, take prescribed medication, prepare for tests, monitor treatment progress & note symptom changes.6. Contacts the patient by telephone to provide requested follow-up, advise them of test results or relay a physician's instructions.7. Performs organizational responsibilities to achieve the...

Summary:Appropriately analyzes and codes complex in patient records. Position requires high level expertise in coding and documentation guidelines, coding clinics and knowledge of MS DRGs, CC/MCC for appropriate reimbursement and compliance.Responsibilities:1. Performs ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM diagnostic and procedural coding to maintain an accurate database and ensure accurate coding with a minimum accuracy rate of 95%.2. Applies knowledge of DRG assignment, Official Coding guidelines, Comorbidity/complication coding, HAC Conditions, accurate POA assignment and current AHA coding clinic guidelines. 3. Effectively and professionally communicate with Physicians to clarify the diagnoses for accurate DRGs and severity of illness. 4. Ability to code using either 3M encoder or ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM Book. 5. Mentors and trains junior coders. 6. Performs audits as assigned by coding manager. 7. Responds to all business office questions regarding diagnoses and procedures in a timely manner. 8. May...

Summary:This position performs duties directly on a nursing unit or remotely in a central unit and is responsible for the continuous monitoring, interpretation, communication, and documentation of cardiac rhythms and rhythm components.Responsibilities:1. Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation by meeting requirements of a 4 hour class, accompanying exam, and 40 hours of h&s on training with a qualified monitor tech. 2. onitors and reviews patient information to determine baseline cardiac rhythm & prior variances. 3. Demonstrates competency in telemetry lead placement for accurate cardiac rhythm analysis. 4. Notifies nursing staff when leads are off patient or of incorrect lead placement. Assists staff with patient skin preparation and correct lead placement as necessary. 5. Notifies Registered Nurse of cardiac rhythm or rhythm component changes, and cardiac rhythm variances that indicate myocardial ischemia or acute myocardial infarction. If primary RN isn't...

Summary:Provides clerical support, coordinates general unit activity and communicates clearly with all disciplines. Assists with patient care activities and other tasks on the unit.Responsibilities:1. Assesses and performs clerical needs of the unit & unit management in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent & continuous manner.2. Answers phones, call bell and interacts with visitors, patients & staff members in an efficient & courteous manner.3. Provides input to charge nurse/clinical leader/manager with unit staffing process.4. Organizes and maintains patient records.5. Manages and maintains various unit supplies within budgetary constraints.6. Prepares and maintains charts for all patients insuring confidentiality for patients & their families at all times.7. Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit.8. Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members & patients.9. Maintains a...

Summary:Provides assistance to clients of Nuvance Health Caregivers at Home(NHCH) , with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) as directed on clients’ individual care plans, within the guidelines of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) scope of practice and according to the NHCH policies and procedures.Responsibilities:1. Assists the client with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding and dressing.2. Assists the client with exercises, ambulation, and transfer activities. This includes knowledge in use of devices such as canes, walkers, crutches, and lifts.3. Independently assists the client with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding. Must have working knowledge of special diets, diet restrictions, and techniques to maintain sanitary kitchen conditions to prevent food-borne illnesses.4. Assists the client with medication prompts to remind the client to self-administer his/her medications.5. Identifies and...

Summary:Performs diagnostic testing and operates CT Scan equipment to expedite an immediate diagnosis and deliver the best possible care to all patients.Responsibilities:1. Greets patients at reception desk. 2. Gives patient consent and questionnaire forms. 3. Answers any patient questions. 4. If indicated, injects patient with contrast agent. 5. Program information into computer, if indicated go back into room start injection. 6. Performs daily quality assurance check. 7. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 8. Performs other duties as assigned.Other information:Required: Minimum Experience: one year Desired:Location: Danbury-24 Hospital AveWork Type: Per DiemStandard Hours: 0.00Work Schedule: Rotating 8Work Shift: Variable shifts, including days, eves, weekends. 2 shifts per month required.Org Unit: 187Department: CT ScanExempt: NoCredentials:Essential:* American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Specialty CertEducation:Essential:* HS Graduate or...

Summary:Administers pre-hospital care to sick or injured persons. Fully demonstrates proficiency and completion of each EMT level function.Responsibilities:1. Administers advanced/basic pre-hospital emergency care to sick or injured persons. 2. Maintains equipment for constant state of readiness. 3. May participate in orientation and training of new employees. 4. May participate in training of students who perform practical rotations through EMS system. 5. Assists Emergency Room staff with daily operations or administration of care. 6. Recommends changes to lead staff to ensure smooth operation of EMS system. 7. Maintains crew quarters. 8. Has successfully completed twenty Advanced Life Support Calls while riding third with approved Paramedic Preceptor/Mentor. 9. Performs all ALS patient interviews, skills, and documentation while under direct supervision of preceptor. 10. Completes required ALS clinical observation forms. 11. Periodically (every thirty days) reviews ALS progress...

Summary:This position is a key component of the Coding Departments. This position drives and achieves the departmental and organizational objectives of financial stability by accurate and compliant reporting of diagnoses and procedures in order to secure accurate reimbursement for the services provided and achieves quality objectives by involvement and direction to various initiatives and projects. The position is responsible for promoting the organization’s strict adherence to governmental and commercial payer regulations, in order to maintain the organization’s Medicare license and avoid the monetary penalties associated with infractions.Responsibilities:Essential Responsibilities1. Provides oversight of Hospital coding departments. Provides direction to coding managers for the department’s operations and improvement in overall quality, timeliness, and accuracy of medical record documentation and coding based on requirements set forth by CMS, third-party payers, and all other...

Summary:The Clincial Research Associate coordinates and implements research activities and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of research projects.Responsibilities:1. Develops and leads new clinical and health outcome studies. Develop research protocols and ensure ongoing compliance with the hospital compliance and institutional review board policies (IRB) on all original research studies. Develop budgets to support 2. In preparation of studies, obtains completed necessary forms and other documents required by the IRB, (Institutional Review Board). 3. Provides direction to the data analyst on program reports for existing grant programs that are submitted to public and private funding agencies and reviews these reports for accuracy. 4. Identify new grant opportunities and write grant proposals for new research funding. 5. Educate new staff, interns, volunteers on research protocols and provides training for staff involved in studies. This includes...

Summary:Provides clinical and clerical support to assure smooth daily department operations in assigned medical practice or practices. Assures that the patient and examination area is properly prepared.Responsibilities:1. Greets and brings patient back from waiting room to clinical area. Performs all necessary intake activities and documents appropriate information including vital signs, current medications and allergies, verifies EMR reflects current PCP, appropriate referring provider, and preferred pharmacy, etc. 2. Transcribes and updates patient information in the patient record. Transcribes demographic, medication history, social and medical history as reported by the patient from the intake form. 3. Provides clerical and secretarial work associated with patient care. Prepares and organizes patient charts for assigned providers. Completes other paperwork such as disability paperwork and scanning of other pertinent patient information as appropriate. 4. Performs and stays...

Summary:Maintains the integrity of all surgical and cytological specimens to aid in the Pathologist's diagnosis of disease.Responsibilities:1. Accurately registers & accessions specimens, verifies patient ID & physician demographics, clinical information & pertinent history to ensure accurate information for testing & billing.2. Process specimens in compliance with all applicable procedures & protocols observing all safety & OSHA standards.3. Performs daily section set up to ensure each area is operational & that all areas are clean & in working order. Precise maintenance & quality control of instruments is performed & documented.4. Perform equipment maintenance as needed to include changing/preparing stain solutions, performing scheduled equipment cleaning, troubleshooting, etc.5. Assist cytotechnologist in various OR procedures, such as EBUS & EUS by performing STAT stains for quick analysis when applicable.6. Prepare specimens utilizing...

Summary:Performs all functions required to insure proper medication management (as defined by The Joint Commission- storage, preparation, dispensing, use and administration) according to accepted standards of medical, nursing and pharmacy practice and applicable hospital policy and/or law. Performs or is able to demonstrate project management skills to extend practice of pharmacy, compliance with pharmacy regulatory function, and engagement in operation of hospital in up to FOUR areas of department/hospital functions (examples would include medication recall management, specific regulation/standard practice/compliance monitoring, drug traceability/security, or clinical practice initiative).Responsibilities:1. Medication order processing and dispensing• Criteria A: Medication order review and processing - Reviews medication order for completeness and appropriateness. Conducts patient profile reviews prior to dispensing. Detects and resolves basic order entry and prescribing problems....

Summary:Provides clinical assessment and evaluation to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment services.Responsibilities:1. Provides individual, group and family counseling. 2. Develops, communicates effectively and maintains relationships with appropriate outside agencies & community services. 3. Maintains a client caseload. 4. Adheres to all charting requirements, policies and procedures in a timely, accurate & concise manner. 5. Attends multidisciplinary team meetings/case conferences. 6. Attends supervisory sessions. 7. Completes initial, emergency and ongoing assessment of patients. 8. May conduct home/hospital visits of patients and families. 9. Complies with all confidential regulations, reviews patients' rights with the patient. 10. Provides clinical review, pre-certification and re-certification to insurance companies & collaborates with department financial...

Summary:Provides assistance with patient care activities and other unit tasks under the general supervision of licensed professional staff and as directed by the manager.Responsibilities:1. Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point of care (POC) testing.2. Implements nursing orders promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.3. Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment & 4. Provides patient comfort by positioning, extra bathing, straightening linens, putting personal articles within reach with courtesy and responsiveness.5. Provides for patient safety through preventative measures (i.e. side rails, restraints, bed/chair exit alarm, and hourly rounding).6. Enters all data into the computer system as applicable.7. Communicates all patient and visitor information & observations to the appropriate person.8. Provides care appropriate to the age of the...

Summary:The Pharmacy Technician 2 will assist pharmacists in the formulation, preparation, dispensing, delivery and storage of medications and pharmaceutical supplies. The pharmacy technician will ensure that products and services are provided in timely, safe and cost effective manner according to department policies, procedures, and practice standards. A Pharmacy Technician 2 will have additional responsibilities related to high risk IV admixture, inventory management and cost saving initiatives.Responsibilities:General1. Maintains and complies with all state, federal and regulatory requirements for pharmacy and medication management. Performs monthly quality assurance activities. Adheres to all network wide policies and procedures including those related to attendance, customer service, Health Stream education modules, & cost containment. Participates in daily huddles and staff meetings. Responsible for the oversight and work flow of 2 areas of responsibility (to be assigned...

Summary:Provides assistance with patient care activities as directed on the patient home health aide care plan and under the direction of the registered licensed professional staff. Independently assists the patient with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding.and provides basic homemaking and laundry assistance for patient in the home.Responsibilities:1. Assists the patient with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding and dressing.. 2. Assists the client with exercises, ambulation, and transfer activities. This includes knowledge in use of assistive devices such as canes, walkers, crutches, and lifts. 3. Independently assists the patient with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding. Must have working knowledge of special diets, diet restrictions, and techniques to maintain sanitary kitchen conditions to prevent food-borne illnesses. 4. Assists the patient with medication prompts to remind the patient to self-administer his/her medications. 5. Identifies...

Summary:Provides assistance with patient care activities and other unit tasks under the general supervision of licensed professional staff and as directed by the manager.Responsibilities:1. Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point of care (POC) testing.2. Implements nursing orders promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.3. Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment & 4. Provides patient comfort by positioning, extra bathing, straightening linens, putting personal articles within reach with courtesy and responsiveness.5. Provides for patient safety through preventative measures (i.e. side rails, restraints, bed/chair exit alarm, and hourly rounding).6. Enters all data into the computer system as applicable.7. Communicates all patient and visitor information & observations to the appropriate person.8. Provides care appropriate to the age of the...

Summary:Provides assistance with patient care activities as directed on the patient home health aide care plan and under the direction of the registered licensed professional staff. Independently assists the patient with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding.and provides basic homemaking and laundry assistance for patient in the home.Responsibilities:1. Assists the patient with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding and dressing.. 2. Assists the client with exercises, ambulation, and transfer activities. This includes knowledge in use of assistive devices such as canes, walkers, crutches, and lifts. 3. Independently assists the patient with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding. Must have working knowledge of special diets, diet restrictions, and techniques to maintain sanitary kitchen conditions to prevent food-borne illnesses. 4. Assists the patient with medication prompts to remind the patient to self-administer his/her medications. 5. Identifies...