About us Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional, three urgent care facilities; Cape Regional Physicians Associates with primary care and specialty care providers delivering services in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional, the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.
Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional is accredited by and received the Gold Seal of approval from The Joint Commission.
Short Description Under direct supervision, assists physicians with patient care duties. Maintains efficient patient flow, assists with patient care, i.e. exams, procedures, and patient education. Performs miscellaneous clinic support tasks, including filing, answering phones, and maintaining physicians' schedules.
Experience Required- Properly identify and prepare the patient and explain procedures. Maintains patient privacy during testing.
Electronically submits prescriptions, obtains pre-authorization for medications and makes other patient calls as directed by physician.
Triage phone calls from patients/families and other healthcare providers and collaborates with physician/provider regarding plan of care. Educate patient/family on recommended treatments changes.
- Performs other administrative duties, i.e. scanning, pre-loading, typing, filing, faxing, reception, etc. as requested by supervisor or physician. Maintains patient's medical record in proper order based on established office protocol.
Assists physicians with exams and procedures as requested.
Assists with delegated patient education activities including but not limited to distributing education literature, etc.
- Performs chart review the previous day ensuring all necessary patient records, supplies, equipment and pre-authorizations are available as required by physician prior to the appointment.
Education Requirements- Graduate from an accredited program for Nursing
License/Certification Requirements- Active licensure in Nursing (RN) for the State of New Jersey
- Current CPR certification required
Special Requirements- Complies with all aspects of regulatory readiness. To include the CDC and State standards.
- Ability to communicate to the office manager and/or physician, problems associated with patient, procedure.
- Ability to adhere to the departmental policy on critical values, performing proper notification and documentation.
- Ability to navigate through an electronic medical record including documentation of patient/family education, editing orders and billing