Throughput Administrator, Clinical Decision Unit (Georgetown)
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
General Summary of PositionResponsible for the coordination of
patient care across the continuum of care for all patients.
Educates/provides information, supports patients, and facilitates
treatment plans. Functions as a patient advocate, guides patients
and families throughout cancer care and survivorship experience.
These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable
laws and regulations and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's
philosophy, policies, procedures and standards.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs the intake, assessment/triage, coordination and
navigation of patients.
- Serves as a liaison for referring physicians seeking
information, or access to the system.
- Screens patients for appropriate information and manages the
acquisition of pertinent medical records for initial
appointments.
- Responsible for the planning and implementation of the patient
evaluation process.
- Facilitates the evaluation of patients by interfacing with
referring physicians and MGUH services.
- Coordinates the complex management of patients at various
stages of their diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, collaborating
with all disciplines involved in the patient's care, to assure
timely progress toward the best clinical outcome in the most
effective manner.
- Navigates the patient/caregiver through the continuum of care,
providing education and resources about medical condition,
diagnostic procedures, treatments, clinical trials, support
services, hospital processes, and other relevant information.
- Serves as an ongoing resource for patient/caregiver education
and support.
- Communicates patient's progress/disposition to health care
providers.
- Aids in maintaining outcome database.
- Has a working knowledge and access to multiple electronic
systems to facilitate patient care and documentation.
- Identifies needs and develops patient education and support
material.
- Provides community education and outreach.
- Demonstrates competencies, including knowledge and behaviors,
to meet specific patient care requirements, nursing practice
standards, and other regulatory or required knowledge and /or
skills. Maintains current knowledge of clinical improvement
strategies and outcomes management through self-study, literature
reviews, site visits, educational conferences, and other
forums.
- Supports a professional atmosphere and an environment of
coaching and development that supports shared decision making,
interdisciplinary collaboration, and a high level of patient and
employee satisfaction as evidenced by outcomes data.
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate
to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general
description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this
classification and is not to be considered as all-inclusive.
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Minimum Qualifications Education
- Bachelor's degree Nursing required
- Master's degree Nursing preferred
Experience
- 3-4 years clinical nursing required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have clinical maturity and experience, excellent
interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with an
interdisciplinary team of health care providers. Effective oral and
written communication skills. Position requires a high level of
advocacy and problem-solving ability. Ability to multitask and
organize advocacy and support for a large and varied group of
cancer patients and their families. Knowledge of community
resources is helpful.
This position has a hiring range of $87,318 - $149,094
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