Coordinator

Job Title: Coordinator

Location: RWJUH Somerset

Department Name: Emergency Screening

Req #: 0000243765

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $21.06 - $25.27 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma

Preferred:

• Ability to engage patients during stressful waiting periods
• Clerical experience
  Basic computer skills
• Registration and billing experience
• Data collection and correlation experience

Scheduling Requirements:

• Day Shift, 7:00am-3:30pm
• Rotating weekends and holidays
• Full-Time, 40 hours per week

Essential Functions:

• Participates in the maintenance of unit equipment and environment by:
  • Assuring orderliness of patient care areas
  • Reporting equipment failures promptly to charge nurse
  • Cleaning of unit-based equipment
• Communicates with all members of the health care team, patients and families:
  • Utilizing therapeutic communication skills with patients and family members
  • Reporting data collected and observed to Registered Nurse immediately
  • Observing patient confidentiality
  • Consistently utilizes universal precautions and any other isolation techniques to minimize transmission of infection
  • Patient records are appropriately maintained by technician.
• Tracks Invoices and billing for the screening center
  • Collects and maintains data and assists in compiling data for all relevant reporting needs
  • Applies the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her unit, i.e., Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult or Geriatric. Assesses data reflective of each patient's status and interprets information needed in order to identify each patient's age requirements relative to his or her age specific health care needs
• Demonstrates the ability to perform computer functions required in pre admission testing in accordance with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital policies and procedures by competently utilizing:
  • CM computer system for written order entry
  • Optimum for retrieving patient information for past and future visits
  • Epic system for registration
  • SIS access to OR schedule
• Front desk responsibilities:
  • Greet patients assess booking status
  • Based on screening tool determine what resources patient will need, example anesthesia and nursing evaluation
  • Create patients PAT charts along with properly facilitating through-put
  • Ensure patients have all diagnostics completed when leaving department by reviewing their chart
  • Register patients to facility

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing.  These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team.  We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time.  As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health. 

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.