Job Details

The JHIS Inpatient Coordinator is primarily responsible to contribute to the interdisciplinary Team approach to assessing the eligibility/appropriateness of clients referred to our service for home infusion therapies. The Inpatient Coordinator will work with the client, MD and primary JHIS Pharmacist assigned to a client’s care to identify the safest and most effective plan of care for infusion services.

•Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
•Consults with other health professionals regarding infusion specialty specifics that directly or indirectly impact their clinical practice.
•Participates in patient care planning communication with the interdisciplinary team regarding the appropriateness of proposed therapies for individual clients.
•Presents information regarding the proposed therapies, rights/responsibilities and financial,
considerations to clients and significant others prior to therapy initiation.
•Educates clients/caregivers regarding specific infusion related procedures so that independence of performance and safety is assured.
•Communicates with Home Care Case Coordinators, Hospital Case Managers, physicians, Home Health Agencies and interdisciplinary JHIS team regarding the disposition of clients prior to and immediately after discharge from the inpatient facility.
•Performs client education in an efficient and effective manner. Assesses the learner’s barriers to learning, the preferred learning style of the learner, strives to overcome barriers to education and
supports the process of education to foster the learner’s independence in procedure performance.
•Performs associated duties as assigned by Nurse Manager or Director.
•Communicates verbally and in writing to physicians regarding the status of clients on home infusion therapy.
•Attends mandatory education programs as required.

Job Description

Education: Graduate of accredited nursing school

AND

Experience: 2-3 years combined experience in Home Care or Home Infusion Therapy environment. Chemo certification recommended. Case management experience helpful.

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements

Current RN licensure in state of employment; Provider in Basic Cardiac Life Support; valid driver’s license.

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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