Category: Uncategorized

The employee will be under the general supervision of and report directly to the EP/Device clinic Supervisor. This clinical position requires direct patient contact and the performance of a variety of functions related to the care, education, and maintenance of patients with implanted cardiac devices. ( pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators, and Loop recorders) as well as external cardiac recorders (Holter monitors, MCOTS, EVENT recorders, and Loop recorders) and external temporary cardiac defibrillators.

Essential Job Functions:

• -Obtains vital signs and pertinent patient history, medication review
• -Attaches patient to the appropriate programmer to initiate interrogation process
• -Provides appropriate education regarding home care, routine precautions and F/U of patients individual device.
• -Able to educate and instruct patients on use of home monitoring devices.
• -Able to log on to and order equipment through websites.
• -Able actively participate in downloading and maintenance of remote monitoring websites, reporting any alert status directly to the Supervising NP/RN/M
• -Able to call device manufacturers/ representatives for information when required.
• -Able to perform a Trans-telephonic telephone check.
• – Will be able to perform arrhythmia analysis of Holter, Event, and MCOT monitors and Loop recorders.
• -Will remain current with new technology as it becomes available. Attends educational programs as
• -Required to maintain current with new devices, procedures, and patient education requirements.
• -Schedule patient appointments within established guidelines.
• -Will maintain appropriate documentation in the patients EMR, chart.
• -Will maintain statistics for the department under the supervision of the NP.
• -Will follow HIPAA guidelines at all times.

General Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of duties that may be both clinical and administrative tasks. This includes assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Expected to provide information to patients so that they benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Functions:

• Check schedules, organize patient flow, room patients.
• Collect patient history including medications and reason for visit, chart in EMR, relay information
• Check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), measure height and weight, take EKGs
• Set up equipment, maintain cleanliness of exam rooms, order supplies, keep exam rooms stocked
• Assist with minor procedures, handle specimens, do CLIA waived tests
• Send and receive medical records, obtain Lab & Test Results
• Ensure patient results are reviewed by physician in a timely manner, provide appropriate followup as directed
• Follow HIPAA guidelines
• Other duties as necessary

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Nuclear Cardiology & Computed Tomography

Position Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic procedures within Nuclear Cardiology and Computed Tomography (CT) services. The RN serves as a clinical resource for patient assessment, intravenous access, contrast administration support, stress testing, emergency response, patient education, and procedural monitoring in a high-volume outpatient cardiology environment. The RN performs all clinical duties in accordance with the New York State Nurse Practice Act, organizational policies, approved protocols, and provider orders.

The RN collaborates with cardiologists, advanced practice providers, nuclear medicine technologists, CT technologists, medical assistants and ancillary staff to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care while maintaining compliance with New York State regulations, professional nursing standards, accreditation requirements, and organizational policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Assessment and Care

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments prior to nuclear medicine and CT procedures.
• Obtain and document relevant medical history, medication profiles, allergies, renal risk factors, and prior contrast reactions.
• Evaluate patient readiness for imaging procedures and identify contraindications requiring provider consultation.
• Assess vital signs and monitor patients throughout procedures as clinically indicated.
• Provide patient education regarding examinations, medications, contrast agents, radiation safety considerations, preparation requirements, and post-procedure instructions.
• Serve as a patient advocate while promoting patient-centered care and safety.

Nuclear Cardiology Services

• Assess patients scheduled for myocardial perfusion imaging and other nuclear cardiology procedures.
• Start intravenous access for procedures.
• Participate in rapid response events and cardiac arrest situations in accordance with organizational emergency protocols.
• Provide post-procedure follow-up for patients experiencing adverse reactions and communicate findings to the appropriate provider as indicated.
• Prepare and monitor patients undergoing exercise and pharmacologic stress testing.
• Administer medications under provider order and approved protocols

within RN scope of practice and organizational policies.

• Monitor electrocardiographic rhythms, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, symptoms, and hemodynamic status during stress testing.
• Recognize and intervene appropriately in response to adverse reactions, arrhythmias, ischemic symptoms, or other emergent clinical conditions.
• Coordinate care with supervising physicians and APPs during stress testing procedures.

Computed Tomography Services

• Conduct pre-contrast screening and patient assessment.
• Hydration protocols (pre and/or post contrast)
• Review renal function laboratory results and other relevant clinical information according to established protocols.
• Establish peripheral intravenous access as needed.
• Administer medications prescribed for cardiac CT protocols in accordance with physician orders and nursing scope of practice.
• Assist with patient preparation for cardiac CT angiography and other CT examinations.
• Monitor patients before, during, and after contrast administration as clinically appropriate.
• Recognize and respond to contrast media reactions and related complications.
• Duties may be modified and this list is not all-inclusive.

Emergency Preparedness

• Respond immediately to medical emergencies occurring within imaging services.
• Initiate emergency interventions consistent with ACLS and organizational protocols.
• Maintain competency in recognition and management of:
  • Contrast media reactions
  • Allergic and anaphylactic responses
  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Vasovagal reactions
  • Acute coronary syndromes
  • Respiratory distress
• Participate in emergency drills and quality improvement activities.

Care Coordination and Documentation

• Document assessments, interventions, patient education, medication administration, and patient outcomes accurately and timely within the electronic medical record.
• Communicate significant clinical findings to physicians and advanced practice providers.

Regulatory Compliance and Quality

• Maintain compliance with:
  • New York State Nursing Practice requirements
  • HIPAA regulations
  • OSHA standards
  • American Heart Association standards
  • Accreditation requirements (ACR, IAC, Joint Commission and/or applicable accrediting bodies)
  • Practice policies and procedures
• Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement, and safety initiatives.
• Assist in maintaining emergency equipment, crash carts, contrast reaction supplies, and medication inventories.
• Participate in departmental education and competency programs.

Dynamic RD/RDN sought to pioneer nutrition program at large cardiology practice. Practice’s goal is to establish multiple offerings for counseling including one on one instruction, small, and medium sized classes. Areas of focus to include promotion of weight loss, blood pressure control, lipid optimization, plant based diet, and overall wellness. Clientele to come from pre-existing, well established referral base.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide comprehensive and personalized nutrition care and medical nutrition therapy to a variety of patients.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers in the individual and/or group setting on all aspects of diet and lifestyle.
• Document clinical assessments and progress notes for each patient appointment in an electronic medical record.
• Communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary team on plans of care.
• Participate in community events, develop nutrition education materials, and compose articles for the NSC newsletter.
• Assist Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation program with nutrition education and cooking classes.

The Laboratory manager assumes the role of clinical embryologist/andrologist while also ensuring compliance in both laboratories with all regulatory agencies, including but not limited to:

• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
• US Food and Drug Administration
• New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program
• New York State Tissue Bank Resources Program
• Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• US Centers for Disease Control
• College of American Pathologists
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The Laboratory Manager serves as the quality system manager and has the training experience and authority to provide effective leadership for activities necessary to ensure communication, training, competency assessment, and ongoing compliance monitoring with requirements under the laboratory’s quality management system. The laboratory manager reports to the Laboratory Director.

The laboratory manager is responsible for maintaining an organizational plan which consists of a current organization chart, personnel policies, and job descriptions that define qualifications and duties for all personnel, including specimen collection staff, technical staff, supervisors, labratory managers, administrators, assistant directors, and the laboratory director, as well as the consultants.

The laboratory manager is responsible for maintaining records of the relevant licensure, educational, and professional qualifications, training and experience, continuing education, dates of employment, and competence of all personnel for the duration of employment and six years thereafter.

• Able to work as a fully trained clinical embryologist and andrologist performing all duties and tasks required for embryology and therapeutic andrology procedures.
• Work well with staff-offering them support and providing them feedback when necessary.
• Rotate weekends and holidays as necessary.
• Ensuring that all staff adhere to standard operating procedures and the quality management system.
• Ensuring proper operation of all equipment and helping staff troubleshoot equipment issues when necessary.
• Working with vendors to ensure equipment is appropriately chosen, delivered, installed, utilized, and maintained.
• Ability to read, interpret, and clarity regulations to ensure compliance as well as handle live inspections and correct deficiencies when necessary.
• Keeping standard operating procedures and quality management system updated and relevant.
• Ensuring regular communication with the laboratory, staff, physicians, ancillary stafff and company management.
• Clearly defining, implenting, and maintaing all aspects of the quality management system including hiring and training new staff, performing regular audits, periodic updating to SOPs, staff competency assessment, retraining staff when necessary, and documenting all quality acitivities appropriately, and maintaining records for a period no less than 2 years.

General Purpose :

Responsible for the daily coordination of the clinical aspects of the medical office practice to ensure the highest level of patient care.

• Place patients in the examination rooms and document for the physician the medication log , vitals and the main reason for the visit in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Record Vital Signs(blood pressure, pulse, temperature) and measurements of height and weight, in the EMR.
• Assist the physician with special procedures and physical exams.
• Schedule ancillary services and other procedures as needed.
• Maintain the patient charts and scan documents into the EMR.
• Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed in a timely manner by the physician and appropriate according to the physician’s orders.
• Maintain an adequate supply of inventory in each of the exam room while ensuring the cleanliness of the examination rooms.
• Maintain the organization of the sample medication closet.
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed.
• Cross train to provide coverage for the office as needed.

General Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of duties that may be both clinical and administrative tasks. This includes assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Expected to provide information to patients so that they benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Functions:

• Check schedules, organize patient flow, room patients.
• Collect patient history including medications and reason for visit, chart in EMR, relay information
• Check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), measure height and weight, take EKGs
• Set up equipment, maintain cleanliness of exam rooms, order supplies, keep exam rooms stocked
• Assist with minor procedures, handle specimens, do CLIA waived tests
• Send and receive medical records, obtain Lab & Test Results
• Ensure patient results are reviewed by physician in a timely manner, provide appropriate followup as directed
• Follow HIPAA guidelines
• Other duties as necessary

General Purpose :

Responsible for the daily coordination and care requirements of patients with all clinical aspects for the OB/GYN Practice to ensure the highest level of patient satisfaction and care.

Duties:

• Collaborate in daily huddle for review of schedule and patient needs
• Perform screening and measuring procedures according to protocol. This may include, but is not limited to vitals of height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, EKG. Record findings in the electronic medical record (EMR) Cerner system.
• Adherence to compliance of PCMH Level 3 requirements
• Compassionate towards patients with strong communication skills
• Detail orientated to keep track of multiple patients
• Review medications and allergies with patients and record pharmacy information for each patient for E-Prescribing.
• Prepare and administer injections
• Draw blood when necessary
• Care and changing dressings
• Collection of Specimens
• Maintain inventory and ordering medical supplies
• Maintain Patient Confidentiality
• Review facility assessment reports and/or outside physician documentation.
• Review Transition of Care facility documentation and reach out to patients on discharge instructions
• Schedule ancillary services and other procedures as needed.
• Call in renewal of prescriptions as directed by Physician
• Calibrate spirometer equipment that at least once a week.
• Follow up with patient upon completion of authorization to provide authorization information to the patient.
• Secure all medication/needles to be in locked cabinet
• Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed in a timely manner by the physician and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physicians direction
• Maintain an adequate supply of inventory in each of the exam rooms while ensuring the cleanliness of the examination room
• Maintain the organization of the sample medication closet to be clean and organized. Ensure logging and end of day security.
• Assist in scanning of medical documentation such as EKG, Spirometer, etc.
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed

Under general supervision, reviews, analyzes and assures the final diagnoses and procedures as stated by the practicing providers are valid and complete. Accurately codes office and hospital procedures for providers to ensure proper reimbursement. Provides education to the providers to ensure proper documentation and assignment of ICD-10-CDM, HCPCS and CPT codes. Reports to the Coding Operations Manager. Will support Meeting House Lane Medical Practice, PC and SB Administrative Services.

Responsibilities:

• • Audits records to ensure proper submission of services prior to billing on pre-determined selected charges.
  • Receives hospital information to properly bill provider services for hospital patients.
  • Supplies correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes on all diagnoses provided.
  • Supplies correct HCPCS code on all procedures and services performed.
  • Supplies correct CPT code on all procedures and services performed.
  • Contacts providers to train and update them with correct coding information.
  • Attends seminars and in-services as required to remain current on coding issues.
  • Audits medical records to ensure proper coding is completed and to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.
  • Accurately follows coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.
  • Maintains all mandatory in-services.
  • Maintains compliance standards in accordance with the Compliance policies. Reports compliance problems appropriately.
  • Determines the final diagnoses and procedures stated by the physician or other health care providers are valid and complete.
  • Quantitative analysis – Performs a comprehensive review of the record to ensure the presence of all component parts, such as patient and record identification, signatures and dates where required, and all other necessary data in the presence of all reports that appear to be indicated by the nature of the treatment rendered.
• • Qualitative analysis – Evaluates the record for documentation consistency and adequacy. Ensures that the final diagnosis accurately reflects the care and treatment rendered. Reviews the records for compliance with established reimbursement and special screening criteria.
  • Analyzes provider documentation to assure the appropriate Evaluation & Management (E&M) levels are assigned using the correct CPT code
  • Reviews department edits in billing software and make any corrections based on supported documentation and medical necessary.
  • Performs other related duties, which may be inclusive, but not listed in the job description.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the coordination of the front reception area in regards to the professional services while ensuring the highest level of patient satisfaction and care.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform all necessary receptionist duties including the answering, screening and the routing of phone calls. Take appropriate messages and ensure the proper delivery of those messages.
• Greet and register each patient as they arrive
• Verify patient demographics and insurance information.
• Schedule patient appointments and obtain any necessary documentation that may be required for such appointment.
• Enters patient data into the electronic health records as well as documenting the payment into the patient’s electronic medical record at the time of service.
• Schedule ancillary services and other procedures
• Maintain patient charts and filing into EMR system
• Prepare patient charts, physician schedules, and confirm appointments one day prior to scheduled appointment
• Able to utilize all software available to assist in professional services including SPM, Cerner and Microsoft Word.
• Verify and counsel patients regarding their insurance benefits.
• Collect payments from patients.
• Obtains authorizations for ancillary tests and medical procedures.
• Responsible for coordinating and processing of all patient referrals including specialty and ancillary services.
• Utilizes a high degree of accuracy in obtaining and verifying that registration, demographic and insurance information is correct and up to date.
• Follows procedures for proper authorization and processing of all referral services.
• Supports physicians and patients in synchronizing appointments, authorizations and tests taking place in different practices.
• Communicates with patient and practice to ensure follow through with referrals.
• Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed by the physician(s) and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physician (s) direction
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed
• Type various letters, reports or any other correspondence
• Necessary cross training to provide coverage for the office as needed