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Works under the supervision of a Food Service Supervisor.  Provides optimal food service to patients, visitors, and employees in a manner consistent with the mission and philosophy of St. Alexius Medical Center. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Verbalizes and demonstrates procedures in cleaning and handling of dishes, utensils, equipment and work surfaces - Knowledge of proper cleaning and equipment temperature practices - Verbalize and demonstrates proper food handling techniques when either receiving, storing, preparing, or serving food items - Verbalize and demonstrates your role in correctly storing, labeling, dating and rotating food items - Understands and adheres to department policy on taste testing food before service. - Understands and utilizes the patient menus, patient/cafeteria master menus, food forecasts, tally sheets/order sheets, serving portion guidelines - Demonstrates how to transport food correctly

Job Summary: Receives and processes/prepares food orders for patients, staff, visitors and catering customers.  Performs culinary techniques and short-order cooking to the preparation of standard menu items.   All food-handling activities are performed in accordance with external and internal safety and sanitation standards and related regulatory guidelines.  Works effectively to minimize waste during the flow of food while maintaining a quality end product   Accountable for the quality of the food prepared, maintaining par stocks, ordering supplies, and rotating products for maximum quality.     Essential Duties: Prepares orders for patient, staff, visitors and catering using standardized back-up recipes and service and/or plating guidelines; notes variances in recipes and plating guidelines, and communicates issues to the Executive Chef.  Performs culinary activities such as cold food preparation, blanching, steaming, boiling, simmering, emulsifying, deep frying and routine sautéing in the preparation of food; applies basic cooking techniques such as baking, roasting, grilling and frying; prepares short-order and fast-food items using a grill station.   Maintains production pars to ensure smooth running of the food service operation; completes production par lists, freezer pull lists, pre-meal checklists, requisitioning and waste sheets, and others of similar purpose. Operates, safely and accurately, a variety of commercial food service equipment, including knives, slicer, thermometers, measuring utensils, scales toaster, food warmer, chopper, mixer, blender, steamer, grill, fryer, steam kettle, broiler, gas stove, microwave oven, slow-cooker and convection oven.    Performs work assignments in accordance with regulations and standards applicable to personal hygiene and food preparation/handling/disposal; keeps abreast of department standards, as well as local, state, and federal agency guidelines. Assists customers with orders by answering menu and recipe-related questions.  Performs related duties as required.    

Job Summary: Receives and processes/prepares food orders for patients, staff, visitors and catering customers. Performs culinary techniques and short-order cooking to the preparation of standard menu items. All food-handling activities are performed in accordance with external and internal safety and sanitation standards and related regulatory guidelines. Works effectively to minimize waste during the flow of food while maintaining a quality end product Accountable for the quality of the food prepared, maintaining par stocks, ordering supplies, and rotating products for maximum quality. Essential Duties: Prepares orders for patient, staff, visitors and catering using standardized back-up recipes and service and/or plating guidelines; notes variances in recipes and plating guidelines, and communicates issues to the Executive Chef. Performs culinary activities such as cold food preparation, blanching, steaming, boiling, simmering, emulsifying, deep frying and routine sautéing in the preparation of food; applies basic cooking techniques such as baking, roasting, grilling and frying; prepares short-order and fast-food items using a grill station. Maintains production pars to ensure smooth running of the food service operation; completes production par lists, freezer pull lists, pre-meal checklists, requisitioning and waste sheets, and others of similar purpose. Operates, safely and accurately, a variety of commercial food service equipment, including knives, slicer, thermometers, measuring utensils, scales toaster, food warmer, chopper, mixer, blender, steamer, grill, fryer, steam kettle, broiler, gas stove, microwave oven, slow-cooker and convection oven. Performs work assignments in accordance with regulations and standards applicable to personal hygiene and food preparation/handling/disposal; keeps abreast of department standards, as well as local, state, and federal agency guidelines. Assists customers with orders by answering menu and recipe-related questions. Performs related duties as required.

Wages start at $17.12/hour   Job Summary: Receives and processes/prepares food orders for patients, staff, visitors and catering customers. Performs culinary techniques and short-order cooking to the preparation of standard menu items.   All food-handling activities are performed in accordance with external and internal safety and sanitation standards and related regulatory guidelines. Works effectively to minimize waste during the flow of food while maintaining a quality end product   Accountable for the quality of the food prepared, maintaining par stocks, ordering supplies, and rotating products for maximum quality.   Essential Duties: - Prepares orders for patient, staff, visitors and catering using standardized back-up recipes and service and/or plating guidelines; notes variances in recipes and plating guidelines, and communicates issues to the Executive Chef. - Performs culinary activities such as cold food preparation, blanching, steaming, boiling, simmering, emulsifying, deep frying and routine sautéing in the preparation of food; applies basic cooking techniques such as baking, roasting, grilling and frying; prepares short-order and fast-food items using a grill station. - Maintains production pars to ensure smooth running of the food service operation; completes production par lists, freezer pull lists, pre-meal checklists, requisitioning and waste sheets, and others of similar purpose. - Operates, safely and accurately, a variety of commercial food service equipment, including knives, slicer, thermometers, measuring utensils, scales toaster, food warmer, chopper, mixer, blender, steamer, grill, fryer, steam kettle, broiler, gas stove, microwave oven, slow-cooker and convection oven. - Performs work assignments in accordance with regulations and standards applicable to personal hygiene and food preparation/handling/disposal; keeps abreast of department standards, as well as local, state, and federal agency guidelines. - Assists customers with orders by answering menu and recipe-related questions. - Performs related duties as required.

Job Summary The nature of “lead” responsibilities may vary slightly depending on the core job, but generally involves exercising limited supervision over a group of employees that are typically classified in the same core job family.  An incumbent performs much the same work as others in the job family, participating in the day-to-day operations of the work unit, with “lead” work comprising a relatively minor portion of the overall job.  An incumbent is involved in all aspects of dietary food service production, including cooking, evaluating equipment/recipes and overseeing the work of less experienced staff.   The work requires knowledge of the policies, procedures and equipment applicable to the work unit at appointment. Lead Essential Functions     - Provides on-the-job training to new or lower-level employees; monitors work flow, prepares work schedules and reviews work to ensure it meets quality and productivity standards; orders/maintains appropriate supply levels; identifies training needs and advises higher-level authority. - Monitors individual staff performance and provides feedback to higher-level authority; coaches employees on procedures and protocols; may provide input into formal employee performance evaluations; may make recommendations with respect to employee pay, recognition, discipline and/or termination. - May assist in implementing new procedures or processes; explains new and/or revised procedures, forms or other tools to staff; may demonstrate new systems, PC applications, equipment or supplies.  

Under general supervision, perform skilled functions and activities in cooking, baking and salad preparation in large quantities; assist in monitoring nutrition service personnel and in the maintenance of a food service facility in an orderly, safe and sanitary condition.  

Job Summary: Prepares food products in an institutional setting utilizing basic and advanced cooking techniques, standardized recipes and plating guidelines.  Work involves meeting production schedules in accordance with health, safety and sanitary standards, guidelines and regulatory requirements.  An incumbent is accountable for the quality of food items prepared, ensuring proper utilization and storage of food and supplies, and for maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of equipment, supplies and work areas.     Food handling activities are performed in accordance with external and internal guidelines and regulatory guidelines, and an employee works effectively to minimize waste during the flow of food while maintaining a quality end product.  Work includes accurate cash handling and incumbents must accurately follow internal procedures and conform to established standards.  In addition, work includes setting up and delivering catering orders to appropriate customers.     While there is some overlap in job duties performed at the Cook I level, this job differs by the application of advanced cooking techniques to food preparation, knowledge of a wide variety of cuisines from different cultures, performing cooking demonstrations, involvement in menu planning and recipe development and providing culinary expertise with respect to catered functions.     Essential Job Duties: Applies advanced cooking techniques such as sautéing, poaching, braising, searing, preparing batters and making recipe/ingredient substitutions to the preparation of primarily non-short order food items. Applies knowledge of a wide variety of cuisines from different cultures to the development/customization of standard recipes and the preparation of food items. May perform, as required, any or all of the Essential Job Functions set forth in the Cook I (job code 9301) job description. Participates in menu planning and recipe development activities; performs public cooking demonstrations utilizing advanced culinary techniques. Performs work assignments in accordance with regulations and standards applicable to personal hygiene and food preparation/handling/disposal; keeps abreast of department standards, as well as local, state, and federal agency guidelines. Provides counsel, from a culinary perspective, on the planning and execution of catered functions and events; ensures that food is prepared, delivered and set up in a timely manner and in accordance with the agreed-upon menu. Performs related duties as required.    

Job Summary: Prepares food products in an institutional setting utilizing basic and advanced cooking techniques, standardized recipes and plating guidelines. Work involves meeting production schedules in accordance with health, safety and sanitary standards, guidelines and regulatory requirements. An incumbent is accountable for the quality of food items prepared, ensuring proper utilization and storage of food and supplies, and for maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of equipment, supplies and work areas.   Food handling activities are performed in accordance with external and internal guidelines and regulatory guidelines, and an employee works effectively to minimize waste during the flow of food while maintaining a quality end product. Work includes accurate cash handling and incumbents must accurately follow internal procedures and conform to established standards. In addition, work includes setting up and delivering catering orders to appropriate customers.   While there is some overlap in job duties performed at the Cook I level, this job differs by the application of advanced cooking techniques to food preparation, knowledge of a wide variety of cuisines from different cultures, performing cooking demonstrations, involvement in menu planning and recipe development and providing culinary expertise with respect to catered functions.   Essential Job Duties: - Applies advanced cooking techniques such as sautéing, poaching, braising, searing, preparing batters and making recipe/ingredient substitutions to the preparation of primarily non-short order food items. - Applies knowledge of a wide variety of cuisines from different cultures to the development/customization of standard recipes and the preparation of food items. - May perform, as required, any or all of the Essential Job Functions set forth in the Cook I (job code 9301) job description. - Participates in menu planning and recipe development activities; performs public cooking demonstrations utilizing advanced culinary techniques. - Performs work assignments in accordance with regulations and standards applicable to personal hygiene and food preparation/handling/disposal; keeps abreast of department standards, as well as local, state, and federal agency guidelines. - Provides counsel, from a culinary perspective, on the planning and execution of catered functions and events; ensures that food is prepared, delivered and set up in a timely manner and in accordance with the agreed-upon menu.

Job Summary: Prepares food products in an institutional setting utilizing basic and advanced cooking techniques, standardized recipes and plating guidelines. Work involves meeting production schedules in accordance with health, safety and sanitary standards, guidelines and regulatory requirements. An incumbent is accountable for the quality of food items prepared, ensuring proper utilization and storage of food and supplies, and for maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of equipment, supplies and work areas.   Food handling activities are performed in accordance with external and internal guidelines and regulatory guidelines, and an employee works effectively to minimize waste during the flow of food while maintaining a quality end product. Work includes accurate cash handling and incumbents must accurately follow internal procedures and conform to established standards. In addition, work includes setting up and delivering catering orders to appropriate customers.   While there is some overlap in job duties performed at the Cook I level, this job differs by the application of advanced cooking techniques to food preparation, knowledge of a wide variety of cuisines from different cultures, performing cooking demonstrations, involvement in menu planning and recipe development and providing culinary expertise with respect to catered functions.   Essential Job Duties: - Applies advanced cooking techniques such as sautéing, poaching, braising, searing, preparing batters and making recipe/ingredient substitutions to the preparation of primarily non-short order food items. - Applies knowledge of a wide variety of cuisines from different cultures to the development/customization of standard recipes and the preparation of food items. - May perform, as required, any or all of the Essential Job Functions set forth in the Cook I (job code 9301) job description. - Participates in menu planning and recipe development activities; performs public cooking demonstrations utilizing advanced culinary techniques. - Performs work assignments in accordance with regulations and standards applicable to personal hygiene and food preparation/handling/disposal; keeps abreast of department standards, as well as local, state, and federal agency guidelines. - Provides counsel, from a culinary perspective, on the planning and execution of catered functions and events; ensures that food is prepared, delivered and set up in a timely manner and in accordance with the agreed-upon menu.

This employee would be working both the Cook and Dietary Aide positions throughout the week.   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Organize and plan daily activities in order to complete the job in an efficient and effective manner. - Recognize and deal with priorities and completes all assigned duties prior to end of shift. - Meet all established time frames within the shift including start up times and break times. - Work ahead as necessary to accommodate the needs of the upcoming shift. - Perform all duties in an independent manner with little or no direct supervision. - Handle telephone calls with courtesy and accuracy. - Respect the privacy of all persons and the confidentiality of information that the employee may overhear. - Understand the duties of other comparable positions in the department so that coverage can be maintained in emergency situations or to help out with unexpected department needs. - Recognizes urgencies in co-workers workload and assists in completing their assignments where feasible and demonstrates a “needs no reminder” attitude after directions have been explained. - All items are pre-prepped or prepared as close to serving times as possible. - Batch preparation is utilized on foods which need to be prepared in such a fashion. - Proper handling and holding of food is followed. Hot foods served hot, cold foods served cold. - Recipes and guidelines are adhered to and portion sizes are followed. - Food is tasted for quality upon completion. - Foods prepared are of optimal quality. - Meats are prepared, held and sliced where quality is apparent by color, taste, touch, and temperature.

Job Summary:  Incumbents in this position shall comply with all applicable laws and rules, including the CommonSpirit Health Standards of Conduct and CommonSpirit Health policies and procedures that apply to his/her job responsibilities, and seek guidance when in doubt.  Incumbent shall promptly report any potential or suspected violation of CommonSpirit Health Standards of Conduct, CommonSpirit Health policy or procedure or applicable laws/regulations and when requested, assist CommonSpirit Health personnel in investigating all allegations of violation. When called upon, the incumbent shall assist in risk evaluation and work collaboratively with facility/entity leaders to implement, monitor and mitigate risk corrective plans outlined by the Compliance program. The Project Coordinator will partner with Program Managers and play a key role in driving the execution of Physician Enterprise’s merger and acquisition projects system-wide: strategically, financially, and operationally.  Coordinator duties will primarily be at the direction of the Program Managers and responsibilities will include independent management of sub-sets to primary projects, identify risks, issues, action items and decisions and provide recommendations to Program Managers, set up project infrastructure, prepare presentations, monitor tasks and timelines, schedule meetings, record and distribute meeting minutes, gather and maintain data, and interface with internal and external organizations as required. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES: - Coordinates projects as assigned by senior management  - Ensures assigned projects are conducted in accordance with CommonSpirit Health standards - Responsible for independent management of sub-sets to primary projects - Assists with ensuring projects and tasks are completed on schedule - Responsible for organizing and communicating project tasks, details and status updates correctly and in a timely manner - Responsible for proactively identifying risks, issues, action items and decisions to existing projects, and provide recommendations to Program Managers - Responsible for scheduling meetings, preparing and distributing minutes and presentations, monitoring timelines, attending meetings and acting as a liaison to various departments/key stakeholders - Responsible for maintaining departmental standard documents and infrastructure using the preselected standard toolset, and assisting to develop and maintain best practice standards in communication and project management - Analysis and documentation of workflows and processes as required - Facilitate communication with internal and external matrix partners such as division representatives, administrative, legal, financial, clinic staff, external partners, vendors and clients - Develop and generate reports  - Perform other responsibilities and functions as directed  

 Key Responsibilities   - Provide direct legal support services to designated markets, including preparation, review, and revision of physician, hospital, and vendor contracts, market-specific policies, and other market documents with legal implications. - Provide legal advice and counsel to market management, market medical staff leadership, market boards, and CommonSpirit national staff with respect to corporate, operational, and physician-related matters. - Evaluate and furnish legal strategic advice and participate in strategic development of designated markets through attendance at appropriate board and management meetings. - Manage and evaluate outside legal counsel serving designated markets on matters referred to such outside counsel. - Participate, as appropriate, in Resource Groups, Task Forces, and/or Solution Teams. - Perform other duties as assigned by managing attorney or other CommonSpirit Health legal senior team members.

Key Responsibilities   - Provide direct legal support services to designated markets, including preparation, review, and revision of physician, hospital, and vendor contracts, market-specific policies, and other market documents with legal implications. - Provide legal advice and counsel to market management, market medical staff leadership, market boards, and CommonSpirit national staff with respect to corporate, operational, and physician-related matters. - Evaluate and furnish legal strategic advice and participate in strategic development of designated markets through attendance at appropriate board and management meetings. - Manage and evaluate outside legal counsel serving designated markets on matters referred to such outside counsel. - Participate, as appropriate, in Resource Groups, Task Forces, and/or Solution Teams. - Perform other duties as assigned by managing attorney or other CommonSpirit Health legal senior team members.

POSITION SUMMARY The Dignity Health Legal Department (“Legal Department”) is responsible for the provision of legal services to, and for the management of the legal affairs of, Dignity Health and Dignity Community Care and their hospitals, subsidiaries and affiliated businesses (“Dignity Health”).  The Corporate Counsel/Client Service Leader – Operations (“Corporate Counsel”):   - Serves as a member of the Legal Team; - Is a team member and integral part of the Operations Group, the functional division of the Legal Department that primarily supports Dignity Health’s Operations (defined below); - Reports to and performs services under the direction and supervision of the Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Operations (“AGC-Operations”) or his/her delegate; and - Provides quality legal services and effective legal counsel in support of Dignity Health’s hospital, ambulatory, health care, physician and other business operations (“Operations”) described in this Position Description in a manner consistent with Dignity Health’s Mission and Core Values.   In addition, the Corporate Counsel serves as the Client Service Leader (“CSL”) for designated Dignity Health hospitals.  As CSL for the Service Area, the Corporate Counsel – CSL will work with Senior Management on hospital and Service Area-wide initiatives.  The Corporate Counsel – CSL will work collaboratively with other Corporate Counsel – CSLs.    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES   The Corporate Counsel will have the following key duties, responsibilities and accountabilities:   - To perform legal services for, represent and support Dignity Health with regard to Operations under the direction and supervision of the AGC-Operations, including, without limitation, matters related to hospital/health care operations; physician contracting; medical staff and peer review; patient and clinical care; patient consents; business and non-physician contracting; corporate, commercial, physician and business transactions (including the purchase, sale, lease and/or other transactions involving hospitals, ancillary or ambulatory health services, major equipment, physician organizations or medical groups, and health care operations); loans and financing transactions; the formation, operations and dissolution of joint ventures and other business organizations; legal/regulatory and compliance; licensure, certification and accreditation; health care privacy/security; clinical research; and internal investigations. - To act as a legal counselor/advisor and business partner for Dignity Health’s Service Area Presidents/Senior Vice Presidents-Operations, Hospital Presidents and other members of the Hospitals’ senior management teams, with a particular focus on the role as CSL for the assigned Service Area(s) and hospitals, and for senior management of Dignity Health’s corporate functions, on operational, business, strategic and legal matters relevant to Operations. - To develop and/or enhance the Corporate Counsel’s expertise, and for the Corporate Counsel to be or become a subject matter expert, in specific legal, legislative, regulatory or health care topics, issues or arrangements relevant to Operations or the other corporate functional areas supported by the Legal Department. In this regard, the Corporate Counsel will participate as a member of one or more “Centers of Excellence” or “Service Centers” maintained by the Legal Department based on his/her subject matter expertise. - To oversee and manage litigation, administrative proceedings and other regulatory (including licensure and certification) proceedings or matters arising out of or related to Operations as requested or assigned from time to time, including the management of outside counsel engaged to represent Dignity Health in the litigation or proceeding. - To oversee, manage and work collaboratively on matters assigned to outside counsel engaged to represent or assist Dignity Health, including review, direction and supervision of outside counsel’s legal work. - To participate on projects or matters related to the management and administration of the Legal Department as requested from time to time by the General Counsel (“GC”), the AGC-Operations, and/or other leaders. - To supervise, direct, manage and work collaboratively with the paralegals, executive coordinators, and other non-attorney staff assigned to work regularly or on specific projects with the Corporate Counsel consistent with Dignity Health’s Core Values. - To travel throughout Dignity Health as required to perform the duties and responsibilities of the Corporate Counsel described in this Position Description. - To personally develop and/or satisfy the Corporate Counsel Legal Competencies accompanying this Position Description. - To support the Legal Department proactively, both internally within the Legal Department and externally throughout Dignity Health, in the course and scope of the performance of the Corporate Counsel’s duties and responsibilities. - To communicate frequently with the AGC-Operations on matters critical to the Corporate Counsel’s duties and responsibilities, the Legal Department and Dignity Health generally. - To maintain excellent relationships, work collaboratively and engage in regular communication with the GC, other AGCs, the Legal Department’s other attorneys, paralegals, executive coordinators and other non-attorney staff. - To (i) manifest a commitment to Dignity Health’s Mission and Core Values, (ii) act and demonstrate behavior consistent with the Dignity Health’s Core Values in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities described in this Position Description, and (iii) contribute to a positive working environment in the Legal Department for all employees. ~LI-DH

POSITION SUMMARY Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she Responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations.   Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Assessment:  Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition.  Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs.  Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.  2. Planning:  Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge.  Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs.  Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. 3. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications. 4. Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs. 5. Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity. 6. Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space.  Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately. 7. Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures. 8. Time Management:  Clocks in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is stated and completed on time.  Obtains Director/designees/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime. 9. Documentation:  Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements. 10. License and Competency: Maintains RN license to practice in the State of Texas including multi-state licensure requirements. Takes responsibility for meeting competency requirements. Assists with the orientation of new employees and floated staff as requested and assigned. 11. Professional Responsibility:  Maintains all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies prior to deadline.  Attends mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year.   Stays up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields.  12. Patient Care:  Notifies and escalates concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes physician response. Effectively applies the nursing process within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD). 13. Patient Experience:  Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Performs hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery as needed.  

Are you tired of nights and weekends? Are you looking for a new challenge with on the job training that still allows for a work/life balance?  Do you want to spend more one-on-one quality time with patients?   If you answered YES to any of the above questions, this is the perfect job for you! Franciscan Medical Group is currently seeking a PART TIME CPAP Educator, RRT for our Franciscan Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Clinic in Poulsbo, WA! We are seeking a motivated individual to join our patient centered team.   Job Summary: This job is responsible for providing training/education to clinic patients to facilitate successful PAP/CPAP therapy and help individuals with sleep issues to maximize treatment opportunities and reduce related health risks.  An incumbent works closely with patients to monitor/analyze device readings, review compliance/progress with plan of care and self-management objectives and to eliminate barriers to maximizing the quality of care. Work also includes: 1) explaining/demonstrating use and care of assigned devices and troubleshooting to assure proper function; 2) promoting knowledge/understanding of sleep wellness/disorders/hygiene and effective treatments; 3) making digital adjustments to device/equipment based on patient needs and to optimize therapeutic value; 4) identifying device malfunctions and arranging replacement with device provider; 5) documenting all interactions in the patient's medical record in accordance with established procedures; and 6) performing device/equipment cleaning/maintenance activities. An incumbent may also occasionally perform respiratory care procedures within scope of licensure as necessary. Work requires knowledge of the standards, procedures and equipment/tools applicable to PAP/CPAP therapy and applicable legal/regulatory requirements.  An incumbent follows proper channels of communication in handling daily and routine problems and recognizing issues that need referral to management.   Essential Duties: - Meets with clinic patients referred from healthcare providers or as part of internal CPAP follow-up protocol to review progress with plan of care and provide training to facilitate most effective device/equipment usage and therapeutic results. - Downloads and reviews/analyzes date from devices/equipment procured by patients through their medical equipment provider; makes digital adjustments to device/equipment based on patient needs and to optimize therapeutic value. - Documents all interactions in the patient's medical record via EPIC in accordance with established procedure. - Performs device/equipment cleaning and maintenance activities in accordance with established procedures. - Coordinates meetings of sleep apnea support group in accordance with American Sleep Foundation protocols for AWAKE groups. May occasionally perform respiratory care procedures as necessary. #MISSIONCRITICAL

- Competent in effective delivery of practical knowledge in community health care in a variety of settings – classroom, work-site, telecommunication/distance learning. - Teaches in an interactive manner - Implements adult learning strategies. - Displays initiative and adherence to Mercy’s core values in recruiting, organizing, conducting and record keeping. - Communicates well with a variety of community/client populations. - Knowledge of education and industry/safety standards.

, P This position contributes to the mission and vision of CHI Health by assuring the CHI Health physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) are properly credentialed and privileged to care for patients across CHI Health.  The overall function and responsibility of this position is to ensure the continuous and accurate credentialing and initial privileging of physicians and APPs, maintaining a centralized credentials file for all CHI Health providers with accurate and current documentation, reprivileging of providers every two years, and communicating and coordinating with appropriate clinic personnel to achieve these. Discretion is required at all times in sensitive and confidential matters.  All of these functions must be performed in cooperation with CHI Health management staff and the Clinical Quality Committee (CQC).   Expectations:   o  Completes all new clinic providers credentialing and /or provides oversight with the privileging process to ensure all necessary documentation is available to grant billing, hospital, and practice privileges.  This includes working with providers to obtain information and time-sensitive renewal documentation with the expedient completion of the following, but not limited to:   o  Maintains an accurate, current, centralized credential file for all providers in CHI Health.    o  Processes all recredentialing requests for CHI Health providers based on regulatory time and content requirements.   o  Obtains verification of licensure, malpractice insurance/information/history, etc., required certificates (e.g. medical school diploma, residency training, board certification, etc.) directly from the provider or through communication with the appropriate clinic liaison in a timely fashion prior to initial privileging review by the Medical Executive Officer and CQC.   o  Alerts appropriate clinic management staff of potential risks or conflict issues that may arise from any of the privileging, credentialing, and repriviledging processes.   o  Notifies the appropriate personnel of revisions in the demographic information of CHI Health providers to maintain the most current data base that may require access by hospital personnel, insurance companies, PHO, etc.

Job Summary: This role performs the provider credentialing and database maintenance processes based on department and organizational policy, procedure, and standards and guidelines set forth by The Joint Commission (TJC) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), URAC, State and Federal Government, and health plan payors.  Incumbents are responsible for: 1) ensuring accurate and timely credentialing and subsequent submission of provider information to support appointing and claims submission; 2) ensuring accurate and timely data entry of provider demographics; and 3) performing as the point of contact for internal stakeholders, vendors and providers.   Essential Job Duties: - Performs credentialing and re-credentialing processes according to departmental policies and procedures, various accreditations standards, health plan, state and Federal requirements. - Provides assistance and guidance to physicians and professional providers through the hospital privileging processes. - Prepares files, letters and summaries for Medical Staff Office and/or Franciscan Medical Group (FMG) Credentialing Committee review. - Maintains all written/verbal correspondence and data collection records regarding provider status and credentialing process. - Assists with productivity reporting. - Assists in preparation for health plan delegation oversight audits.

Expectations: Reviews and analyzes accounts and/or reports from insurance companies and patients to facilitate the resolution of credit balance accounts. Establishes and maintains professional and effective relationships with peers, payers and patients. Maintains current knowledge of internal, industry, and government regulations as applicable to assigned function. Documents all activities and findings in accordance with established policies and procedures; ensures the integrity of all account documentation; maintains confidentiality of medical records. Utilizes available resources to review payment discrepancies and identify trends/reasons for future discussion.