[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - PT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nUnder general supervision, provides customer focused pharmaceutical care & oversees the efficient dispensing, processing & recording of prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, other authorized health care providers. Communicates w/ providers to influence optimal drug information to patients & health care providers. Participates in patient & provider educational programs to positively impact patient compliance & provider prescribing practices. Oversees & directs pharmacy technician staff in the execution of technical functions. Assists in cash & inventory control in accordance w/ departmental procedures & comply w/ all record keeping & legal requirement of the practice of pharmacy.\nEssential Functions:\n- Analyses patient care & services needs in a manner that facilitates the achievement of both a high level of customer satisfaction & the attainment of organizational care & service initiatives.\n- Reviews prescribe medications & dosages to ensure that therapy is safe & effective for the patient's condition. Utilizes patient profiles to identify clinically significant drug allergies & drug interactions. Processes & labels prescriptions w/ proper identification data & directions for patient use. Compounds & dispenses medications accurately.\n- Provides advice & consultation to patients regarding side effects drug interactions, specific storage requirement & complete directions for use. Monitors designated patients' compliance & response to drug therapy to improve individual patient outcomes.\n- Routinely communicates w/ providers to influence the use of formulary medications in compliance w/ clinical protocols, target drug initiatives & pre-authorized therapeutic substitutions. Documents all clinical interventions using approved forms.\n- Demonstrates proficiency in operating automated systems for prescription order entry, patient profile review or retrieval of clinical or statistical data. Maintains proper records relating to medication profiles, prescription files, controlled substances records, non-formulary records & other legal & departmental record & procedures. Demonstrates proficiency w/ the Point of Service (POS) cash register system & cash management procedures.\n- Serves as a liaison to assigned clinical care team as demonstrated by problem solving skills on medication related issues, input on education matters relating to medications & fostering interdepartmental coordination on pharmaceutical care initiatives.\n- Maintains professional competency through attendance & participation in clinical team meetings & ACPE accredited continuing education programs. Assists in the training & education of pharmacy students & technicians.\n- Participates in departmental quality improvement initiatives & contributes to team or departmental projects directed toward the achievement of improved service efficiency & patient outcomes.\nSecondary Functions:\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BS in pharmacy or pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.\n- Licensed to practice pharmacy in assigned jurisdiction required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year experience as a pharmacist in an outpatient clinic, hospital or retail pharmacy.\n- Completion of an ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program.\n- IV or Home IV experience.", "date_new": "2012-05-21 18:47:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28834070/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - PT", "reqid": "136555", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28834070}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Frederick", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - PT\nLocation: Frederick, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-05-21 18:47:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28834069/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - PT", "reqid": "136551", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Frederick, MD", "uid": 28834069}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - FT\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-05-21 18:47:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28834071/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - FT", "reqid": "136559", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28834071}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Hyattsville", "description": "Title: Certified Professional Coder 2\nLocation: Hyattsville, MD\nEnsures all technical aspects of the assignment of diagnostic & procedure coding is carried out in accordance with established standards & is in compliance with CMS, NCQA, third party payors, other regulatory agencies & KP policy. Functions includes, but are not limited to working charge review work queues for internal & external surgical services, acute & sub-acute inpatient professional services & performs health record audits as needed. These activities are performed to ensure the completeness & accuracy of coding clinical diagnoses, surgical & therapeutic procedures.\nEssential Functions:\n- Review & code work queues, charge review session including all surgical & specialty services within the work queues as assigned by applying coding principles for correct coding, including sequencing.\n- Query providers for clarification of incomplete or ambiguous documentation as appropriate & monitor inbasket messages for timely responses.\n- Evaluates & identifies front end & back end error trends for training needs & brings them to the attention of the supervisor.\n- Communicate & participates in departmental meetings & initiatives involving Coding & the Revenue Cycle Enhancement process.\n- Performs other duties as assigned or required.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in a health care setting is required.\n-1 year of coding experience is required.\n- 2 years of medical terminology required.\n- 2 years of customer service experience is required.\n- 2 years of knowledge in coding practices is required.\n- 2 years of knowledge of compliance & regulatory requirements is required.\n- High School diploma is required.\n- CPC or CCS-P is required.\n- Ability to work w/ & maintain confidentiality of physician, patient, patient account & personnel data is required.\n- Effective verbal & written communication skills, as well as, strong interpersonal skills is required.\n- Ability to effectively abstract medical information to determine the correct data is required.\n- Strong data management skills including proficiency in MS Office applications is required.\n- New Hire:\n-Successful completion of Assessment of Critical Coding Skills.\n- 80% or higher passing score.\n- Annually:\n- Successful completion of Assessment of Critical Coding Skills.\n- 80% or higher passing score.", "date_new": "2012-05-21 18:47:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28834064/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Certified Professional Coder 2", "reqid": "135364", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Hyattsville, MD", "uid": 28834064}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Recovery Room RN-OC\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nMay be required to work at KASC or GBASC\n\nProvides quality patient care for post-operative patients, in accordance with nursing Philosophy and approved standards.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs w/in the established standard of post-anesthesia and critical care nursing.\n- Utilizes the Standard of care in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of post-operative nursing care.\n- Formulates care plans based on individual assessment of physiologic functions & problems identified pre-operatively & intra-operatively.\n- Provides nursing care Utilizing Clinical knowledge & expertise, reacting immediately to adverse physiological changes w/in seconds, to reverse and revive the patient's physiological functions.\n- Renders nursing care following aseptic techniques.\n- Assembles & communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of care.\n- Executes proper use of equipment & supplies used in recovery room area.\n- Participates in the Surgery Department's Quality Assurance Program.\n- Promotes personal & professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.\n- Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing Courtesy, compassion respect & adherence to the standards.\n- Assumes other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years current recovery room or critical care experience required.\n- Current RN licensure in appropriate jurisdiction required.\n- CPR required.\n- ACLS certification required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Good oral and written communication skills required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.\n\nPreferred Skills:\n- Two years of Recovery Room or Critical care experience.", "date_new": "2012-05-19 20:02:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28818904/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Recovery Room RN-OC", "reqid": "136472", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28818904}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Receptionist-OC\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nEnsures interaction w/ patient/member constitutes a professional and satisfying customer experience through welcoming engagement, registering, and assisting patients/members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Welcomes members by addressing members by name and may provide general information or referring to appropriate staff, apologizing for delays in service, and other behaviors as appropriate\n- Registers patients/members including verifying eligibility; updating demographic information, including race, ethnicity and language preference; identifying FYIs and special features; coordinating appropriate assistance, creating new accounts and coverages, and performing other functions in HealthConnect as indicated by business needs\n- Upon request, verifies that pharmacy orders have been placed in HealthConnect\n- Upon request, verifies the status of laboratory results. Alerts health care team or member when results are listed as complete\n- Assists patients/members, when appropriate, w/ explaining specific member benefits and copays/applicable fees, and initiating and completing appropriate forms as needed\n- Initiates and processes paperwork related to the member visit, as appropriate\n- Conducts monetary transactions in accordance w/ established policies and guidelines, including receiving funds from patients/members; completing receipts; properly posting transactions; informing patients/members of available payment/Medical Financial Assistance; retrieving, reconciling, and returning the change fund\n- Facilitates the needs of the members by scheduling appointments at the request of members and providers in accordance w/ established protocol; informing members of appointment date(s); giving appropriate pre-appointment instructions; receiving, screening, and returning telephone calls as directed; taking messages and forwarding calls, as appropriate\n- Orders and maintains supplies for the reception area\n- Informs providers or staff of members needing immediate attention. Brings unusual situations to the attention of the appropriate staff\n- Performs other related duties, as appropriate\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school diplomaorequivalent\n-1 year of customer service in an office setting required\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software\n- Demonstrates a working knowledge of Health Plan coverage types, for example (but not limited to) traditional & deductible products w/in 6 months of employment\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Current BLS certification preferred\n- 1 year of reception experience in a healthcare setting preferred\n- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred\n\nPreferred Skills:\n-In patient care environment ie: hospital ward, emergencyroom, ect. exceptional customer service skills essential. Experience with co-pay collection and reconciliation strongly recommended", "date_new": "2012-05-19 20:02:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28818906/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Receptionist-OC", "reqid": "136478", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 28818906}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Senior Accountant\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nThe Senior Accountant is responsible for preparing financial statements; providing timely & accurate financial information, analytic review & analysis of financial information to Division & Local Market Supervisors & Managers; preparing journal entries for major accounts, & assisting in the maintenance of the automated books of original entry. Management uses the financial statements to make operating decisions.Mistakes can have serious financial implications for the Division & Local Markets. This position has a low tolerance for error.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Prepares & interprets monthly internal financial statements (consolidated & nonconsolidated), monthly & year-end external Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) & quarterly year-end Statutory Financial Reports.\n- Performs analytic review & prepares variance analyses. Interprets results for supervisors & managers. Prepares trend analyses using computer models & graphs. Prepares ongoing & special management reports from financial data.\n- Reviews automated books of original entry for all entities & ensures that entries posted are made in accordance w/ GAAP.Assists management in reading/interpreting financial reports. Assists in maintaining the automated general ledger system reports.\n- Prepares computer generated schedules & work papers for external/internal auditors, as well as, for federal/state regulators & facilitates the audits.Prepares & reviews journal entries for major accounts in order to generate accurate financial statements.Prepares, reviews & analyzes computer generated account reconciliations. Maintains the Division's chart of accounts in accordance w/ corporate guidelines.\n- Prepares tax filings for various jurisdictions.\n- Provides training, coaching & work assignments to Accounting Technicians, Accountant I (s), & Accountant II (s).\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-3 years of experience as an Accountant II in a large corporate accounting department or 5 years w/ a large public accounting firm required.\n-Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or equivalent years of experience in related field required.\n-Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), & Statutory Accounting Principles required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - CPA or MBA strongly preferred.\n - Proven general ledger accounting experience (preparing journal entries, ledger account reconciliation, variance analysis, month-end close process) in the accounting department of a large organization with progressively increasing levels of responsibility. Experience with accounting for investments, cash and bank account reconciliation, and familiarity with statutory accounting. Detail and results oriented, ability to meet deadlines consistently, advanced Excel and Access skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-19 20:02:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28818905/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Accountant", "reqid": "136475", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28818905}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Operating Room RN-OC\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nProvides quality patient care in accordance with nursing philosophy, approved standards, and applicable regulatory laws. Functions as a scrub or circulating nurse in all areas of surgical specialties.\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilizes the standard of care in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of perioperative nursing care during the surgical process.\n- Directs the coordination of efforts of the OR team members in rendering perioperative nursing care while in the roll of the circulating, scrub, pre-op or recovery nurse.\n- Develops a perioperative nursing care plan on each surgical patient.\n- Ensures a safe supportive environment for staff, physicians and patients.\n- Assembles and communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of care in the perioperative nursing process.\n- Maintains current skill and knowledge of surgical procedures and principles of sterile techniques.\n- Executes proper use, care, handling and processing of equipment, supplies and instrumentation used in the area of surgical specialty.\n- Participates in operating room Quality Assurance program.\n- Promotes personal and professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.\n- Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing courtesy, compassion, respect and adherence to the standards.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of current operating room experience required.\n- Current RN licensure in appropriate jurisdiction.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation required.\n- Experience in scrub and circulating roles in major surgical specialties required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.\n- Recent ambulatory surgery experience preferred.\n- May be required to work at Kensington or Gatihersburg", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800167/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Operating Room RN-OC", "reqid": "136318", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 28800167}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: QC Lead MRI Technologist - FT\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nProvides guidance & assistance to staff performing magnetic resonance imaging (CT or MRI) examina-tions. May perform CT or MRI examinations as needed.\nEssential Functions:\n- Prepares work schedules to assure that sufficient number of staff is available for patient appointments.\n- Assures that staff explains CT or MRI procedures to patients & that consent forms are obtained.\n- Provides training & guidance to assure that equipment is properly & safely operated.\n- Assists staff to confirm that images meet requirements of radiologists.\n- Performs quality control for procedures & equipment. Documents systems failures & variances in the appropriate logbook & arranges for service when necessary.\n- Makes arrangements for maintenance & repair of CT or MRI equipment by contractor.\n- Orders equipment, film, & supplies & assures that inventories are properly managed.\n- Assures that patient information files are prepared & filed correctly.\n- Reviews & submits reports showing the number & type of examinations conducted.\n- Performs duties as a CT or MRI Technologist as required.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years recent experience as a CT or MRI technologist required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Graduation from an accredited ARRT program or CT or MRI certificate program required.\n- Being current in ARRT or ARMRIT CEU requirements required. - Certification by American Registry of Radiologic Technology required.\n- Advanced ARRT certification in CT or MRI required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Venipuncture competency check off w/in 3 months of hire required.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800175/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "QC Lead MRI Technologist - FT", "reqid": "136413", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28800175}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: DCSM Business Operations Manager-FT\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nTo provide business and administrative support to the DC/MD Area Administrator.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Completes special projects and other duties as assigned by the DC/MD Area Administrator.\n- Creates business cases to support the DC/MD Service strategy goals and vision.\n- Monitors and compiles service area variance reports for capital payroll and non payroll budgets.\n- Produces power point presentations agendas meeting minutes and data spread sheets.\n- Manages the DC/MD AA's work schedule applying judgment skills to triage for appropriate time frames when committing the meeting to the AA's calendar Functions as the initial contact for internal and external customers contacting the DC/MD AA.\n- Schedules and coordinates meetings using lotus notes tools managing the IT phone support and preparation of appropriate supporting documentation.\n- Assists in the pre sign off management of the KRONOS time sheets of the DC/MD AA direct reports and maintains the KRONOS exceptions sheets for 5 year time period.\n- Works as a team member in partnership with the Senior Executive Assistant II and MAPMG physicians in the DC/MD Area Suite.\n- Arranges business travel and hotel accommodations Prepares expense summary monthly for signature.\n- Prepares P card statement for signature recharging expenses to the appropriate cost centers.\n- Provides support to the DC/MD Administrator maintaining confidentiality of written and spoken information.\n- Manages and sorts incoming and outgoing mail preparing documents for signature.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration health care administration/related field or relevant experience required.\n- Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint required.\n- Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential materials required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year of relevant financial management and administrative support experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800165/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "DCSM Business Operations Manager-FT", "reqid": "136252", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28800165}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Radiology Technologist - OC\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nTakes x-ray exposures of patients as requested by referring physicians. Explains x-ray procedure to pa-tients, assures safety of patients, reviews films to assure appropriate images, & prepares files & reports.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets patient, confirms image to be taken, & explains x-ray procedure to patient.\n- Reviews patient\u2019s medical history prior to performing x-ray procedure & confirms that patient has signed a contrast media consent form if needed.\n- Takes x-ray exposures of patient following protocol for position of body, intensity of radiation, & time of exposure.\n- Processes film & inspects images to determine that images meet the requirements of radiologist.\n- Maintains equipment & examination room, stores film, & keeps inventory of related supplies.\n- Prepares patient information files showing patient\u2019s name, date of x-ray, referring physician, & number of exposures.\n- Prepares & submits reports showing the number & type of x-rays.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school diploma or equivalent education.\n- Completion of formal training in radiologic technology.\n- RT certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology required.\n- Licensed in appropriate jurisdiction required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a radiologic technologist preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800170/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Radiology Technologist - OC", "reqid": "136385", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28800170}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Pathology Assistant - OC\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo assist the pathologists by dissecting & describing all surgical pathology specimens for histologic processing & coordinating case distribution for histologic processing in the gross dissection lab.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Prepares cases to be grossed-in by logging in surgical pathology specimens in the tissue laboratory, assigning succession numbers, checking tissue-examination forms & specimens for completeness & accuracy, & labeling specimen cassettes w/ accession numbers by differentiation according to varied specimen requirements.\n- Assists the pathologists in the assurance that all anatomic pathology departmental copies of reports & necessary tissue blocks are maintained in chronological/numerical order & according to appropriate storage requirements. Clarifies, resolves, & documents problems involving pathology reports, tissue blocks, or glass slides.\n- Files & maintains microscope slides & paraffin blocks of surgical pathology, cases.\n- Serves as a resource to clinical staff by answering questions or inquiries, i.e., pathology diagnosis w/in their scope of practice.\n- Maintains instrumentation, performs formalin monitor, prepares stains & maintains pertinent documentation.\n- Assists in the evaluation & development of new procedures, methods, quality assurance monitors, & instrumentation.\n- Participates in the training or orientation of staff & students.\n- Gathers block materials & prepares for shipping items sent for consultation or as requested by providers.\n- Coordinates special stains; re-cuts blocks & secures & distributes reports.\n- Coordinates the distribution of surgical pathology reports to physicians & medical records w/ the Pathology Secretary.\n- Perform other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 year of previous work experience in a pathology assistant capacity.\n- Bachelor's degree.\n- Certified as a pathologist assistant from a national accrediting body (i.e., American Society for Clinical Pathologists) required or be an MD w/ a background in anatomic pathology.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800164/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pathology Assistant - OC", "reqid": "136231", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28800164}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Clinical Assistant II-OC\nLocation: Rockville, MD\n**Position is on-call for Frederick, Shady Grove and Gaithersburg medical centers. Must be willing to travel to all locations as needed.\n\nTo assist the physicians, nursing, & clinical staff to schedule, examine, & treat patients. To performs a wide range of facilitating services in a medical treatment area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs all Clinical Assistant I duties & responsibilities.\n- Is responsible for performing the following procedures under the delegation & supervision of a nurse: Vital signs, height, weight; orthostatical blood pressure; documentation; application of pulse oximetry; peak flow; visual acuity; occult blood testing; blood testing; blood glucose testing-Surestep; EKGs; ear irrigation, demonstrates, & follows sterile technique; assists w/ diagnostic set-up/instrument cleaning; negative PPD reading; non-medicated enema; suture removal; oxygen tank use; oxygen administration placement-nasal cannula & mask; Holter monitor placement; reinforces crutch management; placement of arm sling/ace wrap; & throat culture.\n- Enters information about medical examination & treatment in patient records & forwards records for filing.\n- As appropriate, provides information & instructions to patients as directed by the medical & nursing staff.\n- Transports patients in wheelchairs to other treatment areas.\n- Cleans, sterilizes & prepares examination rooms & medical instruments & supplies following regulatory st&ards & regional policies.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of related clinical experience required.\n- High school diploma / GED required.\n- Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of MD for all MD employees required.\n- Current CPR certification required upon commencement of employment.\n- Demonstrated & validated skills of competencies prior to being hired or promoted into this role required.\n- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, Standard (Universal) Precautions & disinfection, & sterilization procedures required.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift 50 lbs, hear, speak, & see.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\nPreferred Skills:\n- Experience in primary care is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:30:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763157/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Assistant II-OC", "reqid": "136084", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28763157}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Asst, Administratv I General\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nProvide administrative support to Department Director & staff. Assist w/ development & maintenance databases.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides high-level administrative support to Director & Department staff, exercising considerable discretion & independent judgment in handling the highest level of confidential information.\n- Using advanced computer skills, assists in the development & maintenance of databases for tracking data. Prepare & distribute reports & analyses of data.\n- Coordinates & maintains appointment, meeting & special deadline dates for Department.\n- Works w/ other departments' support personnel to ensure coordination & clarity in all support areas. Receive, screen & refer all in-coming calls to appropriate staff member.\n- Acts as department's point of contact w/ Office Management vendor to streamline office procedures.\n- Using Microsoft Office software suite, provides word processing & other document preparation support; compose & edit correspondence. Create & maintain office libraries.\n- Schedules & maintains calendar, coordinates meetings & teleconferences. Prepares meeting packets & provides minute taking support to the staff for meetings. Makes travel arrangements.\n- Processes time cards & prepares expense reports. Tracks budget & assists in researching & reconciles budget items for the Director.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of office experience w/ progressive responsibility for business secretarial & administrative support are required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Proficiency w/ office procedures, including filing, computer database maintenance/applications, spreadsheets, & record systems required.\n- Standard office routine procedures, business organizational & practices skills required.\n- Demonstrated firm sense of discretion, judgment, & unshakable set of personal ethics required.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:30:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763158/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Asst, Administratv I General", "reqid": "136157", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28763158}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Clinical RN, On-Call\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Administers all oral and injecting medications in the assigned clinical area. Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws. Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.\n- Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies. Responds to emergency situations throughout medical facility. Documents emergency situation to supervisor.\n- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, and other areas as designated.\n- Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate.\n- Coordinates recovery care of patients post sedation. Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.\n- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.\n- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).Acts as a resource person to LPNs and Clinic Assistants.\n- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT. Brings unresolved issues to Clinical Coordinator's attention if unresolved within the team.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of current experience HMO or ambulatory setting is required.\n- Experience in IV Therapy is required.\n- Current RN license in appropriate jurisdiction is required.\n- Current CPR certification is required\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Passed a standard medication test is required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- B.S.N. is preferred.\n-Experience in adult med and family practice preferred. Position is for ON-call for Frederick, Gaithersburg, and Shady Grove medical centers. Must be willing to travel to all locations.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:30:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763159/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical RN, On-Call", "reqid": "136116", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28763159}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Optometry Services Chief - FT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nThe Chief of Optometry provides leadership, management, and supervision for the Optometry Department of the Mid Atlantic States Region by organizing, managing and overseeing optometry services in a cost-effective manner ensuring members receive appropriate, quality driven, accessible eye care services. The Chief of Optometry, taking clinical direction from the Chief of Ophthalmology (through a dotted line accountability), ensures that high quality Optometry Services are provided based on access, service, and quality targets that are established for Vision Services. This position reports administratively (solid line reporting relationship) to the Area Administrator or their designee for the specific service area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages all aspects of Optometry Services including personnel, quality, access, & cost to support the provision of high quality, service-oriented, & cost effective eye care.\n- Supervises all activities of the Optometry staff, interviews, hires, disciplines, evaluates (w/ input from Ophthalmologists & peers), counsels & terminates doctorate level clinical providers in conformance w/ EEO/AA goals, personnel policies & performance standards.\n- Receives clinical direction & oversight from the Chief of Ophthalmology. Works in collaboration w/ the Chief of Ophthalmology to communicate & facilitate the integration of best practices for vision care in the region, clinical & administrative allocation of time, & to assure continuous improvement in the delivery of optometric services.\n- Coordinates w/ Service Area Leaders to ensure that a strategic service delivery plan exists for Optometry that meets the needs of the Service Area. Participates on Area Councils as required.\n- Monitors key performance indicators for the range of services within accountability, identifies trends/issues & implements improvement programs.\n- Effectively coordinates services w/ Retail Services to optimize revenue opportunities for the department. Maximizes productivity of Optometrists to increase revenue capture.\n- Gives input into the activities & evaluations of the Optometry support staff as they relate to the optimum functioning of the Optometry Department.\n- Manages membership issues & provider relationships in coordination w/ Medical Center administration.\n- Develops, monitors & assures maintenance of all assigned regional equipment in good working order. Develop capital purchase plans for optometry equipment purchase.\n- Responsible for the leadership & direction of any Optometry Educational & Training Programs w/ which the Region may be involved.\n- Functions as a key member of the Vision Services Leadership Team, working w/ the Chief of Ophthalmology, the Regional Manager of Retail & Support Services, & the Business Manager to ensure that Vision Services functions in a collaborative & cohesive manner.\n- Functions as a member of the Regional Clinical Services Leadership team.\n- Serves on National teams for Optometry as required leveraging the best practices & coordination opportunities across all KP Regions.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Hours may vary to include evenings and weekends\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 10 years of experience w/ 3 years of supervisory experience required.\n- Doctor of Optometry Degree from an accredited institution required.\n- Licensed in good standing in Optometry w/ the Commonwealth of Virginia, (NOVA Chief) State of Maryland & District of Columbia (DC/SM Chief) to the fullest extent of the law is required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience as a supervisor in a multi-location operation preferred.\n- Basic business skills preferred.\n- Active membership & participation in state & local associations preferred.\n-Previous Supervisory experince preferred", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:36:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736443/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Optometry Services Chief - FT", "reqid": "135803", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28736443}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Clinical Assistant-SH\nLocation: Largo, MD\nTo assist the physicians, nursing, & clinical staff to schedule, examine, & treat patients. To performs a wide range of facilitating services in a medical treatment area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs all Clinical Assistant I duties & responsibilities.\n- Is responsible for performing the following procedures under the delegation & supervision of a nurse: Vital signs, height, weight; orthostatical blood pressure; documentation; application of pulse oximetry; peak flow; visual acuity; occult blood testing; blood testing; blood glucose testing-Surestep; EKGs; ear irrigation, demonstrates, & follows sterile technique; assists w/ diagnostic set-up/instrument cleaning; negative PPD reading; non-medicated enema; suture removal; oxygen tank use; oxygen administration placement-nasal cannula & mask; Holter monitor placement; reinforces crutch management; placement of arm sling/ace wrap; & throat culture.\n- Enters information about medical examination & treatment in patient records & forwards records for filing.\n- As appropriate, provides information & instructions to patients as directed by the medical & nursing staff.\n- Transports patients in wheelchairs to other treatment areas.\n- Cleans, sterilizes & prepares examination rooms & medical instruments & supplies following regulatory st&ards & regional policies.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of related clinical experience required.\n- High school diploma / GED required.\n- Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of MD for all MD employees required.\n- Current CPR certification required upon commencement of employment.\n- Demonstrated & validated skills of competencies prior to being hired or promoted into this role required.\n- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, Standard (Universal) Precautions & disinfection, & sterilization procedures required.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift 50 lbs, hear, speak, & see.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:35:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706848/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Assistant-SH", "reqid": "135588", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 28706848}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Clinical Assistant-OC\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nTo assist the physicians, nursing, & clinical staff to schedule, examine, & treat patients. To performs a wide range of facilitating services in a medical treatment area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs all Clinical Assistant I duties & responsibilities.\n- Is responsible for performing the following procedures under the delegation & supervision of a nurse: Vital signs, height, weight; orthostatical blood pressure; documentation; application of pulse oximetry; peak flow; visual acuity; occult blood testing; blood testing; blood glucose testing-Surestep; EKGs; ear irrigation, demonstrates, & follows sterile technique; assists w/ diagnostic set-up/instrument cleaning; negative PPD reading; non-medicated enema; suture removal; oxygen tank use; oxygen administration placement-nasal cannula & mask; Holter monitor placement; reinforces crutch management; placement of arm sling/ace wrap; & throat culture.\n- Enters information about medical examination & treatment in patient records & forwards records for filing.\n- As appropriate, provides information & instructions to patients as directed by the medical & nursing staff.\n- Transports patients in wheelchairs to other treatment areas.\n- Cleans, sterilizes & prepares examination rooms & medical instruments & supplies following regulatory st&ards & regional policies.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of related clinical experience required.\n- High school diploma / GED required.\n- Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of MD for all MD employees required.\n- Current CPR certification required upon commencement of employment.\n- Demonstrated & validated skills of competencies prior to being hired or promoted into this role required.\n- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, Standard (Universal) Precautions & disinfection, & sterilization procedures required.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift 50 lbs, hear, speak, & see.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:35:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706849/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Assistant-OC", "reqid": "135590", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28706849}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Verification Analyst I\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo run reports in support of the Underwriting function prior to rate generation & ensure the accuracy of the rates & benefits sold to both existing & new groups.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Understands the rate structure systems & various types of sub-groups that exist w/in large groups.\n- Runs reports for Underwriters prior to rate generation.\n- Receives final group information from Marketing & verifies that rates/benefits are appropriate to final signed agreement.\n- Compares pertinent data from the marketing forms & the quoted group rate sheets; identifies & resolves any discrepancies found during review of sold package.\n- Interacts w/ various departments (e.g., Sales, AM, Group Database, Solutions Support) to obtain information & resolve issues.\n- Documents & reports discrepancies to the appropriate Marketing Representative.\n- Ensures the timely delivery of the Group Enrollment Application data to Group Database Administration for system input approval of the Group Contract.\n- Maintains detailed logs for all steps stated.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 months of related experience &/or training or equivalent combination of education & experience required.\n- Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent 2 year college or technical school required.\n- Familiarity w/ GroupWise, Microsoft Word, Excel, & Access required.", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:35:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706846/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Verification Analyst I", "reqid": "135586", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28706846}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Hyattsville", "description": "Title: Transcription Supervisor\nLocation: Hyattsville, MD\nThe Transcription Supervisor assures provision of Transcription Services in a proficient & timely manner including day to day supervision of staff & related functions assigned, to perform transcribing duties & the assurance of staffing levels & scheduling for the timely & accurate processing of all medical dictations & report distribution.\nEssential Functions:\n- Supervises assigned staff to include interviewing, hiring, training, disciplining, evaluation, counseling & terminating in conformance w/ the established EEO goals, personnel policies & appropriate union contracts.\n-Develops procedures, systems & performance st&ards for the Transcription Department. Maintains high level of proficiency of the transcriptionists to oversee all aspects of medical terminology.\n-Collaborates w/ the Radiology supervisors, Surgery Center Managers, Trancriptionist Operating Managers, & physicians North & South of the River to plan & facilitate the provision of transcribing services.\n-Promotes good employee relations & assures an environment that is conducive to job satisfaction & high level of staff morale.\n-Coaches staff in the performance of their jobs to assure that measurable goals & objectives are achieved.\n-Reviews quality of work, proofreading, & revisions of transcribed reports. Assists staff as necessary to ensure timely & accurately transcribed medical reports.\n- Directs incoming & outgoing workload using the Manager's console to direct system activity & work assignments.\n- Transcribes Radiology, Specialty reports, Operative reports, & letters as necessary to balance workload.\n-Maintains teaching file for easy retrieval of information & added diagnostic modualities. Implements procedures for quality control.\n-Participates in long range planning.\n-Ensures adherence by staff to maintain confidentiality of all dictations transcribed internally.\n-Maintains orderliness & cleanliness of work area by end of shift.\n- Develops & manages resources to include payroll, non-payroll & equipment budgets. Evaluates departmental operations budgetary needs & provides recommendations to the Director of Operations.\n- Reviews staffing needs for Transcription on a regular basis. Assists in the projection of future needs, taking into consideration productivity & budgetary data as requested.\n-Plans, directs & participates in employee orientation & training programs for new & existing transcription staff.\n-Conducts monthly departmental meeting w/ Transcription staff.\n-Orders supplies ensuring adequate levels are maintained in the facility. Arranges for necessary equipment maintenance & repair, equipment upgrades & new purchases. Reports equipment malfunction: assures that dictating & transcribing equipment is maintained in constant state of readiness. Assures that tapes are of adequate quality & other dictating medium operates at maximum levels. Develops & issues management reports for service.\n-Maintains statistics analyzing productivity, staffing & evaluation of departmental performance.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of medical terminology/transcription work experience in all medical, surgical, radiological & pathological specialties are required.\n-Minimum of 2years as Lead-Transcriptionist or prior supervisory experience is required.\n- High School Diploma is required.\n- Registry w/ the American Association of Medical Transcriptionist.\n- Familiarity w/ purchasing & payroll procedures, as well as policies & procedure guidelines is required.\n- Knowledge of advanced medical terminology is required.\n- Knowledge of Lanier Dictating System/software & Voice Writer System control unit & computer systems: & word processing is required.\n- Knowledge of theory & principles of effective supervision is required.", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:35:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706853/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Transcription Supervisor", "reqid": "135646", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Hyattsville, MD", "uid": 28706853}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Float Patient Services Representative-OC\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nEnsures a positive interaction between members & the Imaging Department staff through welcoming, registering, &, handling of appointments & financial transactions. Assists members w/ the general requirements of their Imaging procedure(s).\nEssential Functions:\n- Welcomes members in a professional manner that promotes a compelling customer service experience.\n- Assists members by providing general information, &/or referring those to appropriate staff as necessary.\n- Registers members in the appropriate KP Health Information Systems to include: verifying eligibility; updating demographic information; identifying special needs, & coordinating appropriate assistance.\n- Verifies test to be performed w/ the member against the Radiology Information System (RIS), creates an arm band & administers the arm band to the member. Reconfirms member information stated on the arm band for accuracy.\n- Explains various types of Radiologic procedures & applicable costs. Collects funds from member check in & check out, completes receipts, & posts transactions using applicable cash collection system, i.e., J-Point.\n- Retrieves, reconciles, & deposits change fund, as applicable by center.\n- Assists members when appropriate w/ scheduling or re-scheduling appointments in the dedicated Radiology Information System using established protocols for the identified procedure(s). Verifies appointment information w/ members for accuracy.\n- Verifies that member understands preparation instructions as presented by licensed personnel, & responds to general imaging questions: escalates technical & difficult/complex questions to the Radiologic Technologist, RN, or the Radiologist.\n- Maintains an active awareness of waiting members' status by frequently surveying the waiting area & observing their general disposition. Anticipates conflicts/delays in schedules & effectively communicates w/ member & appropriate staff. Pro-actively keeps members aware of unusual circumstances that may impact their wait time, keeping them constantly informed.\n- Maintains constant two-way communication throughout the day w/ the Lead Radiologic Technologist to ensure awareness of various daily work schedule(s) & situations that may cause delays in services.\n- Communicates the needs of the members to the Lead Radiologic Technologist &/or the Radiologist.\n- Explains multiple types of Radiologic procedures to member(s), answering their questions for each specific exam about which they inquire.\n- Answers & appropriately routes telephone calls received. Initiates calls & returns calls to members & staff as appropriate on behalf of the department as needed.\n- Maintains supplies for reception & neatness of waiting area(s).\n- Assists in processing paperwork & signing out images for members in compliance w/ departmental procedures & HIPAA.\n- Performs other related duties, as appropriate.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of reception &/or customer service experience in a healthcare setting required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of Radiologic procedures performed required or achieved w/in 30 days required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.\n- Medical Terminology required.\n- High school diploma or equivalent required.\n- Ability to sit for a prolong period of time.\n- Ability to lift 50 pounds.\n- Able to handle periods of high stress\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficiency in the use of cash computer systems preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:35:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706850/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Float Patient Services Representative-OC", "reqid": "135589", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28706850}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Continuing Care Program Manager, RN\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nThe Continuing Care Program Manager is responsible for developing & directing region-wide programs to assist our members, families & practitioners in need of care provided outside of the medical office building & hospital. The Program Manager directs region-wide management of operations for patients requiring services outside of the medical office building & hospital with an emphasis on resource stewardship, length of stay, & patient placement to match level of care w/ place of service. The manager works collaboratively w/ the department leadership, service area leaders, administrative leaders & contracted facility leaders to develop & implement programs.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages Continuing Care health plan staff to ensure daily Continuing Care UM activities are applied in a consistent, effective manner in accordance w/ departmental goals & targets.\n- Recruits staff, supports professional growth, conducts performance evaluations, counsels & services as a mentor to direct reports.\n- Provides leadership role in advancing the use of UM criteria including Senior Metrix tools that staff must adhere to in performing case management & utilization review.\n- Manages length of stay & appropriateness of placement.\n- Ensures staff applies member benefits correctly & in compliance w/ state & federal regulations. This includes oversight of data entry & documentation.\n- Oversees SNF placement including transfer of care w/ medical facility health care teams, contracted providers & member's family\n- Oversees denial letter process & works w/ UM department staff to ensure compliance w/ state & federal regulations\n- Supervises referral tracking for patients in need of care outside of the medical office & hospital.\n- Develops, implements, and manages region-wide continuing care quality programs. This includes:\n- Identifies best practice working w/ KP practitioners & staff to tailor programs to region & service areas.\n- Identifies performance standards, works w/ KP practitioners to set standards, processes, & monitors mechanisms.\n- Directs & participates in regional & service area meetings to identify quality concerns & take appropriate follow-up action.\n- Identifies patient safety related to transitions in care & develops, implements & manages new processes that ensure safe transitions.\n- Participates in regional & service area Continuing Care meetings to identify quality concerns & take appropriate follow-up action.\n- Actively provides leadership role in continuing care activities. This includes:\n- Educating service area & regional leaders on continuing care programs and goals.\n- Organizes and leads regularly scheduled meetings between KP & agencies to improve processes & resource stewardship.\n- Represents KPMAS on inter-regional initiatives related to continuing care.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 7 years of experience required to include 5 years of clinical experience & 2 years of utilization management/case management.\n- 4 years of direct supervisory/managerial experience.\n- Bachelor's degree in health care/related clinical field or equivalent years of related experience required.\n- Current RN licensure in assigned jurisdiction required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in health care/related clinical field preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656985/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Continuing Care Program Manager, RN", "reqid": "135334", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28656985}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Beltsville", "description": "Title: Educational Theatre Programs Specialist\nLocation: Beltsville, MD\nTo provide quality, consistent, & creative execution of all roles theatrical & non-theatrical assigned by the Director & designated personnel in Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theatre Programs & to lead the ETP touring staff at all venues. Maintains knowledge of & assures departmental compliance w/ KP\u2019s Principles of Responsibility & policies & procedures, & applicable regulatory requirements & accreditation standards. Responds appropriately to observed fraud or abuse.\nEssential Functions:\n- Consistently & professionally executes of all assigned acting roles.\n- Leads touring staff & ensures that all administrative, technical, logistical, & or other duties assigned are carried out in a timely & efficient manner.\n- Drives ETP vehicles, both vans & trucks, to & from performance venues.\n- Loads & setups of all production material including sets, lights, sound equipment, costumes, & props at performance venue.\n- Leads touring staff performing at ETP Special Events w/ internal & external clients.\n- Leads touring staff performing & facilitating at ETP Medical Center Service Projects.\n- Ensures that all administrative, technical, logistical, & or other duties assigned are carried out in a timely & efficient manner.\n- Drives ETP vehicles, both vans & trucks, to & from performance venues.\n- Loads & setups of all production material including sets, lights, sound equipment, costumes, & props at performance venue.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 4 years of acting and movement training required.\n- 4 years of acting experience required, not including high school productions.\n- Valid driver's license required.\n- High diploma or GED required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree in Theatre or related field highly preferred.\n- Proficiency in one of the following skills - Spanish language fluency; choreography; video production; musical instrument and/or voice; directing and/or playwrighting; stage management; classroom instruction - highly preferred:\n- Experience performing for youth audiences highly preferred.\n- Classroom teaching experience highly preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656988/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Educational Theatre Programs Specialist", "reqid": "135352", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Beltsville, MD", "uid": 28656988}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: HP Clinic Operations Manager I\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\n**Travel between facilities.\n\nCoordinate the delivery of quality patient care to facilitate member satisfaction with the care experience.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages clinical operations, including staffing schedules, phone access to the health care team, and patient flow.\n- Responsible for all appropriate documentation and reporting requirements, such as QA reports, performance evaluations, time sheets, and budget variance reports.\n- Ensures the appropriate level and mix of staff and effective staff utilization to meet staffing and workload requirements and support the delivery of quality patient care and services, within budgetary guidelines.\n- Develops staffing plans; works with Human Resources staff to recruit and hire staff; and coordinates comprehensive orientation of new staff.\n- Establishes accountabilities and performance goals and provides counseling, coaching, feedback, recognition, training and development to staff.\n- Develops and manages quality improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility and ensures compliance with HEDIS indicators and other mandated standards.\n- Collaborates with physician managers and providers to coordinate day-to-day patient care, ensure balanced provider panels within the health care team, and facilitate appointment access for members.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 year of current clinical experience plus 2 years supervisory experience required.\n- BSN or bachelor's degree in health care administration, other health related field, or equivalent years of related experience required.\n- Current RN license.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Demonstrated clinical and managerial competence appropriate to area(s) of responsibility; familiarity with all pertinent laws, regulations, and standards of nursing practice; demonstrated competence with financial management principles and standard software applications in a Windows environment required.\nPreferred Skills:\n- OBGYN and Pediatrics experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656984/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "HP Clinic Operations Manager I", "reqid": "135323", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28656984}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Hyattsville", "description": "Title: Coding Supervisor\nLocation: Hyattsville, MD\nUnder the direction of the Coding Manager, supervises day-to-day operations of HIMS Coding & Coding Support Staff, including Internal & External Professional Services.\nEssential Functions:\n- Conducts on-going quality audits & monitors expertise to Certified Professional coders & other assigned non-clinical personnel work performance in order to ensure that appropriate medical documentation supports all code assignment required to receive appropriate reimbursement for Professional Services patient care services, treatments & procedures.\n- Leads & provides supervision, direction & technical expertise to Certified Professional coders & other assigned non-clinical personnel.\n- Provides ongoing education & development on documentation & coding to physicians & coders based on trends & patterns identified from ongoing audit findings.\n- Coordinates external audits & reporting to regulatory agencies including Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health Services (DHS), Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD). Ensures compliance w/ guidelines/requirements of the Office of Inspector General (OIG ) by ensuring accurate & compliant submission of abstracted & coded data. Consistently upholds Corporate Compliance & Principles of Responsibility (KP's Code of Conduct).\n- Works w/ Coding Manager to develop implement & monitor departmental policies & procedures that support organizational goals, business objectives & CMS requirements.\n- Develops, trains & monitors the productivity & performance of assigned staff.\n- Provides ongoing staff development based on identified needs.\n- Supervises team locations & roles determined by the Manager & demand for on-site support.\n- Collaborates with operating departments to schedule coding support & feedback audits.\n- Assist with on-site support & end user feed back & coaching.\n- Assists in the development of communication tools for coding documentation, questions & provider feedback assumes responsibility for additional projects concerned with supplies, training, scheduling, & data collection for the roll-out as needed & assigned.\n- Functions as ongoing resource to providers for questions & serves as conduit for feedback from the end users & teams to the auditing tool designers for application modifications & additions.\n- Supervise coding staff, including scheduling, coaching, & issue resolution.\n- Works in collaboration with the Coding Manager, Revenue Integrity & the Patient Financial Services management team to provide ongoing feedback to the HIMS Education team for training & routine feedback purposes to the providers & ancillary staff.\n- Hires, disciplines & evaluates/manages the performance of assigned staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience in a health care setting is required.\n- 4 years of coding experience is required.\n- 2 years of medical terminology required.\n- 4 years of customer service experience is required.\n- 4 years of knowledge in coding practices is required.\n- 4 years of knowledge of compliance & regulatory requirements is required.\n- Bachelor's degree in health administration (or a related field) or RHIA certification is required.\nOR Associate's degree in health related field or RHIT certification plus 2 years of additional experience is required.\n- CPC or CPC-H or CCS or CCS-P is required.\n- CPMA or other auditing certificate is required within 6 months of hire\n- Ability to work with & maintain confidentiality of physician, patient, patient account & personnel data is required.\n- Effective verbal & written communication skills, as well as, strong interpersonal skills is required.\n- Ability to effectively abstract medical information to determine the correct data is required.\n- Strong data management skills including proficiency in MS Office applications is required.\n- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required.\n- New Hire:\n-Successful completion of Assessment of Critical Coding Skills.\n- 80% or higher passing score.\n- Annually:\n- Successful completion of Assessment of Critical Coding Skills.\n- 80% or higher passing score.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Project management experience preferred.\n- Training/Education experience preferred.\n- 2 years of supervisory experience is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656990/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Coding Supervisor", "reqid": "135448", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Hyattsville, MD", "uid": 28656990}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Revenue Integrity Coding Analyst\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nAssists CODING SUPERVISOR in meeting departmental quality, service, cost, productivity & reimbursement goals & objectives.\nWorks closely with Patient Financial Services & denial management team to ensure coding issues are resolved.\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists Coding Supervisor & Coding Manager in meeting departmental quality, service, cost, productivity & reimbursement goals & objectives.\n- In collaboration with the Patient Financial Service managers & front ends staff identify, troubleshoot & problem solve any coding issues that impact the Revenue Cycle processes.\n- Communicates & participates in local, regional & operational strategic meetings & initiatives involving coding & the revenue cycle enhancement process.\n- Actively involved in mentoring & training all functions & services related to inpatient & outpatient medical coding, medical documentation & physician queries, abstracting & data collection.\n- Monitors coding & abstracting quality by conducting &/or coordinating ongoing audits to ensure coding quality & performance improvement standards are maintained, achieved & improved.\n- Works with HIM Management to develop, implement, evaluate & improve coding policies & procedures & department operations.\n- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state & local regulations, as well as with institutional/organizational standards, practices, policies & procedures.\n- Strong research skills including knowledge of automated analysis tools & on-line research tools required to resolve complex coding/systems issues.\n- Conducts Quality Assurance audits & qualitative/quantitative review of medical record to verify the completeness & accuracy of diagnoses, operation & special diagnostic & therapeutic procedures which conform to established standards & in compliance with outside regulatory agencies & Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Participates in regular quality assurance activities by providing technical support for data collection & report compilation relative to coding. Conducts on-going training sessions & routine feedback (oral & written) to providers & ancillary staff on standard coding practices as it relates to revenue recovery principles & procedures for identification & billing.\n- Performs focused reviews on encounters as needed to support various coding & revenue cycle initiatives as appropriate.\n- Edits or queries providers as needed diagnostic & procedure codes assigned to encounter visits using the ICD-9-CM, CPT & HCPCS coding systems as seen in the charge review work queues.\n- Participate in various audit validation processes.\n- Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 4 years of experience in a health care setting is required.\n- 3 years of coding experience is required.\n- 2 years of medical records audit experience is required.\n- 2 years of electronic medical records experience is required.\n- 2 years of medical terminology required.\n- 3 years of customer service experience is required.\n- 3 years of knowledge in coding practices is required.\n- 3 years of knowledge of compliance & regulatory requirements is required.\n- Bachelor's degree in health administration (or a related field) or RHIA certification is required OR Associate's degree in health related field or RHIT certification plus 2 years of additional experience is required.\n- CPC or CCS-P is required.\n- CPC-H or CCS is required within 6 months of employment.\n- CPMA or other auditing certificate is required within 6 months of employment.\n- Ability to work with & maintain confidentiality of physician, patient, patient account & personnel data is required.\n- Effective verbal & written communication skills, as well as, strong interpersonal skills is required.\n- Ability to effectively abstract medical information to determine the correct data is required.\n- Strong data management skills including proficiency in MS Office applications is required.\n- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required.\n- New Hire:\n-Successful completion of Assessment of Critical Coding Skills.\n- 80% or higher passing score.\n- Annually:\n- Successful completion of Assessment of Critical Coding Skills.\n-80% or higher passing score.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Project management experience preferred.\n- Training/Education experience preferred.\n- Supervisory experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656986/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Revenue Integrity Coding Analyst", "reqid": "135339", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28656986}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Beltsville", "description": "Title: Sr. Educational Theatre Programs Specialist\nLocation: Beltsville, MD\nTo lead the ETP touring staff at all venues & ensure efficient & quality productions while assisting the Director in the development & implementation of creative programs. Maintains knowledge of & assures departmental compliance w/ KP\u2019s Principles of Responsibility & policies & procedures, & applicable regulatory requirements & accreditation standards. Responds appropriately to observed fraud or abuse.\nEssential Functions:\n- Consistently & professionally executes of all assigned acting roles.\n- Leads touring staff & ensures that all administrative, technical, logistical, & or other duties assigned are carried out in a timely & efficient manner.\n- Drives ETP vehicles, both vans & trucks, to & from performance venues.\n- Loads & setups of all production material including sets, lights, sound equipment, costumes, & props at performance venue.\n- Leads touring staff performing at ETP Special Events w/ internal & external clients.\n- Leads touring staff performing & facilitating at ETP Medical Center Service Projects.\n- Ensures that all administrative, technical, logistical, & or other duties assigned are carried out in a timely & efficient manner.\n- Drives ETP vehicles, both vans & trucks, to & from performance venues.\n- Loads & setups of all production material including sets, lights, sound equipment, costumes, & props at performance venue.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 4 years of acting and movement training required.\n- 4 years of acting experience required, not including high school productions.\n- Valid driver's license required.\n- High diploma or GED required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree in Theatre or related field highly preferred.\n- Proficiency in one of the following skills - Spanish language fluency; choreography; video production; musical instrument and/or voice; directing and/or playwrighting; stage management; classroom instruction - highly preferred:\n- Experience performing for youth audiences highly preferred.\n- Classroom teaching experience highly preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656989/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Educational Theatre Programs Specialist", "reqid": "135358", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Beltsville, MD", "uid": 28656989}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Product Manager\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nLeads the ongoing analysis, planning & management of a product or products w/in a product line or product family & facilitates corrective actions to improve product financial (membership, revenue, margin) & administrative (health plan & delivery system operations) performance.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for managing the performance of the assigned product or products to support regional profitability & membership goals. Managing entails ongoing analysis of product performance & the facilitation of corrective actions to improve the product financial & administrative performance.\n- Develops an annual product plan containing target performance metrics, initiatives & strategies that are consistent w/ overall regional goals.\n- Works w/ Sr. Product Managers to support multi-disciplinary task groups that assess the marketing, financial, operations, administrative & clinical implications of specific product changes & enhancements.\n- Leads the implementation of product enhancements as appropriate. Ensures product enhancements, initiatives & strategies are implemented consistent w/ agreed upon timelines & milestone dates. Oversees weekly progress in key project initiatives.\n- Updates, monitors & enhances as necessary a product dashboard to monitor & track product performance.\n- Coordinates product documentation & assists w/ product training as appropriate.\n- Ensures contractual compliance w/ benefit filings & other regulatory issues.\n- Performs other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of relevant experience in health care &/or marketing w/ an emphasis in product management or project management, or 3 years of relevant experience w/ a master's degree required.\n- 3 years of experience in leading complex, interdisciplinary projects to a timely completion required.\n- 3 years of experience w/ spreadsheets (Excel), presentation graphics (PowerPoint) & word processing (Word) tools required.\n- BA/BS in Business, Health Care or a related field required.\n- Excellent written & oral communications skills are required.\n- Ability to deal effectively w/ multiple clients is required.\n- Ability to effectively interact w/ a diverse workforce & cross-functional groups required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Business, Health Care or a related field preferred.\n- Knowledge of insurance regulatory & contractual requirements preferred.\n- Knowledge of various analytical methods & statistical techniques preferred.\n- Knowledge of current health care marketplace dynamics & KP's position in the market preferred.\n- Knowledge of KP operations & marketing processes & strategies preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656987/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Product Manager", "reqid": "135350", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28656987}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Intern Grad - KP HealthConnect\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Learn how to present and communicate complex information and ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working within a health care environment with an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting and improving health care for its 8.6M members, and to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments and learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies, and application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management and business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management and business analysis.\n\nEssential Functions:\nKaiser Permanente HealthConnect is the largest private sector electronic health record in the world. It is an integrated clinical & administrative information management system that integrates the patient's electronic medical record w/ their appointments, registration and billing information. It offers our members to communicate securely with their physicians and provides the members 24/7 online access to view key portions of their medical record. The HealthConnect department not only maintains such a system but also integrates HealthConnect with ancillary applications and trains the physician to use the system.\n\nIntern Project:\nKP HealthConnect Education, Optimization, Support (EOS) team delivers training to Physician Community. The EOS team is looking at innovative solution to deliver training such that it is tailored to an individual provider. Hence, it is looking to create knowledge maps for the Physician to acquire new skills or to learn new concepts. Knowledge Map will be web based tools that will be supported by a database on the back-end. The HealthConnect Software Developer (Intern) is responsible for\na) In coordination with the EOS Manager gather and understand the requirements of the Knowledge Map Tool\nb) Create design documents to support the business requirements\nc) Code the design to specification\nd) Test the code to specification\ne) Draft deliverables to transfer knowledge to the appropriate assigned personnel f) Track, document and communicate progression of tasks and follow-up to ensure on-time completion\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nWorking towards bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Computer Science, Economics, English, Finance, Health Care, IT or other related discipline.\nMust have an interest in strategy and intermediate to advanced PowerPoint skills.\nGeneral understanding of health care IT, best practices, industry trends, as applicable to areas of responsibility.\nGeneral understanding of corporate communications health care IT, best practices, industry trends, as applicable to areas of responsibility.\nAcademic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment.\nAnalytical, relationship building, and interpersonal skills are essential.\nWorking knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access DB skills.\nHigh school diploma or GED.\nExcellent organizational skills and detail orientation.\nExceptional customer service orientation.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - You have or are about to receive your master's degree\n - A history of academic success\n - You must be entering your final year in school to qualify for this internship\n - Pursuing degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or software engineering with emphasis on Database design and Web Design\n - Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing\n - Analytical and demonstrated the ability to solve complex problems\n - Self-motivated\n - Experience working with appropriate programming languages, operating systems and software\n - Experience working with relational databases to facilitate programming software", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656983/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern Grad - KP HealthConnect", "reqid": "135472", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 28656983}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad KP HealthConnect\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nThe intern position is typically responsible for providing support, for various departments from routine/entry level to graduate level experience. As part of a team under close supervision, Information Technology or Business interns at this level will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments.\n\nEssential Functions:\nKaiser Permanente HealthConnect is the largest private sector electronic health record in the world. It is an integrated clinical & administrative information management system that integrates the patient's electronic medical record w/ their appointments, registration and billing information. It offers our members to communicate securely with their physicians and provides the members 24/7 online access to view key portions of their medical record. The HealthConnect department not only maintains such a system but also integrates HealthConnect with ancillary applications and trains the physician to use the system.\n\nIntern Project:\nThe HealthConnect application is suite of EPIC applications which is maintained by different teams. The duties may vary depending on the team.\n\nThe HealthConnect System Analyst (Intern) is responsible for\n1) Support the clinical, scheduling, professional billing, security, and tapestry teams with specific projects\n2) Design, develop and create reports to support the KP HealthCare team and/or the customers\n3) Assist the HealthConnect Managers/Director in process optimization\n4) Assist the Application Leads/Managers/Director in tracking, projects\n5) Update and execute Regression Test Cases\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - College students pursuing a Bachelor's Degree.\n - 3.0 GPA\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\nPreferred Qualifications:\n1) A history of academic success\n2) You must be entering your final year in school to qualify for this internship\n3) Pursuing degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or software engineering\n4) Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing\n5) Analytical and demonstrated the ability to solve complex problems\n6) Self-motivated", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:42:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656982/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad KP HealthConnect", "reqid": "135491", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 28656982}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Polysomnographic Technologist - FT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nAssists patients referred to the sleep disorder clinic to obtain appropriate diagnosis & treatment. Under direction of physicians in the Sleep Medicine Department, provides information regarding study procedures, diagnostic findings, & recommended treatments.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Schedules appointments for patients to visit sleep disorder clinic.\n- Conducts initial education & orientation session as per department guidelines.\n- Enters referrals into HealthConnect.\n- Provides patients w/ home diagnostic equipment & instructs them on its use.\n- Downloads home studies, scores raw data & forwards the results to the physician.\n- Reviews results from outside laboratories.\n- Under direction of physician, communicates sleep study results & recommendation to patients.\n- Assists patients to understand their covered benefits & obtain therapeutic equipment.\n- Dispense CPAP & related equipment:\n- Performs CPAP auto titration;\n- Dispense CPAP equipment & accessories & performs mask fittings; & assists patients w/ equipment problems.\n- Maintains equipment & supplies used by clinic for diagnostic & therapeutic purposes.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school diploma or GED.\n- Associate's degree in respiratory therapy or polysomnography or equivalent years of directly related work experience.\n- Licensed Polysomnographic Technologist in the corresponding jurisdiction required.\n- Certified RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) must be obtained w/in six (6) months of hire.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience as a sleep apnea technician or polysomnographic technologist, preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:39:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639085/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Polysomnographic Technologist - FT", "reqid": "135136", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28639085}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Colesville", "description": "Title: Physician Assistant - FT\nLocation: Colesville, MD\nWork as part of a multidisciplinary team in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment & rehabilitation of disorders that produce temporary or permanent function impairment.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Evaluate patients & render care, w/ in the scope of practice outlined by state statue, in an outpatient setting.\n- Perform examination of patients, obtain/document information regarding patient history & assist in procedures in the outpatient setting.\n- Teach, counsel & assist patients & families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities & preventative behaviors.\n- Evaluated & modify healthcare plans as related to patient compliance & outcomes, independently & under the supervision of a physician.\n- Order, perform & interpret screening & diagnostic procedures & test, & appropriately communicate & document information.\n- Maintain detailed & confidential medical records in accordance w/ established protocol.\n- Ensure regulatory compliance.\n- Performs other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 1 year of experience as a Physician Assistant in an acute care setting.\n- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant training program.\n- Board Certification from NCCPA - renewed every 6 years\n- State licensure valid in jurisdiction where assigned\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required\n- Enrollment in PECOS required\n- Written practice agreement with a supervising physician (on file in the Kaiser Permanente\n- Physician Professional Quality Assurance Office (PPQA) and the appropriate State Board)\n- Current or pending prescription authority including DEA & CLS required if authorized to prescribe controlled substances.\n- Current BLS & ACLS certification from American Heart Association.\n- The practitioner will be assigned to a specific location every day depending on surgical cases (ie. at hospitals and ASC) and clinic need which will be determined by the Area Service Chief.\n- Location assignments will be made monthly whenever possible, according to access needs; assignment sites may be changed on short notice.\n- See Functional & Environmental Evaluation (FEE) Form.\n- This is a physically and emotionally demanding job requiring significant commitment to learning new skills as well as prolonged standing (up to 6 hours at an operation table)\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Bachelor degree preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576409/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physician Assistant - FT", "reqid": "134920", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Colesville, MD", "uid": 28576409}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "White Marsh", "description": "Title: Float Pool Pharmacy Technician II - FT\nLocation: White Marsh, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nThis Float Technician has a home center of White Marsh, but is used throughout the entire Baltimore Medical Center.\n\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights,weekends and holidays.\n- Sunday & Monday 8:00am - 11:30pm, Tuesday - Saturday 8:00am - 1:30am.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576404/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Float Pool Pharmacy Technician II - FT", "reqid": "134825", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "White Marsh, MD", "uid": 28576404}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Facility Operations Manager - South Baltimore\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\n*Primary base location is South Baltimore scheduled to open in 2013*\n\nTo ensure the smooth day to day operation of a facility to provide Primary, Specialty & Ancillary services to our members as needed. Partners w/ Physician site lead to grow & develop membership, implement system changes, manage facility projects, develop smooth interdepartmental workflows, & serves as a liaison w/ various regional departments.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Partners w/ Physician Site Leader to create the most effective patient flow, improve functioning of ancillary services (radiology, pharmacy & lab) & interdepartmental collaboration & workflows\n- Ensures the medical center is open, all facility equipment is running (HVAC, elevators, lights, telecom, etc) & works w/ Department managers or directors to ensure each department is staffed\n- Manages all non payroll budget w/in the facility & facility based payroll budget (FSS, Material Coordinator, etc)\n- Is responsible for the successful implementation of major technology & other system implementations\n- Partners w/ Physician Site lead to build relationships in the community in order to grow membership\n- Partners w/ Physician Site Leader to maximize space utilization, signage & maintenance of capitol to provide the best experience for our patients\n- Is accountable for successful implementation of facility & capital projects\n- Presents center based quality & service outcomes to foster healthy competition between facilities\n- Provides on site leadership in partnership w/ Physician Site Leader during disasters & crisis management at a facility level\n- Collaborates w/ Physician Site leads to lead Situation Management Teams\n- Notifies Department Director of service issues or poor support staff performance in terms of timeliness or behavioral issues in the departments w/in their center.\n- Serves a local leadership role for LMP, customer service or other member issues\n- Is responsible for EH&S, MSDS, Point of Care testing\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a health care delivery organization required.\n- A minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience in facility operations required; degree preferred in the following fields: health care administration, business administration, engineering or related areas.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Previous experience in a managed care setting preferred.\n- Seeking flexibility with base location.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576412/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Facility Operations Manager - South Baltimore", "reqid": "134943", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28576412}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Cardiovascular Technician II - FT\nLocation: Largo, MD\nUnder general supervision & direction of the cardiologist performs non-invasive diagnostic procedures such as electrocardiograms, stress tests, & Holter monitors. Explains procedures to patients & monitors response to tests.\nEssential Functions:\n- Prepares equipment & materials used in diagnostic procedures.\n- Obtains patient history from cardiologist & from patient as directed by cardiologist.\n- Explains diagnostic procedures to patients.\n- Places monitoring devices onto patient for procedures such as electrocardiogram & stress test.\n- Operates diagnostic equipment & records the patient's response for review by cardiologist.\n- Recognizes adverse chest pain or arrhythmia associated w/ stress testing & obtains immediate assistance.\n- Applies Holter monitor as directed by cardiologist & explains ambulatory electrocardiogram to patient.\n- Maintains accurate records of diagnostic procedures.\n- Enters medical reports into computer system.\n- Identifies the need to repair cardiac diagnostic equipment & obtains appropriate assistance.\n- Cleans equipment & keeps procedure rooms clean & properly stocked.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\n** Travel may be required to cover service line needs **\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a cardiology technician.\n- High School diploma or equivalent.\n- Completion of EKG interpretation courses.\n- BLS certification required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576408/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Cardiovascular Technician II - FT", "reqid": "134909", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 28576408}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Physician Assistant - FT\nLocation: Largo, MD\nTo provide direct care to surgical patients under the supervision of a physician/ surgeon.\nEssential Functions:\n- Assist Surgeon during surgical procedure by carrying out surgical functions as directed by the surgeon in order to ensure optimal results to the patient.\n- Provide comprehensive evaluation, management, & care of pre and post operative patients. Develop comprehensive plan of care & review w/supervising physician.\n- Participate in patient education specific to surgical procedures & post-operative care.\n- Determine, order, interpret & document appropriate tests, treatments & drug prescriptions.\n- Assist in surgical rounds at hospital.\n- Collaborate with the physician & other clinical staff members to maintain continuity of care.\n- Refer patients to supervising physician or, w/ physician agreement, to other health/ professionals as appropriate.\n- Participate in developing, reviewing & revising medical / surgical protocols.\n- Participate in training of staff & students as necessary or indicated.\n- Integrates the principles of patient safety & quality care into daily practice.\n- Perform other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Graduation from an accredited PA program.\n- Bachelor's degree required.\n- Board Certification from NCCPA - renewed every 6 years.\n- State licensure valid in jurisdiction where assigned.\n- DEA number required if practice agreement authorized prescribing of controlled substances.\n- Written delegation agreement with supervising physician on file with Kaiser Permanente Physician Professional Quality Assurance Office (PPQA) & the appropriate state Board of Medicine.\n- Current CPR certification required from the American Heart Association.\n- NPI required.\n- The practitioner will be assigned to a specific location every day depending on surgical cases (ie. at hospitals and ASC) & clinic need which will be determined by the Area Service Chief.\n- Location assignments will be made monthly whenever possible, according to access needs; assignment sites may be changed on short notice.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of assisting in surgical specialty experience preferred; experience preferred in specialty to which assigned.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576410/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physician Assistant - FT", "reqid": "134923", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 28576410}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Surgery Scheduling Representative II - OC\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nCoordinates scheduling between members, surgeons, external providers, Kaiser Permanente &/or non-Kaiser Permanente Contracted facilities & vendors according to established surgery scheduling protocols & policies.\nEssential Functions:\n- Schedules surgeries utilizing established scheduling guidelines w/ consideration of factors such as his-torical procedure length & operating room availability.\n- Reviews information associated w/ surgery case to ensure surgery is scheduled correctly & takes im-mediate action if further intervention required.\n- Collaborates & partners proactively w/ surgeons & departmental chiefs to ensure that surgeries are ac-curately scheduled in timely & effectively manner.\n- Make scheduling decisions that maximizes efficiency & utilization.\n- Accurately enters data associated w/ surgery in timely manner in appropriate systems & other data-bases.\n- Initiates & maintains contact w/ member throughout the scheduling process; conveys information con-cerning date of surgery & related appointments; refers medical related questions to the appropriate healthcare team or provider.\n- Verifies completeness & accuracy of surgical request form, including patient demographics, procedure description, venue request, & time request.\n- Prioritizes each procedure in accordance w/ established guidelines including severity of case, age of patient, & length of time on the waiting list.\n- Confirms that member's benefit plan covers intended procedure & that referral has been entered.\n- Collaborates w/ the Ambulatory Surgery Center team leads to ensure appropriate & accurate schedul-ing.\n- Collaborates extensively w/ each Kaiser Permanente Surgery Scheduler to assure maximum utilization of block time in each OR venue.\n- Prepares surgery confirmation letters.\n- Assures that durable medical equipment that will be needed by patient is available.\n- Proactively identify issues & works w/ others to resolve them.\n- Assists in collection of data elements for Surgical Department reporting.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of surgery scheduling experience or the equivalent is required (e.g., working in physician office & performing scheduling activities).\n- High school diploma or equivalent is required\n- Demonstrated customer service skills.\n- Demonstrated medical terminology knowledge required.\n- Knowledge of surgical procedures required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Associate degree in related medical field preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576407/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Surgery Scheduling Representative II - OC", "reqid": "134908", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 28576407}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Recovery Room RN, Lead\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nProvides quality patient care for post-operative patients, in accordance w/ nursing Philosophy & approved standards.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs w/in the established standard of post-anesthesia & critical care nursing.\n- Utilizes the Standard of care in the assessment, planning implementation & evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of post-operative nursing care.\n- Formulates care plans based on individual assessment of physiologic functions & problems identified pre-operatively & intra-operatively.\n- Provides nursing care Utilizing Clinical knowledge & expertise, reacting immediately to adverse physiological changes w/in seconds, to reverse & revive the patient\u2019s physiological functions.\n- Renders nursing care following aseptic techniques.\n- Assembles & communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of Care.\n- Executes proper use of equipment & supplies used in Recovery Room area.\n- Participates in the Surgery Department\u2019s Quality Assurance Program.\n- Promotes personal & professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.\n- Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing Courtesy, compassion respect & adherence to the standards.\n- Assumes other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years Current Recovery Room or Critical Care experience required.\n- Current RN licensure in appropriate jurisdiction required.\n- CPR required.\n- ACLS certification required.\n- Good oral & written communication skills required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in IV insertion & therapy preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-05 18:30:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28464459/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Recovery Room RN, Lead", "reqid": "134436", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 28464459}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Oncology RN\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nProvides primary nursing support for Oncology and secondary support for Internal Medicine. Administers or assists with administration of chemotherapeutic agents following established protocols or physician\u2019s orders. Is responsible for providing nursing advice for Oncology patients with medical problems.\nEssential Functions:\n-Prepares patients for appointments with providers or for chemotherapy by screening to determine nature of the visit, obtaining and recording pertinent physical assessment data & explaining procedures to patients.\n-Assists providers with examinations by providing instruction to patients regarding preparation for laboratory & x-ray diagnostic procedures. May perform diagnostic labs prior to chemotherapy (urine dipstick evaluation).\n-Assists providers with minor surgery and special procedures (bone narrow aspiration). Sets up treatment rooms ensuring that adequate supplies are on hand and that proper instruments are available. Cleans & sterilizes instruments & cleans treatment rooms as required.\n-Acts as a counselor for patient & family. Is responsible for providing medical advice & education on all facets of Oncology. Is a liaison between the primary care physician & 7. Inserts IV catheters & administers IV fluids for the purpose of hydration or the patient. May also work in conjunction with the Psychiatric Social Worker or Psychiatrist to provide the patient with a mental health component of care.\n-Mixes & administers chemotherapeutic agents under the direction of a physician, or according to prescribed protocols. Is knowledgeable of the actions of the chemotherapeutic agents, of the interactions with the body\u2019s systems & of the nursing interventions necessary to counteract or minimize reactions.\n-Follows established Oncology protocols to maintain a clean & safe working environment. Safeguards self and others against the hazards of toxic drugs. Disposes of bio-hazardous waste according to approved protocol. Abides by federal, state & or local standards regarding drug accountability. Medication therapy under a physician\u2019s direction or medication protocol. Monitors patients during & after periods of instillation.\n-Completes various forms (consultation forms) as required. Maintains accurate records & appropriate entries in patient chart for specific medications utilizing the chemotherapy flow sheet.\n- Documents treatments or observations as needed. Is responsible, in conjunction with the physician, for documenting information for investigational protocols and ensures that all appropriate investigational drug materials is understood by the patient. Maintains vital information for the Tumor Board Registry.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nSecondary Functions:\n-Participates in staff meetings and attends in-service programs. Maintains, updates knowledge by attending continuing education programs on Oncology. Provides education for staff members.\n-Is familiar with health plan benefits & community resources. Communicates with the Discharge Planning Nurse to investigate additional resources.\n-As time permits, make home visits in an effort to provide comprehensive & continuous care. Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- RN license in jurisdiction to which assigned.\n- Current CPR certification is required.\n- 2 years of current Oncology experience w/ at least 1 year being in an out-patient setting.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- BSN preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-04 18:40:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28437071/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Oncology RN", "reqid": "134326", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28437071}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - OC\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n- Home location of White Marsh but will support all Baltimore locations.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-05-04 18:40:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28437070/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - OC", "reqid": "134238", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28437070}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "White Marsh", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - OC\nLocation: White Marsh, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n- Home location of White Marsh but will support all Baltimore locations.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-05-04 18:40:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28437068/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - OC", "reqid": "134221", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "White Marsh, MD", "uid": 28437068}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Recovery Room Nurse, RN\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nProvides quality patient care for post-operative patients, in accordance with nursing Philosophy and approved standards.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs w/in the established standard of post-anesthesia and critical care nursing.\n- Utilizes the Standard of care in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of post-operative nursing care.\n- Formulates care plans based on individual assessment of physiologic functions & problems identified pre-operatively & intra-operatively.\n- Provides nursing care Utilizing Clinical knowledge & expertise, reacting immediately to adverse physiological changes w/in seconds, to reverse and revive the patient\u2019s physiological functions.\n- Renders nursing care following aseptic techniques.\n- Assembles & communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of care.\n- Executes proper use of equipment & supplies used in recovery room area.\n- Participates in the Surgery Department\u2019s Quality Assurance Program.\n- Promotes personal & professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.\n- Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing Courtesy, compassion respect & adherence to the standards.\n- Assumes other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years current recovery room or critical care experience required.\n- Current RN licensure in appropriate jurisdiction required.\n- CPR required.\n- ACLS certification required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Good oral and written communication skills required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403571/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Recovery Room Nurse, RN", "reqid": "133991", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28403571}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Clinical RN, On-Call\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nTo coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Administers all oral and injecting medications in the assigned clinical area. Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws. Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.\n- Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies. Responds to emergency situations throughout medical facility. Documents emergency situation to supervisor.\n- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, and other areas as designated.\n- Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate.\n- Coordinates recovery care of patients post sedation. Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.\n- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.\n- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).Acts as a resource person to LPNs and Clinic Assistants.\n- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT. Brings unresolved issues to Clinical Coordinator\u2019s attention if unresolved within the team.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of current experience HMO or ambulatory setting is required.\n- Experience in IV Therapy is required.\n- Current RN license in appropriate jurisdiction is required.\n- Current CPR certification is required\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Passed a standard medication test is required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- B.S.N. is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403569/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical RN, On-Call", "reqid": "133978", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 28403569}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Oncology RN, On-Call\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nProvides primary nursing support for Oncology and secondary support for Internal Medicine. Administers or assists with administration of chemotherapeutic agents following established protocols or physician's orders. Is responsible for providing nursing advice for Oncology patients with medical problems.\nEssential Functions:\n-Prepares patients for appointments with providers or for chemotherapy by screening to determine nature of the visit, obtaining and recording pertinent physical assessment data & explaining procedures to patients.\n-Assists providers with examinations by providing instruction to patients regarding preparation for laboratory & x-ray diagnostic procedures. May perform diagnostic labs prior to chemotherapy (urine dipstick evaluation).\n-Assists providers with minor surgery and special procedures (bone narrow aspiration). Sets up treatment rooms ensuring that adequate supplies are on hand and that proper instruments are available. Cleans & sterilizes instruments & cleans treatment rooms as required.\n-Acts as a counselor for patient & family. Is responsible for providing medical advice & education on all facets of Oncology. Is a liaison between the primary care physician & 7. Inserts IV catheters & administers IV fluids for the purpose of hydration or the patient. May also work in conjunction with the Psychiatric Social Worker or Psychiatrist to provide the patient with a mental health component of care.\n-Mixes & administers chemotherapeutic agents under the direction of a physician, or according to prescribed protocols. Is knowledgeable of the actions of the chemotherapeutic agents, of the interactions with the body's systems & of the nursing interventions necessary to counteract or minimize reactions.\n-Follows established Oncology protocols to maintain a clean & safe working environment. Safeguards self and others against the hazards of toxic drugs. Disposes of bio-hazardous waste according to approved protocol. Abides by federal, state & or local standards regarding drug accountability. Medication therapy under a physician's direction or medication protocol. Monitors patients during & after periods of instillation.\n-Completes various forms (consultation forms) as required. Maintains accurate records & appropriate entries in patient chart for specific medications utilizing the chemotherapy flow sheet.\n- Documents treatments or observations as needed. Is responsible, in conjunction with the physician, for documenting information for investigational protocols and ensures that all appropriate investigational drug materials is understood by the patient. Maintains vital information for the Tumor Board Registry.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of current Oncology experience with at least 1 year being in an out-patient setting.\n- RN license in jurisdiction to which assigned.\n- Current CPR certification is required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- BSN preferred.\n- Hours will be 8:00-4:30PM weekdays on an as needed basis. Employee will work at any of the Oncology/Infusion Depts within DCSM to cover regular staff. Experience in Oncology is needed and a ONS provider card.", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403573/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Oncology RN, On-Call", "reqid": "134048", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28403573}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Medical Center Administrative Director, Largo\nLocation: Largo, MD\nProvides leadership for the coordination of all specialties & ancillaries in the multi-specialty Medical Office Building (MOB) 24 hours a day 7 days a week (where appropriate). The role is to support all Service Line Directors as they partner w/ Physician Chiefs to achieve market leading performance in the areas of clinical quality, member satisfaction w/ the care experience, market growth, & financial performance. Works closely w/ facilities to ensure the Multi-specialty Medical Office Building is in excellent condition & provides an environment that is welcoming, therapeutic & professional.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides, articulates, & integrates a vision that aligns operational activities & strategic targets w/ organizational mission, vision & values for the Capital Hill multi-specialty Medical Office Building.\n- Ensures the 24/7 services of the Multi-specialty Medical Office Building are consistently operating.\n- Manages & monitors performance by facilitating problem solving & conflict resolution relating to all operational issues.\n- Manages relationships w/in the MOB & across the DC/SM Medical Center & service lines to enhance team work & accountability for the effective delivery of care & service across the continuum of care. This includes, but is not limited to: ancillary services, call center, medical delivery system (hospital & sub-acute), products, provider services & quality resource management.\n- Supports efforts that are in place to manage & measure clinical quality. Supports the identification, evaluation, & monitoring of all organizational quality & service performance goals. Ensures compliance w/ internal policies & w/ external regulatory, licensing, & accrediting agencies, including health information management.\n- Leverages resources & manages financial & non-financial resources & information. Shares best practices, recognizes & capitalizes on size, scale, & capabilities, & continuously seeks opportunities to improve fiscal performance.\n- Supports Service Line Directors' budgets & assist w/ financial performance management.\n- Assures & champions continuous improvement in all operational activities.\n- Support initiatives that monitor appointment access & patient flow activities & implements actions that assure coordinated care is provided by KP.\n- Ensures that patient concerns & complaints are resolved in a timely & effective manner.\n- Utilizes all sources of patient feedback to improve performance.\n- Acts as a role model & represents KP by participating in community service organizations & events. Creates climate of civic responsibility w/in MOB.\n- Promotes staff development & acts as a role model.\n- Manages available information technology systems (KP HealthConnect, Payroll applications, & medical applications).\n- In partnership w/ Facilities Operations Manager, ensures the maintenance of a safe & secure environment for customers & staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 7 years of nursing experience, with a minimum of 3 years in an acute care environment.\n- 3 years of managerial experience in an acute care environment and nursing experience in multiple disciplines.\n- Bachelor's degree required.\n- RN license in appropriate jurisdiction (or qualified to apply) required.\n- BLS required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Critical Care, Emergency Room nursing experience preferred.\n- Previous experience in a managed care setting preferred.\n- Bachelor's in Nursing, Health Administration, or Business Administration preferred.\n- Master's degree in Nursing, Health Administration, or Business Administration preferred.\n- ASLS preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-01 18:35:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28302778/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Center Administrative Director, Largo", "reqid": "133623", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 28302778}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Palliative Care RN Coordinator-PT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\n** Work Schedule: 8 hours days, 2 days one weekend alternating with 3 days the next.\n\nThe Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator is responsible for screening palliative care referrals & evaluating the appropriateness of palliative care referrals. In addition, gathering patient & family data in preparation for the palliative care consult by the palliative care team as well as coordinating palliative care consults are needed. This position will monitor the quality of outcomes.\nEssential Functions:\n- Screen, assess & prioritize palliative care consult referrals.\n- Schedule & plan palliative care consults for the palliative care team while being sensitive to time constraints & resources.\n- Clarify eligibility status in accordance w/HP policies & procedures.\n- Ensure the appropriate administration of benefits by accurate interpretation & by applying the benefit within limitations in a manner that exhibits judgment & a realistic understanding of issues.\n- Identify issues, trends & barriers that delay the patient's timely transition to the next level of care & accurately communicate this information to others regardless of their status or position.\n- Influence actions & opinions in cases where a physician needs assistance to expeditiously transition a patient to the most appropriate level of care.\n- Maturely express opinions & use negotiation skills to influence financial outcomes related to hospital days, alternative care and other referred services.\n- Utilize the nursing process approach to prospectively & concurrently execute plans for health care services.\n- Identify where - support structures exist, identify appropriate referrals & resources & take action to solve individual patient care management problems.\n- Develop creative patient care alternatives to ensure the delivery of high quality, cost effective care using analytical problem solving.\n- Discuss complex or difficult individual cases with supervisor, MAPMG physicians & QRM physicians.\n- Demonstrate competency to assess all aspects of care across the continuum for variations from quality & utilization standards.\n- Seek clarification of incomplete or illegible records including inpatient, outpatient & contracting physician office records & report problems for corrective action.\n- Identify & report potential risk cases or situations by presenting clear information that builds credibility.\n- Exhibit a commitment to the continual improvement in the quality of patient care services.\n- Display an awareness of individual rights of patients & educate the member about those rights.\n- Maintain confidentiality of patient records, information & departmental activities involving patient information.\n- Practice w/in ethical & legal guidelines using established policies & procedures for guidance.\n- Optimize productive working relationships by functioning as a liaison, problem solver & consultant for community social services, health care agencies, providers & various KP departments.\n- Provide case management, referral management & benefit interpretation for attending physicians, service chiefs, area physician managers & medical facility managers.\n- Work with Medical Center staff & physicians to develop appropriate plans of care for individual patients or groups of patients in such a way as to build high morale and group commitment to goals & objectives.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience in acute hospital utilization review or equivalent required.\n- Successful completion of palliative care training required, including: pain and symptom management, nutrition and hydration, psychosocial and spiritual care, and hospice.\n- RN license in jurisdiction where assigned required.\n- CPR certification required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- B.S.N. is preferred.\n-This is a part time position for Palliative care team in NoVa to do consults at Fairfax and VHC. Work schedule will be full 8 hour days, 2 days one week alternating with 3 days the next.", "date_new": "2012-05-01 18:35:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28302781/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Palliative Care RN Coordinator-PT", "reqid": "133639", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28302781}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Medical Center Administrative Director, South Baltimore\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nProvides leadership for the coordination of all specialties & ancillaries in the multi-specialty Medical Office Building (MOB) 24 hours a day 7 days a week (where appropriate). The role is to support all Service Line Directors as they partner w/ Physician Chiefs to achieve market leading performance in the areas of clinical quality, member satisfaction w/ the care experience, market growth, & financial performance. Works closely w/ facilities to ensure the Multi-specialty Medical Office Building is in excellent condition & provides an environment that is welcoming, therapeutic & professional.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides, articulates, & integrates a vision that aligns operational activities & strategic targets w/ organizational mission, vision & values for the Capital Hill multi-specialty Medical Office Building.\n- Ensures the 24/7 services of the Multi-specialty Medical Office Building are consistently operating.\n- Manages & monitors performance by facilitating problem solving & conflict resolution relating to all operational issues.\n- Manages relationships w/in the MOB & across theBaltimore AreaMedical Center & service lines to enhance team work & accountability for the effective delivery of care & service across the continuum of care. This includes, but is not limited to: ancillary services, call center, medical delivery system (hospital & sub-acute), products, provider services & quality resource management.\n- Supports efforts that are in place to manage & measure clinical quality. Supports the identification, evaluation, & monitoring of all organizational quality & service performance goals. Ensures compliance w/ internal policies & w/ external regulatory, licensing, & accrediting agencies, including health information management.\n- Leverages resources & manages financial & non-financial resources & information. Shares best practices, recognizes & capitalizes on size, scale, & capabilities, & continuously seeks opportunities to improve fiscal performance.\n- Supports Service Line Directors' budgets & assist w/ financial performance management.\n- Assures & champions continuous improvement in all operational activities.\n- Support initiatives that monitor appointment access & patient flow activities & implements actions that assure coordinated care is provided by KP.\n- Ensures that patient concerns & complaints are resolved in a timely & effective manner.\n- Utilizes all sources of patient feedback to improve performance.\n- Acts as a role model & represents KP by participating in community service organizations & events. Creates climate of civic responsibility w/in MOB.\n- Promotes staff development & acts as a role model.\n- Manages available information technology systems (KP HealthConnect, Payroll applications, & medical applications).\n- In partnership w/ Facilities Operations Manager, ensures the maintenance of a safe & secure environment for customers & staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 7 years of nursing experience, with a minimum of 3 years in an acute care environment.\n- 3 years of managerial experience in an acute care environment and nursing experience in multiple disciplines.\n- Bachelor's degree required.\n- RN license in appropriate jurisdiction (or qualified to apply) required.\n- BLS required.\n\n - This position will be located at the Tyson's Corner HUB.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Critical Care, Emergency Room nursing experience preferred.\n- Previous experience in a managed care setting preferred.\n- Bachelor's in Nursing, Health Administration, or Business Administration preferred.\n- Master's degree in Nursing, Health Administration, or Business Administration preferred.\n- ASLS preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-01 18:35:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28302779/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Center Administrative Director, South Baltimore", "reqid": "133629", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28302779}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Urgent Care Technician - PT\nLocation: Largo, MD\nProvides clinical & technical support services to providers & professional nursing staff in the Urgent Care department &/or Clinical Decision Unit in order to assist in provision of patient care, improve efficiency & optimize clinical outcomes.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates flow of patients in the department to optimize throughput; keeps patients apprised of delays.\n- Observes patients in the department & notifies the provider &/or RN immediately if patient appears in distress.\n- Prepares patients to see the provider; assists prior to, during & following examination as needed.\n- Performs all skills required of the Clinical Assistant. Additionally, inserts foley catheters, performs complex splinting & performs venipuncture for the purpose of drawing blood or inserting a saline lock.\n- Provides & reviews written instructions w/ patients as appropriate.\n- Maintains examination & treatment rooms & other clinical & reception areas. Cleans equipment following established organizational guidelines. Ensures that established standard supply levels are maintained & orders supplies as directed by the Clinical Operations Manager or lead RN.\n- Verifies eligibility & demographic information for both new & existing patients & when necessary, inputs data in accordance w/ pre-enrollment & non-status change procedures. Collects, secures & accounts for payments received from members, in compliance w/ established procedures.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n-Rotating schedule to include weekends and holidays.\n- Week 1 - Sunday, Monday and Saturday 5:00pm - 1:00am, Week 2 Sunday & Saturday 5:00pm - 1:00am.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience as an Emergency Department technician, Emergency Medical Technician or military medic required OR equivalent combination of experience as an Urgent Care Clinical Assistant & completion of training on required skills. (Training required within 6 months of hire.)\n- High School diploma or equivalent required.\n- Certified Nursing Assistant only required for the state of MD.\n- Current American Heart Association BLS certification required.\n- IV certification required\n- Requires bending, lifting greater than 20 pounds, pushing wheelchairs/stretchers.", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:55:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237884/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Urgent Care Technician - PT", "reqid": "133284", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 28237884}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Speech Therapist, Maryland\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nTo provide diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders in accordance with federal, state, and local compliance requirements. Under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services Supervisor (PT-OT Supervisor).\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Evaluates and treats communication and swallowing disorders for both adult and pediatric populations.\n- Administers diagnostic test to provide individualized treatment for a variety of communication disorders voice and swallowing impairments and neurological defects.\n- Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate.\n- Provides advice and education to patient, family, and other clinicians.\n- Implements and maintains department policies and procedures. Identifies opportunities for new or enhanced services or levels of patient care.\n- Discharges patient from speech therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from speech therapy.\n- Provides accurate, timely documentation of speech therapy patient management.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of practice experience as a licensed speech therapist in a clinical setting required.\n- Graduate of an accredited speech language pathology with a bachelors or masters or doctoral degree with certification in speech therapy required.\n- Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of Virginia, Maryland, and/or the District of Columbia required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- BLS certification required.", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:55:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237883/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Speech Therapist, Maryland", "reqid": "133283", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 28237883}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Lead Ophthalmology Technician-FT\nLocation: Largo, MD\n*Staff may float to Kensington, Capitol Hill, Marlow Heights or Gaithersburg as needed.\n\nProvides leadership in the area of training & scheduling to the Ophthalmology Technicians & Ophthalmology Assistants.\nEssential Functions:\n- Orients and trains new ophthalmic technicians & assistants to KP policies & procedures to work in a high efficiency model of practice.\n- Arranges for or provides in-service training to keep technician/assistant staff current on ophthalmology treatment & procedures.\n- Assists support staff in organizing work stations to allow for efficient use of space & flow of work.\n- Assists the Regional Manager of Vision Services in scheduling staff for appropriate coverage of the ophthalmology centers.\n- Activates visual field schedules as appropriate at each ophthalmology center & as staffing allows in coordination w/ optometry.\n- Technician duties as follows:\no Receives patients' charts the day before or the morning of the patient's scheduled appointment & requests charts as directed by the provider. Each morning, charts are secured for the entire day.\no Interviews patients prior to appointment to obtain ocular history, chief complaint, & history of present & past illnesses & records history in the medical record.\no Performs routine vision & screening & measurement examinations such as visual acuity, visual field screening, ocular pressure, ocular motility & color vision, alerts Ophthalmologist to any abnormality, & records results of screening examinations on patient's medical record.\no Performs non-routine visual exams such as tangent screen testing as directed by the Ophthalmologist & records results for interpretation.\no Assists providers w/ procedures & minor & major surgery, maintains inventory of instruments & supplies, & assures disinfecting & storage of instruments.\no Assists the Ophthalmologist in clinical examination of the eye.\no Attends patients requiring emergency eye care & alerts Ophthalmologist of their arrival & instructs patients in medication, pre & post-op eye care.\no Performs user-level maintenance & repair of equipment as prescribed by manufacturers.\no Applies eye dressings, protective shields as necessary.\no Able to perform complete use of instruments.\no Dilates & checks eye pressures.\no Performs visual fields & photography.\no Under the direct supervision of an Ophthalmologist, may assist w/ fluorescein amniography by operating flindus & retinal photography equipment as assigned. Labels & maintains filing system for ophthalmic photography.\no Under the direct supervision & instruction by the ophthalmologist, assists in performing A-scan measurements, corneoscopy, ultrasonic pachymetry, & pneumotonometiy.\no Under direction of Ophthalmologist, screen patient telephone calls & assess urgency of care required; refer patient to provider as appropriate.\no Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 3 years of experience as Ophthalmology Technician or Ophthalmology Assistant II required.\n- Graduate of 2 years of accredited Ophthalmology Technician training program required. 2 years at KP as an Ophthalmology Assistant II may substitute for 2 years training program.\n- JCAHPO (Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology) certification test for Ophthalmology Technician or Certified Ophthalmic Med Technologist required.\n- CPR Certified required.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:55:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237887/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Ophthalmology Technician-FT", "reqid": "133287", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 28237887}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Temple Hills", "description": "Title: MD Clinical Phamacy Specialist II - FT\nLocation: Temple Hills, MD\nProvides customer focused comprehensive pharmaceutical care services for patients w/ complex medication problems.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides pharmacotherapy consultation & follow up of patients w/ complex medical problems.\n- Assesses the drug therapy needs of patients & monitors progress of therapy through interviews, physical assessment, patient education & clinical laboratory monitoring.\n- Makes timely decisions about patient drug treatment modalities w/in guidelines & protocols & communicates regularly w/ health care providers.\n- Documents all clinical interventions & drug information requests using appropriate methods.\n- Communicates new medication therapies to pharmacists, physicians & other health care providers.\n- Develops drug education plans & strategies to promote cost-effective prescribing in area of expertise including communication of initiatives to providers & staff.\n- Supports initiatives to achieve HEDIS targeted disease state goals related to drug therapy.\n- Acts as preceptor & mentor of the managed care pharmacy practice resident(s) & pharmacy students where applicable. Evaluates & critiques students & residents abilities in established practice rotations through use of learning goals & objectives.\n- Develops & delivers pharmaceutical education lectures to staff & patients.\n- Demonstrates continued competency in specialty areas of pharmacy practice.\n- Assures compliance to all regulatory rules & regulations & Kaiser Permanente's policies & procedures to include but not limited to:\n- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)\n- State Boards of Pharmacy\n- HIPAA\n- Principles of Responsibility\n- Proper use of Kaiser Permanente personal computers & applications\n- Oversees pharmacy technician staff in execution of technical functions where applicable\n- Takes lead role in implementation of new drug-related initiatives, establishment of new clinical pharmacy services as requested, & Part D MTM activities w/ clinical pharmacists.\n- Participates in research activities.\n- Performs other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Completion of 1 year residency related to practice area or 3 years of equivalent clinical practice experience required.\n- Pharmacy doctorate degree required.\n- Licensed Pharmacist to practice in assigned jurisdiction(s) required.\n- Board certification (US-BCPS preferred) must be current or achieved within three years of starting this position.\n- Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Specialty residency preferred.\n- Experience with using Microsoft Excel, Access and Power Point preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-25 19:55:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28180456/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "MD Clinical Phamacy Specialist II - FT", "reqid": "132918", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Temple Hills, MD", "uid": 28180456}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Facility Services Supervisor\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nOversee the daily operations of facility services department to ensure the operational readiness of the facility for patient flow & care & to provide a safe, secure physical plant for the provision of services to members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Ensure the efficient day-to-day operations of facilities services including the timely procurement & distribution of equipment & supplies, disposal of bio-hazardous waste, & coordination of telecommunications & ITS systems. Establish procedures, & practices w/in organizational policies & service standards in compliance w/ relevant State & Federal laws & regulations.\n- Supervise facilities staff including hiring, training & development, coaching, counseling, & evaluating, in conformance w/ EEO/AA goals, personnel policies, & union contracts. Ensure effective staff utilization to meet staffing & workload requirements w/in budgetary guidelines.\n- Manage, monitor, & coordinate vendor & coordinate w/ KP departments to ensure timely provision of services. Monitor vendor compliance w/ contract provision\n- Coordinate all repairs & work orders, construction projects, & moves of office furniture & equipment (medical, telecom, & IS) throughout the facility, as well as preparations for meetings & special events.\n- Participate in interdepartmental, service area, & regional meetings & on committees & task forces to develop & implement programs & processes to achieve strategic objectives.\n- Develop & monitor budgets (payroll, non-payroll, & capital) for assigned facilities. Work w/ the Accounting & Accounts Payable staff to ensure the accuracy of monthly, quarterly, & annual financial reports.\n- Address & resolve internal customer & member concerns regarding the safety & security of the physical plant.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of work experience required, preferably in a medical/clinical environment\n- 1 year of supervision.\n- 2 years of property management, contracting environment, &/or procurement or materials management required.\n- 2 years of experience w/ ITS & telecommunications systems required.\n- High school diploma or equivalent required.\n- Demonstrated competence w/ spreadsheets & word processing software (preferably MS Office applications) required.\n- Demonstrated administrative & organizational skills required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of OSHA regulations preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-24 18:13:05", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28142720/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Facility Services Supervisor", "reqid": "132795", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28142720}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - FT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n-The position is home based at Woodlawn, but will float and be utilized at all locations in the Baltimore Medical Center.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-04-23 18:49:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28078119/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - FT", "reqid": "132606", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 28078119}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "White Marsh", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - FT\nLocation: White Marsh, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n- Monday - Friday 8:00am - 7:30pm, Saturday 8:00am - 5:30pm. \nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:09:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009326/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - FT", "reqid": "132217", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "White Marsh, MD", "uid": 28009326}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Bone Densitometry Technologist - FT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nPerforms bone densitometry scans for a defined population, delivering high quality care & service that meets specific standards & clinical guidelines, optimizing operational excellence.Demonstrates clinical competency by consistently performing accurate examinations to be interpreted by the physicians.In collaboration w/ Bone Health management, identifies learning needs, opportunities to improve systems & processes, develops solutions & assists w/ implementation & monitoring.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs bone densitometry scans for a defined population according to established procedures.\n- Obtains appropriate patient clinical history prior to performing the procedure.\n- Defines osteoporosis for members & instructs them in preventative measures.Refers appropriate clinical questions to the nursing staff &/or physicians.\n- Maintains appropriate quality control on all procedures & technical equipment involved in the diagnostic process at designated intervals.Maintains required reports.\n- Demonstrates excellent knowledge of bone densitometry scans & maintains clinical competence.\n- Confirms members' preparedness for exam based on patient instruction sheet.\n- Enter correct patient identification information into radiology system.\n- Positions member correctly & accurately for the exam.\n- Archive exams onto a disc on a daily basis.\n- Print & distribute scans & questionnaires to Bone Health Physicians for interpretation, according to the schedule provided by the physicians.\n- Give patients appropriate discharge information & literature.\n- Attends & participates in team meetings.\n- Maintains department office supplies.\n- Performs other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include weekends and holidays.\n- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience in related registered/licensed field.\n- High School diploma or equivalent required.\n- Graduation from approved school of radiology.\n- CPR certification required, or must obtain w/in 90 days of employment.\n- ARRT & certification w/ ISCD (International Society for Clinical Densitometry) as a Certified Densitometry Technician (CDT) or Bone Density modality registered by the ARRT.Bone densitometry certification must be obtained w/in 90 days of employment.\n- All applicable state licenses.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Ability to work well w/in a team environment.\n- Ability to work various schedules & locations.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:09:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009325/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Bone Densitometry Technologist - FT", "reqid": "132209", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 28009325}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Optometrist-OC\nLocation: Largo, MD\n*On Call rotating schedule. Hours are between Mon - Fri 8:00amor 8:30am to 4:30pmor 5:00pm including 6 Saturdays/per year.\n** Willing to float within centers in DC/SM.\n\nTo examine patients having full range of visual problems, diagnose visual diseases, disorders, & deficiencies, & prescribe treatment as licensed & credited. To refer patients to other appropriate KP providers as needed for further evaluation & treatment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Examines patients having a full range of visual problems by using a full field of optometry instruments & techniques.\n- Diagnoses visual diseases, disorders, & deficiencies & prescribes treatment according to the laws of the State of Maryland, District, or Commonwealth.\n- Prescribes & fits contact lenses.\n- Determines visual requirements of the partially sighted. Prescribes low-vision aids such as telescopic & microscopic lenses, magnifiers, & other optical devices to aid low-vision patients.\n- In the state or jurisdiction in which licensed or under the standing orders of a physician, uses diagnostic pharmaceutical agents to detect & diagnose ocular pathology. Uses examination techniques to determine ocular signs of systemic diseases and medications.\n- Refers patients to other appropriate Kaiser Permanente providers as needed for further evaluation & treatment.\n- Participates in departmental & educational meetings including peer review activities within the department and medical facility.\n- Consults regularly w/ internal medicine, pediatrics, & ophthalmology on patient care issues.\n- Assists in implementing eye care in-service education programs for medical center staff & at patient education seminars.\n- Under the standing orders of a physician & in co-management w/ an ophthalmologist, evaluates & manages stated anterior segment disorders.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 1 year of experience required.\n- Graduation from an accredited school of Optometry required.\n- License in good standing in State of Maryland, District of Columbia, or Virginia required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 or more years of experience in an interdisciplinary health care environment preferred.\n- Accredited residency in Optometry preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-18 20:26:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27983066/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Optometrist-OC", "reqid": "131992", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 27983066}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Sr. Financial Planning Manager\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo manage the financial planning & analytical processes for the region. This includes preparation of the short & long range financial plans & budgets as well as fact-based financial analysis that supports decision making & attainment of the Region's strategic objectives.To direct the preparation of all Medicare Cost Reports & Budgets.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Participates in the development of the Region's business plan & supports the preparation of the financial components.These include strategic financial planning for rates, capital, & operating expenses.\n- Coordinates & directs the preparation of the Rate-making, Operating, & Long Range Financial (Operating & Capital) Forecasts assuring consistency w/ the Region's strategic business plan.This responsibility includes coordination of a multi-year process as well as putting together schedules & due dates & making sure all components are included. Monitors progress of forecasts & assures that decisions are made by Regional Management in order to complete them in a timely & accurate manner.\n- Manages a first-class financial decision support capability that enables managers to make effective financial decisions.\n- Develops financial recommendations such as resource allocation, cost structure changes & dues increases; reviews recommendations w/ the Manager of Financial Systems & Analysis & Senior Staff including Regional Controller, Medical Group Business Administrator, Health Plan Manager, & service area management teams & service chiefs.\n- Provides efficient, on-going operation of the Financial Planning Department through effective organization, selection, development, appraisal, motivation & retention of competent staff.Hires, trains, & exercises overall responsibility for personnel under supervision.\n- Provides a competent analytical staff to support the service area management teams & other accountable 'budget' owners in the development & day-by-day management of their financial responsibilities.\n- Acts as a financial consultant to the Region.Responds to questions from all customers ranging from the Regional Manager & Medical Director to the supervisory level throughout the Region.Conducts financial management training.Produces routines & ad hoc reports for management that are used to monitor operations & make management decisions.\n- Directs the preparation of financial feasibility studies & any special financial analysis required by the Region.Recommends course of actions.\n- Directs the preparation & analysis of financial results, including variances from forecast, on a monthly & annual basis.Identifies trends & produces revised forecasts.\n- Provides competent administration of the Medical & Hospital Service Agreements including preparation of the annual addendum.\n- Directs the Region's capital Budget process.\n- Directs the development of all financial reporting & analysis required by the Region's participation w/ a Medicare Cost Contract.This includes submission to HCFA of the annual budgets & cost reports, & special studies which determine the financial viability of participation in this program.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Broad business background w/ at least 5 years of financial planning experience is required.\n- A minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience is required.\n- BS Degree in business, finance, or accounting required.\n- Ability to analyze, understand & communicate complex issues or trends is required.\n- Extensive knowledge of PC & its applications is required.\n- Familiarity w/ main frame systems is required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- MBA in general finance or health care finance or a CPA preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-17 18:22:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27947503/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Financial Planning Manager", "reqid": "131744", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27947503}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Lutherville", "description": "Title: Clinical Nurse-OC\nLocation: Lutherville, MD\nTo coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n- Administers all oral and injecting medications in the assigned clinical area. Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws. Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.\n- Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies. Responds to emergency situations throughout medical facility. Documents emergency situation to supervisor.\n- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, and other areas as designated.\n- Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate.\n- Coordinates recovery care of patients post sedation. Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.\n- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.\n- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).Acts as a resource person to LPNs and Clinic Assistants.\n- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT. Brings unresolved issues to Clinical Coordinator's attention if unresolved within the team.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of current experience HMO or ambulatory setting is required.\n- Experience in IV Therapy is required.\n- Current RN license in appropriate jurisdiction is required.\n- Current CPR certification is required\n- Passing a standard medication test is required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- BSN is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:36:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890652/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Nurse-OC", "reqid": "131070", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Lutherville, MD", "uid": 27890652}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Sr. Manager Radiology Quality and Compliance - FT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nThis position is responsible for the management, planning, and coordination of all Radiology quality systems, quality assurance, quality Improvement programs, compliance and utilization information, and initiatives across the Mid-Atlantic States local markets including:\n- To collaborate with appropriate market/regional staff to participate in developing utilization and quality assurance outcomes measures and in developing meaningful data reporting and analytical formats.\n- Serves as a regulatory resource to the organization by providing input and opinions that are in compliance with applicable rules and regulations related to Radiology. Manages and drive systems to closure that are already established within the quality program.\n- Serve as a role model for Kaiser Permanente values and culture, consultant for internal/external customers on compliance and regulatory issues.\nEssential Functions:\n- Ensures appropriate accreditation is maintained & departments operate within all internal & external regulatory requirements, as appropriate, including mammography ACR & MQSA, NCR, DHR, NCQA, DOI, state & federal, internal mock audits by Clinical Services & all others.\n- Partners with the Director of Diagnostic Services in the development & execution of department based quality initiatives, continuous quality improvement, & compliance.\n- Ensures regional radiology policy & procedures are maintained & updated appropriately. Authors new procedures as appropriate.\n- Participates in regional & inter-regional committees & national strategic quality, compliance & service teams.\n- In conjunction with radiology management (Health Plan & Medical Group), directs development & implementation of systems & parameters to monitor, evaluate, & continuously improve quality measures in the radiology departments. Provides regular assessment of quality systems in the region/local markets to radiology management (Medical Group & Health Plan).\n- Analyzes improved radiology practices required for compliance & risk avoidance through the evaluation of quality measures & information throughout the region.\n- Manages implementation of processes to ensure compliance with accrediting & licensing bodies. Oversees design & monitors program for maintenance of standard operating procedures. Oversees design & implementation of standard practices for staff orientation, development, & competency evaluation.\n- Serves as primary radiology resource to the local/regional QA/QI Committees, represents the Radiology department at ART & RQIC, Radiation Safety, Credentialing & PPRO, Compliance, Confidentiality, Interregional SME group & Interregional Quality Managers.\n- Tracks UORs & Member Services reports for the Radiology department, monitors trends, prepares summary reports & develops action plans for areas of improvement.\n- Performs annual internal departmental audits at all Radiology locations in KPMAS, provides detailed summary of findings, presents results, & develops actions plans for continuous monitoring & improvement\n- Develops direct reports & team members from both a professional & personal standpoint (e.g., coaching & mentoring) to increase their overall effectiveness & value to the company. Designs & implements a multi-level career path ladder, which provides team members with flexibility, learning/training opportunities, & long-term career growth within the team &/or KP (e.g., regional & national opportunities).\n- See full length job description for additional functions.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n - Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n - 5 years of experience in healthcare operations with a minimum of 3 years of progressive leadership experience within the delivery of Radiology Services required.\n - 2 years of experience with PCs with use of relational database, graphic, presentation and spreadsheet software required.\n - BS degree in Radiological Science or related Health Care field required\n - Health Care Science Profession (RN, RT, PT) required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Certification in an Allied Health Science Profession, (ARRT) strongly preferred\n - Master's Degree preferred.\n - Knowledge of regulatory accreditation requirements related to Radiology operations preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:36:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890653/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Manager Radiology Quality and Compliance - FT", "reqid": "131245", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27890653}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Solution Design Specialist-Revenue Cycle IT Delivery\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nThe Solution Design Specialist within the KP-IT Revenue Cycle Information Technology (RCIT) Delivery Team program at Kaiser Permanente leads solution planning, analysis and design efforts for related projects.\n\nThe Solution Design Specialist is responsible for understanding the strategic direction, priorities and needs of our business partners, as well as designing and facilitating the delivery of IT-based solutions to meet these needs. As a Solution Consultant you will prepare, present and collaborate on all required deliverables with the technical solutions project team; analyze and evaluate hardware, software, tools and related processes required to support proposed solutions; and develop preliminary solution architectures. Additionally you must develop alternative design solutions and design high-level network models; and utilize enterprise standard process methodology and tools. You will also be responsible for assisting business partners in developing their testing approach and plans, and in working as part of the technology testing team to plan and execute testing, to ensure both functional and non-functional requirements are met.\n\nThe KP-IT Revenue Cycle program will improve the comprehensive, program-wide revenue cycle capabilities to achieve strategic goals, in particular, the successful implementation and support of self-funded and deductible products. The Initiative will help KP achieve revenue collection goals, obtain the benefit of new information systems, and maintain regulatory compliance. Objectives of the Revenue Cycle program are to:\n\nSupport Kaiser Permanente's growth strategy\nEnable industry standard practices for all lines of business (including self-funded and deductible products)\nContribute to the financial imperatives for cost structure improvements\nEnsure appropriate reimbursement from non-dues revenue sources on a timely basis\nLeverage KP HealthConnect for billing, collections, documentation and coding\n\nThe Revenue Cycle IT team supports projects in all KP regions, including Northern and Southern California as well as the Regions Outside California (ROC). These projects include creating and implementing standard configurations and processes across regions where possible. All projects undertaken by RCIT are based on developing a sustainable and industry standard delivery model across all lines of business for the California and ROC regions.\n\nCurrently, KP is in the midst of a multi-year program of taking existing billing systems and functions, which can vary between regions, and increase standardization, implement automation and improve efficiencies for all regions. Regional and functional area solutions vary by payor/financial class for KP covered members, members with other plans (e.g. Coordination of Benefits, Other Coverage Information) and non-members who may have government or other commercial plans, or who may qualify for third-party or Kaiser Medical Financial Assistance programs. These inconsistencies and inefficiencies across the organization result in costs to collect, increased A/R days, lost 3rd party reimbursement on uncovered services, increased bad-debt from self pay, less than optimal verification of patients eligible for KP MFA (Charity Care), and an inability to consistently and accurately collect patient liabilities at the point of service.\n\nEssential Functions:\nLeads the collaboration with our business partners to define requirements, determine solution alternatives, and develop high-level designs and estimates\nLeads the definition and concept phases of projects, but remains involved thereafter to ensure alignment with designed and accepted solutions through testing, production and support.\nDevelop application architecture(s) for the applications, and migration strategies to support the evolution of the applications to meet business needs.\nStays involved in the entire project lifecycle to support preparation and execution of test scripts to ensure project delivery based on requirements defined\nProvide customer support as required to meet service level agreements\nBuild and manage a cohesive team to meet deliverables per project / tracks assigned\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 10or more years of industry experience that may include business/systems architecture, professional services consulting and software development\n - Bachelor's degree in related disciplines or 4 additional years of relevant experience\n - 3 or more years of recent Health Care IT experience in a variety of Health Care provider and/or payer applications\n - Experienced in complex integrated systems planning and solution alternative analysis and design and delivery\n - Solid understanding of solution delivery life cycle of enterprise solutions, including experience in business process analysis, requirement elicitation and analysis, software and vendor selection, custom development and/or package implementation, testing and vendor management\n - Experienced in definition of application target architectures and strategies to evolve technology applications to support stated and future business needs\n - Experienced in IT consulting with focus on delivery of complex enterprise integrated solutions\n - Excellent communicator with strong customer focus with ability to work with business executives as well as technologists to elicit business requirements and articulate technology options\n - Excellent problem solving, decision making and negotiation skills\n - Team oriented and ability to work in a matrix environment", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:35:03", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890643/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Solution Design Specialist-Revenue Cycle IT Delivery", "reqid": "131269", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 27890643}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Patient Care Coordinator - BLT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nThe Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for utilization review, discharge planning & transitions in care, in collaboration w/ MAPMG rounder in acute or alternative settings of care.\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilization Review. According to department policy, procedure & protocols, consistently apply & verbally communicate approved utilization review criteria & guidelines for services delivered in acute or alternative care settings.\n- Eligibility & Benefit Verification. Confirm eligibility status & ensure the appropriate administration of benefits in accordance w/ department policies & procedures.\n- Assessing Right Venue of Care w/ Hospitalist. Collaboration w/ Hospitalist to assess the appropriate level of care for patients (i.e., Medical Unit, Surgical Unit, Tele Unit, TCU, ICU) & post- (Home, Continuum or Community-based Services) hospitalization.\n- Coordination of Care. Driving patient care plan through assuring daily plan is executed, & management of transitions & post-hospital care.\n- Effective Discharge Planning. Prompt, clinically appropriate discharge planning beginning at time of admission.\n- Variance Management. Timely steps in identification of delays in throughput, escalation to correct delays, & recording delays to identify patterns & trends that will require corrective actions.\n- Quality Screening. Demonstrate competency to assess all aspects of care across the continuum for variations from quality & utilization standards.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in acute hospital utilization review or equivalent required.\n- RN License in jurisdiction where assigned required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- New Hire:\no Successful completion of PCC Orientation & Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Annually:\no Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Ability to effectively communicate.\n- Ability to conform to established policies & procedures.\n- Ability to analytically problem solve & make decisions.\n- Ability to tolerate & cope w/ ambiguity.\n- Ability to work as a team member.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively & clearly present information through the written word, to influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances, & to listen well.\n- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, legibly, & effectively, to present ideas & document activities, to read & interpret written information.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Recent acute care, case management, or home health experience preferred.\n- B.S.N. preferred.\n- GBMC Emergency Room as primary assignment with the expectation that one may have to cover the GBMC inpatient area or travel to St. Agnes Hospital or the Calvert Street Office if Operations require, frequency: rare.Acute Care Hospital Case Management and Utilization Experience 2 + years. Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills . This position will need towork every other weekend, holidays, rotating schedule.", "date_new": "2012-04-12 01:50:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27828318/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Patient Care Coordinator - BLT", "reqid": "131020", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 27828318}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer - FT\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nPerforms ultrasound examinations of patients as requested by referring physicians.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets patient, explains ultrasound procedure, & answers questions.\n- Selects the appropriate machine & probe to be used to obtain diagnostic information requested by referring physician.\n- Applies gel to patient's skin, applies probe, & monitors equipment to obtain ultrasound images.\n- Processes film & reviews images to confirm that images meet radiologist's requirements.\n- Prepares initial diagnosis by identifying abnormal conditions for review by radiologist.\n- Uses ultrasound equipment to assist providers to conduct invasive procedures.\n- Maintains equipment & examination room, stores film, & keeps inventory of related supplies.\n- Prepares patient information files w/ patient identification, date of exam, referring physician, & exam performed.\n- Prepares & submits reports showing the number & type of examinations conducted.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of full time experience as a sonographer required.\n- High School diploma/GED required.\n- Completion of an ARDMS accredited or equivalent program in ultrasound technology required.\n- Current certification by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RDMS) in abdomen &/or OB/GYN required.\n- Non-Registered Sonographers may be considered; however, Sonographers must have met experience, education, & training requirements; & upon hire, Sonographer must sit for & pass abdomen &/or OB/GYN Registry w/in 1 year of employment.\n- CPR Certification required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certifications such as breast or RVT preferred.\n- NT Certification preferred/required.", "date_new": "2012-04-10 10:34:30", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27784941/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Diagnostic Medical Sonographer - FT", "reqid": "130775", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 27784941}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Clinical Operations Manager, RN\nLocation: Largo, MD\nCoordinate the delivery of quality patient care to facilitate member satisfaction with the care experience.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages clinical operations, including staffing schedules, phone access to the health care team, and patient flow.\n- Responsible for all appropriate documentation and reporting requirements, such as QA reports, performance evaluations, time sheets, and budget variance reports.\n- Ensures the appropriate level and mix of staff and effective staff utilization to meet staffing and workload requirements and support the delivery of quality patient care and services, within budgetary guidelines.\n- Develops staffing plans; works with Human Resources staff to recruit and hire staff; and coordinates comprehensive orientation of new staff.\n- Establishes accountabilities and performance goals and provides counseling, coaching, feedback, recognition, training and development to staff.\n- Develops and manages quality improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility and ensures compliance with HEDIS indicators and other mandated standards.\n- Collaborates with physician managers and providers to coordinate day-to-day patient care, ensure balanced provider panels within the health care team, and facilitate appointment access for members.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 year of current clinical experience plus 2 years supervisory experience required.\n- BSN or bachelor's degree in health care administration, other health related field, or equivalent years of related experience required.\n- Current RN license.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Demonstrated clinical and managerial competence appropriate to area(s) of responsibility; familiarity with all pertinent laws, regulations, and standards of nursing practice; demonstrated competence with financial management principles and standard software applications in a Windows environment required.\n\nPreferred Skills: This position will be supporting Kensington, Largo and Camp Springs Urgent Cares. Weekend work as needed to cover administrative oversight.", "date_new": "2012-04-06 05:08:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27687442/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Operations Manager, RN", "reqid": "130393", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 27687442}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Credentialing Coordinator\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo coordinate, monitor & maintain the credentialing & re-credentialing of all practitioners employed &/or contracted w/ the KP of the MAS.\nTo assure that only credentialed practitioners & providers render care to KP members & that all practitioners, providers & delegates meet KP regulatory & accreditation standards.\nEssential Functions:\n- Process Management \u2013 Initiates & follows through on all aspects of credentialing including the initial & re-credentialing process for all practitioners employed &/or contracted w/ Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. In addition, initiates & follows through on all aspects of the privileging & re-privileging of Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group physicians w/ Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) privileges.\n- Initiates & conducts primary source verification of practitioner's background, education/training & malpractice history through the use of on-line systems, written correspondence, telephone inquiries & printed reference guides, rosters & reports.\n- Identifies & evaluates potential red flags & works in collaboration w/ department Manager/Director, &/or Physician Managers to determine next steps.\n- Performs List Validation & Reporting (LVAR) queries per the National Compliance Office & Regional Compliance department & in compliance w/ federal & state regulations.\n- Performs analysis of report data & state board sanction information in compliance w/ regulatory on-going monitoring requirements.\n- Is responsible for preparation of materials & files for presentation & review by the Mid-Atlantic States Credentialing & Privileging (MASCAP) committee.\n- Coordinates approval of identified clean files at weekly electronic meetings of the MASCAP committee & initiates notification of committee decision to practitioner w/ appropriate follow-up to Provider Relations & Provider Contracting.\n- Collaborates w/ inter-departmental peers, including Quality Management, Provider Relations, & Provider Contracting & Data Management to identify & implement best practices & to ensure an integrated, timely, & consistent product.\n- Partners w/ MAPMG Human Resources to ensure timely credentialing of new physicians prior to employment. Reviews \u201clocum tenen\u201d profile information & coordinates notification of approval to department service chiefs.\n- Customer Focus/Communication Skills \u2013 Provides assistance & determines resolution to practitioner issues &/or triages appropriately, via verbal/written communication in response to both internal & external customers.\n- Functional Skills \u2013 Ensures compliance w/ NCQA standards & other regulatory agencies. Assists in the development of policies & procedures to support the credentialing process.\n- Technical Skills - Responsible for the accuracy & integrity of the credentialing database. Able to run database queries & reports to support efficiencies & prioritization of work flow.\n- Problem Solving Skills \u2013 Identifies & responds pro-actively to issues & concerns assuring complete solutions in a timely manner.\n- Organizational Skills \u2013 Ability to juggle multiple priorities & perform expedited credentialing upon request.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of credentialing experience in a managed care setting required.\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree / 4 years of relevant experience required.\n- Proven ability to function independently w/ minimal direct supervision required.\n- Significant working knowledge of Federal & State regulatory requirements & accreditation standards, including NCQA, CMS, COMAR & MCHIP required.\n- Strong organizational & communication skills required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of Visual Cactus preferred.\n- Certification as Certified Provider Credentialing Special (CPCS) preferred", "date_new": "2012-04-05 20:27:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27671035/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Credentialing Coordinator", "reqid": "130334", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27671035}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Patient Care Coordinator, SH\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nThe Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for utilization review, discharge planning & transitions in care, in collaboration w/ MAPMG rounder in acute or alternative settings of care.\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilization Review. According to department policy, procedure & protocols, consistently apply & verbally communicate approved utilization review criteria & guidelines for services delivered in acute or alternative care settings.\n- Eligibility & Benefit Verification. Confirm eligibility status & ensure the appropriate administration of benefits in accordance w/ department policies & procedures.\n- Assessing Right Venue of Care w/ Hospitalist. Collaboration w/ Hospitalist to assess the appropriate level of care for patients (i.e., Medical Unit, Surgical Unit, Tele Unit, TCU, ICU) & post- (Home, Continuum or Community-based Services) hospitalization.\n- Coordination of Care. Driving patient care plan through assuring daily plan is executed, & management of transitions & post-hospital care.\n- Effective Discharge Planning. Prompt, clinically appropriate discharge planning beginning at time of admission.\n- Variance Management. Timely steps in identification of delays in throughput, escalation to correct delays, & recording delays to identify patterns & trends that will require corrective actions.\n- Quality Screening. Demonstrate competency to assess all aspects of care across the continuum for variations from quality & utilization standards.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in acute hospital utilization review or equivalent required.\n- RN License in jurisdiction where assigned required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- New Hire:\no Successful completion of PCC Orientation & Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Annually:\no Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Ability to effectively communicate.\n- Ability to conform to established policies & procedures.\n- Ability to analytically problem solve & make decisions.\n- Ability to tolerate & cope w/ ambiguity.\n- Ability to work as a team member.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively & clearly present information through the written word, to influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances, & to listen well.\n- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, legibly, & effectively, to present ideas & document activities, to read & interpret written information.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Recent acute care, case management, or home health experience preferred.\n- B.S.N. preferred.\n- This position will be required to work at HCH and/or Suburban Hospital as operations dicatate and primarily for weekends.", "date_new": "2012-04-04 20:07:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27644572/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Patient Care Coordinator, SH", "reqid": "130145", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 27644572}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: IT Portfolio Manager Health Plan and Corporate Services\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nPosition Title: IT Portfolio Manager Health Plan and Corporate Services\n\nJOB DESCRIPTION:\nThe Office of the Mid-Atlantic States Business Information Officer (MAS BIO) is Kaiser Permanente's regional front door to all delivered IT products and services. While different groups within KP-IT become involved with project solutions and delivery, the MAS BIO assumes overall accountability to ensure the delivery of IT solutions and services for the region. This includes overseeing medical center IT operations, IT strategic planning alignment with regional business goals, facilitating systems transition, maintaining business relationships and making investment decisions. The MAS BIO group also serves as the primary point of contact across the other Business Information Office portfolios (Business Infrastructure, Care Delivery, and Health Plan) and is charged with understanding regional strategic direction and priorities.\nEssential Functions:\n\nManages, through subordinate individual contributors, (including but not limited to consultant specialists, leads, project managers) the successful delivery of projects within the Health Plan and Corporate Services group of the KPIT MAS Program and Release Management department.\nParticipates with other managers to establish change, implement strategic plans and objectives.\nMakes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations' effective achievement of objectives.\nWorks on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the company, business objectives and project portfolio.\n\nEstablishes and ensures budgets and schedules meet KPIT requirements\n\nRegularly interacts with senior or executive levels on matters concerning project portfolio.\n\nInteractions normally involve controversial situations, negotiations, or influencing other senior management.\n\nRequires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain the acceptance of, others in extremely difficult matters.\n\nDiscusses and presents information and issues internally and externally and potentially controversial issues within IT and KP.\n\nDrives change, process improvements and cultural transformation and acts as change leader.\n\nEncourages management development by providing opportunities for leadership and working with leaders throughout the IT organization. Recommends sponsorship opportunities and acts as sponsor.\n\nEnsures plans in place to accomplish area goals, results tracked and resources appropriately allocated across area of responsibility.\n\nProviding status report that depicts progress, issues, and risks.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nBA/BS degree in related field or equivalent experience\nTypically requires a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible management experience in following areas: planning, budget/financial management, staffing, and\n5 years of related IT experience including IT Project Management, and\nAdvanced knowledge of health plan operations and working knowledge of other IT functions. \nHealthcare IT experience\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's Degree in Health Care Administration, Management, Information Technology, or other related field.\nExperience in Health Care IT specifically focusing on health plan operations.\nPMP certification or equivalent certification strongly preferred.\nManagement Consulting background strongly preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-04 20:07:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27644555/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "IT Portfolio Manager Health Plan and Corporate Services", "reqid": "129998", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 27644555}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Hyattsville", "description": "Title: Associate Coding Educator (Auditor)\nLocation: Hyattsville, MD\n11 Open Positions\n\nTo provide professional service assistance to the Lead Coding Educator & Coding Educators as it relates to, consultation, audit & feedback to clinicians on their documentation & coding to ensure the KPMAS receives appropriate reimbursement & conforms to applicable guidelines & regulation. This position is a supportive role to that of the Lead Coding Educator & Coding Educators.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs daily surveillance of encounters performed in locations external to KPMAS MOBs to ensure charges entered into the KPHC charging system are valid. Verifies the accuracy, completeness, & precision of ICD-9-CM, CPT-4, & HCPCs coding, including modifiers, units, & other variables impacting workload accountability & billing. This requires independently re-coding the encounter from source documentation, completing supporting worksheets documenting rationale for coding decisions, recording discrepancies, & recording the rationale for changes in codingdecisions.\n- Provides External Service Capture training to clinicians on documentation of services & appropriate coding of level of service (CPT-4), diagnoses (ICD9-CM), procedures (CPT-4) & HCPCS coding associated w/ charge capture w/ potential to impact workload accountability & billing. This covers settings external to that of KPMAS MOBs.\n- Maintains current knowledge to ensure that KPMAS coding & documentation meets regulatory guidelines & audit standards & results in appropriate reimbursements. Maintains professional competency in professional services coding & documentation requirements.\n- Collaborates w/ the Coding Educators team to develop & implement strategies to make appropriate documentation & coding easier for clinicians.\n- Present providers w/ training materials & information derived from audit findings as instructed by Lead Coding Educator, for feedback to physicians.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-2 years of experience in a health care setting is required.\n- 2 years of coding experience is required.\n- 2 years of medical terminology required.\n- 2 years of customer service experience is required.\n- 2 years of knowledge in coding practices is required.\n- High School diploma is required.\n- CPC or CCS-P is required.\n- 2 years of knowledge of compliance & regulatory requirements is required.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 19:56:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27540390/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Associate Coding Educator (Auditor)", "reqid": "129726", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Hyattsville, MD", "uid": 27540390}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Infection Control Nurse, RN\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nIn order to advance patient safety & to prevent infections within MAS Region Service Area (NOVA, SDSM, or Baltimore), invasive procedures will be monitored per the Region-wide Infection Control Annual Strategic Work Plan. Infection Preventionist coordinates an integrated & comprehensive infection surveillance, prevention, & process improvement program. Objectively & systematically assesses, monitors, evaluates & improves the processes that affect the quality of patient care while ensuring compliance w/ all standards, regulatory & accreditation requirements. Improves patient outcomes by preventing infections.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages, organizes & implements the Regional Infection Prevention Program for the Service Area of responsibility to include ambulatory surgery services, invasive diagnostic procedures & any procedures performed in procedure & treatment rooms in collaboration w/ the Director of EBM, EH&S, Infection Control & Employee Health & Regional Manager of IC & EH.\n- Assists in the development & implementation of an annual Regional Infection Control Annual Strategic Work Plan in coordination w/ the goals & priorities established by the Regional Infection Control Committee & EH&S/Infection Control/Employee Health Department.\n- Develops & implements an annual ambulatory surgery services (ASC) Infection Control Annual Strategic Work Plan specific to ASC & in coordination w/ the goals & priorities established by the Regional Infection Control Committee & EH&S/Infection Control/Employee Health Department.\n- Develops plans, offers recommends, & or coordinates implementation of infection prevention initiatives; presents infection prevention educational programs; provides immediate advice or coaching to staff or practitioners directly involved in a situation that may present potential an infection control risk or exposure to members & or the organization; & manages & secures the identification, investigation & corrective action planning/implementation process relating to infection prevention practices or issues.\n- Promotes compliance w/ accreditation standards & other federal & state laws & regulations, as well as internal KP requirements relating to infection prevention & control.\n- Participates, collaborates & represents the organization on external infection prevention projects & participates in program office-sponsored infection prevention initiatives; maintains effective communication w/ all individuals involved in infection prevention initiatives or projects; involves key stakeholders, as indicated, w/ such projects, keeping them informed as to project status, barriers encountered, completion, etc.; and promotes the replication of successful 'best practices' from other regions within the program, or other health care organizations.\n- Serves as a member or ex officio member on the a) Regional Infection Control Committee; b) Ambulatory Surgery Quality Committees; c) Medication Safety Committee; d) Regional Product Review Committee; e) Service Area Quality Improvement Committees; & f) Accreditation Readiness Team.\n- Completes other duties as assigned.\n- Please see full length job description for additional functions.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience or combination of experience in an acute care hospital or ambulatory setting with knowledge of medical and surgical procedures, treatments, and patient management required.\n- Background in infection prevention or control, employee health, risk management, and patient safety required, preferably in a managed care setting.\n- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or must complete within 6 months of employment).\n- Licensure as RN in VA, MD or DC required in applicable jurisdiction.\n- Certification in Infection Prevention and Control required within 18 months of employment.\n- Knowledge of federal and state health care laws and regulations required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge and experience applying quality improvement techniques, and facilitating compliance with accreditation standards required.\n- Proficiency in computer applications, including MS Office Suite required.\n- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills required.\n- Skilled in problem-solving and collaborating with other professionals required.\n- Previous demonstrated experience in successfully implementing major patient safety and/or quality improvement initiatives or projects required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in a related area preferred.\n- Familiarity with KP preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 19:56:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27540391/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Infection Control Nurse, RN", "reqid": "129675", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27540391}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: HealthConnect (Epic) Application Coordinator\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nKP HealthConnect is an integrated clinical & administrative information management system that integrates the patient's electronic medical record w/ their appointments, registration & billing information. The system will link KP departments & as well as facilities nationwide, providing KP physicians & care teams access to current & comprehensive patient information & providing KP members 24/7 online access to key portions of their medical record. SEE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for achieving in-depth knowledge of KP Health Connect application software & business operations to ensure that the application is configured to support business requirements.\n- Configures EPIC applications by translating business requirements into software specifications.\n- Acts as a liaison between KP Health Connect & other departments regarding configuration issues.\n- Executes test plans for configuration testing; performs problem resolution of configuration.\n- Performs in-depth analyses of workflows, data collections, report details, & other technical issues associated w/ the use of KP Health Connect software.\n- Develops & documents internal decisions that the form the basis for the design decisions w/in the Health Connect applications.\n- Collaborates w/ process design, interfaces, testing & implementation teams.\n- Conducts comprehensive evaluations & tests new releases.\n- Prioritizes & implements system updates & changes; communicates changes to users prior to granting access to new releases.\n- Performs other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of configuration, application implementation, detail analysis, & installation experience required\n- 3 years of progressively responsible experience performing detailed analysis & in-depth knowledge of health care information management systems required. However, additional training on Applications configuration & implementation will be provided.\n- bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Health care, & or Business or comparable application experience required.\n- Travel for product training & certification followed by occasional travel required.\n- Database management & basic software configuration skills required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience w/in the Health care Industry preferred.\n- EPIC application experience preferred.\n- Expertise in data structures, content & interpretation of specific data elements preferred.\n- Certification of the EPIC application must be obtained.\n- Maintenance of certification required.\n- Licensure as a Registered Nurse preferred for Clinical - Electronic Medical Record Clinician AC Role.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 19:56:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27540388/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "HealthConnect (Epic) Application Coordinator", "reqid": "129671", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 27540388}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Polysomnographic Technologist - PT\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nAssists patients referred to the sleep disorder clinic to obtain appropriate diagnosis & treatment. Under direction of physicians in the Sleep Medicine Department, provides information regarding study procedures, diagnostic findings, & recommended treatments.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Schedules appointments for patients to visit sleep disorder clinic.\n- Conducts initial education & orientation session as per department guidelines.\n- Enters referrals into HealthConnect.\n- Provides patients w/ home diagnostic equipment & instructs them on its use.\n- Downloads home studies, scores raw data & forwards the results to the physician.\n- Reviews results from outside laboratories.\n- Under direction of physician, communicates sleep study results & recommendation to patients.\n- Assists patients to understand their covered benefits & obtain therapeutic equipment.\n- Dispense CPAP & related equipment:\n- Performs CPAP auto titration;\n- Dispense CPAP equipment & accessories & performs mask fittings; & assists patients w/ equipment problems.\n- Maintains equipment & supplies used by clinic for diagnostic & therapeutic purposes.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school diploma or GED.\n- Associate's degree in respiratory therapy or polysomnography or equivalent years of directly related work experience.\n- Licensed Polysomnographic Technologist in the corresponding jurisdiction required.\n- Certified RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) must be obtained w/in six (6) months of hire.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience as a sleep apnea technician or polysomnographic technologist, preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 03:13:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27531163/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Polysomnographic Technologist - PT", "reqid": "129499", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 27531163}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Admixture Pharmacy Supervisor - FT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nSupervises & promotes Clinic Infusion Services for patients requiring infusion therapies & provides process & compliance expertise in sterile product preparation, & assures that pharmacists & technicians provide appropriate, cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients of Office Infusion Clinics.\nEssential Functions:\n- Supervises the day-to-day operations of Office Infusion Clinic pharmacy & staff to ensure timely completion of workload & completion of tasks.\n- Manages the budget & does benchmark analysis of Infusion Services which assures use of most technologically advanced & cost efficient processes & services; incorporates defined best practices into the service.\n- Assists in providing recommendations & implementation which assures regulatory compliance to sterile product preparation.\n- Maintains policies & procedures relating to Infusion pharmacy operations & professional practice standards.\n- Provides qualitative & quantitative results related to operational areas & contributes to organizational cost effectiveness & performance.\n- Helps manage the planning, operation, & problem-solving guidelines to meet the required service levels, standards, & goals of the department.\n- Proactively provides accurate resolution to inquiries, concerns, & potential complaints w/ a focus on quality, safety, & member retention; continuously strives to improve provider satisfaction.\n- Assists in development of performance standards & on-going reporting mechanisms to evaluate staff operational performance.\n- Assists in establishment & implementation of departmental performance reports.\n- Demonstrates adherence to universal precautions & aseptic technique.\n- Maintains & increases standards of performance & education.\n- Assures customer/personnel safety by maintaining a safe & therapeutic environment & by adhering to company safety programs.\n- Takes initiative to increase job knowledge through additional training, cross training skills development, & continuing education.\n- Manages staffing needs of the infusion pharmacy. Position will require routine staffing duties by the supervisor.\n- Obtains, interprets, & evaluates all physician medication orders for appropriateness, cost effectiveness, accuracy, safety, & completeness.\n- Accurately compounds & checks compounded sterile products.\n- Communicates clinical & technical information & monitoring to other members of the health care team.\n- Other duties as assigned.\n- Collaborates w/ facility personnel on infusion pharmacy services.\n- Oversees pharmacists & pharmacy technicians in the clinical activities of the infusion/oncology department.\nSecondary Functions:\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience mixing & distributing intravenous therapy preferably in managed care settings required.\n- BS or Pharmacy D degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required.\n- Pharmacist licensure in appropriate jurisdiction(s) required.\n- Knowledge of technological & business developments & trends in Infusion Therapy & Hospital relations, particularly as related to managed care environments, required.\n- Familiarity w/ IV therapy procedures & technologies; sterile technique & infection control procedures & software applications related to infusion & customer satisfaction tracking required.\n- Ability to set priorities for self & staff in a rapidly growing, highly technical service.\n- Ability to design & manage processes & systems to assure program efficiencies & cost-effectiveness in a competitive business environment\n- Knowledge of infusion pharmacy business practices & qualitative & quantitative practice measures.\n- Demonstrated ability to build effective teams & to delegate & motivate appropriately to ensure success of the program.\n- Demonstrated customer focus & customer satisfaction success in previous work environment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Management or supervisory experience & demonstrated ability to manage budgetary resources in a cost effective manner preferred.\n- Previous supervisory or experience in a lead position preferred.\n- Oncology &/or Home Infusion pharmacy experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 03:13:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27531167/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Admixture Pharmacy Supervisor - FT", "reqid": "129509", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 27531167}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: DSS Lead Cost Analyst\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nResponsible for coordination in the development & maintenance of the Decision Support System through analysis of medical utilization data, appropriate mapping of this data to industry standard codes, & directing the costing process w/in the system.\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists central DSS staff in the alignment of general ledger cost centers & accounts w/ the department codes where utilization occurs. This must be monitored & reviewed on a monthly basis.\n- Evaluates the costs per unit as calculated in the monthly costing process & the costs per RVU to ensure that utilization & costs have been matched accurately & correct statistics have been used in the costing process.\n- Analyzes general ledger accounting practices to understand the appropriate allocations of overheads, following national guidelines. Validates the accuracy of statistics used to allocate overheads w/in Decision Support & ensures that these statistics are provided on a timely basis to central Decision Support Staff to support the monthly costing process.\n- Oversees the monthly DSS production cycle, ensuring that all monthly tasks are completed in the timeline provided by the Service Level Agreement w/ Central DSS.\n- Consults w/ medical analytic staff in the areas of LAB, Radiology, Pharmacy, Office visits, Ambulatory Surgery, claims, etc. to understand utilization data & map this data for loading to the Decision Support System. This requires a close collaborative relationship to understand the implications of any changes in how this data is coded in the source systems.\n- Collaborates w/ general accounting staff & medical analytic staff to ensure that utilization is mapped correctly to general ledger accounts to accurately determine the cost of medical services w/in Decision Support.\n- Frequently reviews general ledger accounting practices to ensure that all insurance related costs are separated from medical related costs as they are loaded to the system. This requires an understanding of what functions are supported by each of these costs.\n- Reviews on a monthly basis the balancing of the DSS system to ensure that costs w/in DSS match the statements of operation for all regional Kaiser entities.\n- This position will provide guidance to the National DSS Group as it relates to the costing of regional utilization.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience working in an accounting related function or a medical analytic related field.\n- Bachelor's degree w/ a concentration in a medical operation related field, accounting, business administration, finance or a related field.\n- Good microcomputer skills, excellent knowledge of spreadsheets & a solid understanding of database applications & use of end-user tools such as MicroSoft Access or Business Objects to access database tables & write reports required.\n- Outstanding analytical skills to analyze revenue data, & to review & audit revenue in the allocation process required.\n- Superior communication skills both verbal & written to communicate clearly w/ regional counterparts required.\n- Requires a good understanding of medical terminology & codes.\n- Excellent organization & documentation skills w/ a strong attention to detail is required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience w/ cost accounting is preferred.\n- Master's degree w/ a concentration in a medical operation related field, accounting, business administration, finance or a related field. preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-29 20:08:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27493365/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "DSS Lead Cost Analyst", "reqid": "129407", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27493365}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Vision Service Assistant II-OC\nLocation: Largo, MD\nAssists the vision services department by scheduling appointments, greeting & assisting patients, performing initial vision tests, & assisting optometrists & opticians.\nEssential Functions:\n- Makes appointments for patients w/ optometrists & ophthalmologists.\n- Greets patients, takes co-payments, enters data into medical records, & escorts patients to examination room.\n- Performs initial tests for optometry patients using specialized equipment.\n- Provides test results to optometrist & identifies abnormal conditions.\n- Assists optometrist to conduct examinations as directed.\n- Assists patients to understand spectacle & contact lens options following diagnosis by optometrist.\n- Assists patients in the selection of spectacle frames under direction of an optician.\n- Cleans & polishes hard & soft lenses.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 months experience working w/ contact lenses required.\n- High school diploma or equivalent education required.\n- One of the following certifications: Contact Lens Dispenser (US-CLD), National Contact lens Examiners Certification, Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (US-COA, CPOA, CPOT), National Para-Optometric (US-CPO), Completion of any Optometric Assistant Program of studies, Completion of the Self-Study Paraoptometric Assistant Course, Ophthalmic Medical Assisting-Independent Study Course, or any comparable certification or Optometric or Ophthalmic course completion required or within 6 months from date of hire.\n- Completion of a proficiency checklist within 90 days of employment.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in a retail or vision services environment preferred.\n- CPR certification preferred", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:39:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359060/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vision Service Assistant II-OC", "reqid": "128694", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 27359060}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Ophthalmology Assistant II-OC\nLocation: Largo, MD\n*Schedule: On Call, Variable Hours\n\nPerforms initial work-up & specialized examinations of the eye as directed by ophthalmologist. Assists ophthalmologist w/ clinical examination & surgical procedures as directed.\nEssential Functions:\n- Interviews each patient to obtain information about symptoms & documents information provided by patient in medical record.\n- Follows established protocol to determine the appropriate tests to perform based on patient's description of symptoms & personal inspection of eye.\n- Uses specialized equipment to test patient's vision & condition.\n- Provides test results to provider & brings attention to abnormal conditions.\n- Assists the ophthalmologist in the clinical examination of the eye & in surgical procedures as directed.\n- Applies eye dressings & protective shields as directed.\n- Documents examination results & treatments in patient file.\n- Cleans & maintains specialized equipment & work areas.\n- Attends patients requiring emergency care & alerts ophthalmologist to their condition.\n- Performs other related duties as requested.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience as an ophthalmology assistant I required.\n- High school diploma/ GED required.\n- Formal course in ophthalmology or military training.\n- Certification as an ophthalmic assistant by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology or obtained within 12 months of date of hire required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Successfully demonstrated proficiency on initial skills assessment during the interview process required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:39:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359062/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Ophthalmology Assistant II-OC", "reqid": "128700", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 27359062}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Ophthalmology Assistant II-OC\nLocation: Kensington, MD\n*Schedule: On Call, Variable Hours\n\nPerforms initial work-up & specialized examinations of the eye as directed by ophthalmologist. Assists ophthalmologist w/ clinical examination & surgical procedures as directed.\nEssential Functions:\n- Interviews each patient to obtain information about symptoms & documents information provided by patient in medical record.\n- Follows established protocol to determine the appropriate tests to perform based on patient's description of symptoms & personal inspection of eye.\n- Uses specialized equipment to test patient's vision & condition.\n- Provides test results to provider & brings attention to abnormal conditions.\n- Assists the ophthalmologist in the clinical examination of the eye & in surgical procedures as directed.\n- Applies eye dressings & protective shields as directed.\n- Documents examination results & treatments in patient file.\n- Cleans & maintains specialized equipment & work areas.\n- Attends patients requiring emergency care & alerts ophthalmologist to their condition.\n- Performs other related duties as requested.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience as an ophthalmology assistant I required.\n- High school diploma/ GED required.\n- Formal course in ophthalmology or military training.\n- Certification as an ophthalmic assistant by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology or obtained within 12 months of date of hire required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Successfully demonstrated proficiency on initial skills assessment during the interview process required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:39:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359063/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Ophthalmology Assistant II-OC", "reqid": "128702", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 27359063}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Vision Service Assistant II-OC\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nAssists the vision services department by scheduling appointments, greeting & assisting patients, performing initial vision tests, & assisting optometrists & opticians.\nEssential Functions:\n- Makes appointments for patients w/ optometrists & ophthalmologists.\n- Greets patients, takes co-payments, enters data into medical records, & escorts patients to examination room.\n- Performs initial tests for optometry patients using specialized equipment.\n- Provides test results to optometrist & identifies abnormal conditions.\n- Assists optometrist to conduct examinations as directed.\n- Assists patients to understand spectacle & contact lens options following diagnosis by optometrist.\n- Assists patients in the selection of spectacle frames under direction of an optician.\n- Cleans & polishes hard & soft lenses.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 months experience working w/ contact lenses required.\n- High school diploma or equivalent education required.\n- One of the following certifications: Contact Lens Dispenser (US-CLD), National Contact lens Examiners Certification, Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (US-COA, CPOA, CPOT), National Para-Optometric (US-CPO), Completion of any Optometric Assistant Program of studies, Completion of the Self-Study Paraoptometric Assistant Course, Ophthalmic Medical Assisting-Independent Study Course, or any comparable certification or Optometric or Ophthalmic course completion required or within 6 months from date of hire.\n- Completion of a proficiency checklist within 90 days of employment.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in a retail or vision services environment preferred.\n- CPR certification preferred", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:39:14", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359056/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vision Service Assistant II-OC", "reqid": "128531", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 27359056}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Clinical RN - On Call - Baltimore\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n- Administers all oral and injecting medications in the assigned clinical area. Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws. Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.\n- Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies. Responds to emergency situations throughout medical facility. Documents emergency situation to supervisor.\n- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, and other areas as designated.\n- Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate.\n- Coordinates recovery care of patients post sedation. Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.\n- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.\n- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).Acts as a resource person to LPNs and Clinic Assistants.\n- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT. Brings unresolved issues to Clinical Coordinator's attention if unresolved within the team.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of current experience HMO or ambulatory setting is required.\n- Experience in IV Therapy is required.\n- Current RN license in appropriate jurisdiction is required.\n- Current CPR certification is required\n- Passing a standard medication test is required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- BSN is preferred.\n- Travel will be required on a mobile health vehicle provided by Kaiser Permanente.\n- Must be willing to travel to locations in the service area.\n- We reach out to members and non-members to help close care gaps and improve health outcomes.", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:39:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359053/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical RN - On Call - Baltimore", "reqid": "126872", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27359053}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Systems Coordinator - FT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nResponsible for all current & future activities related to the implementation of the Pharmacy Dispensing System /ePIMS (electronic Pharmacy Information Management System) & POS Pharmacy Systems. Coordinates w/ various internal & external teams, including, but not limited to, Pharmacy systems support, systems integration, training, PDC, benefits, automation, regulatory/compliance, etc. Provides leadership to ensure the system is performing optimally in order to support efficient workflows in the Outpatient & the Mail Order/CF Pharmacies & provides expertise to support the Pharmacy leadership & staff. Acts as project manager in the identification & implementation of related programs & updates.\nEssential Functions:\n- Collaborates w/ local & national Pharmacy teams to coordinate all activities related to the ePIMs & POS systems.\n- Reviews, identifies & recommends system development requests. Responsible for coordinating & implementing new systems solutions/requests that improve Pharmacy Department efficiencies.\n- Assists w/ efforts necessary to maintain & enhance systems.\n- Responsible for testing & implementation of new functionality or upgrades. Collaborates w/ key stakeholders to review, test & implement new enhancements or upgrades.\n- Identifies & resolves complex problems thorough knowledge & background using interactive problem solving & troubleshooting techniques.\n- Articulates the impact of new functionality or enhancements on operational workflows or pharmacy processes, policies or procedures & works as the SME to help facilitate the development or modification of workflows.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of KP Pharmacy experience required.\n- 1 year of Leadership or Supervisory experience required.\n- BS degree in Pharmacy or Pharm D.\n- Licensed Pharmacist in either MD, DC or VA.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred.\n- Experience working w/ or implementing new systems or technology.\n- Project Management Skills preferred.\n- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills required to work w/ internal & external customers.\n- Strong skills in personal computer applications including word processing & spreadsheets, database administration.\n- Strong troubleshooting, problem solving & organizational skills.", "date_new": "2012-03-22 23:38:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27332045/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Systems Coordinator - FT", "reqid": "128521", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27332045}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Underwriting Consultant\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nThe Underwriting Consultant is accountable for partnering w/ Sales & Account Management to quote the appropriate rate on complex accounts provide leadership to the team.\nEssential Functions:\n- Partner w/ Sales & Account Management to create & execute a business plan that optimizes our opportunities across book of business.\n- Produce accurate quotes in compliance w/ Underwriting & authority guidelines & state & federal laws for existing & prospective business.\n- Develop & execute account &/or book of business plans to ensure attainment of goals primarily on complex cases.\n- Conduct peer review including the most complex cases to ensure accuracy & appropriateness of quote.\n- Partner w/ Sales & Account Management to create & execute a business plan that optimizes our opportunities across book of business.\n- Produce accurate quotes in compliance w/ Underwriting & authority guidelines & state & federal laws for existing & prospective business.\n- Develop & execute account &/or book of business plans to ensure attainment of goals primarily on complex cases.\n- Conduct peer review including the most complex cases to ensure accuracy & appropriateness of quote.\n- Manage business processes & policies that support optimal customer service.\n- Meets established department turnaround goals by balancing deadlines.\n- Designs new & interprets existing policies, procedures, & methodology.\n- Develops & leads in the implementation of continuous quality improvement programs.\n- Partner w/ & influence other internal customers to ensure KP business processes are in alignment w/ organizational goals.\n- Ensure Underwriting is an integral partner in the creation of effective business solutions.\n- Establish & leverage relationships w/ Sales/Account Management that optimize business potential w/ purchasers, brokers & consultants.\n- Develop creative solutions that maximize credibility w/ customers & Sales/Account Management.\n- Proactively acquire & exhibit knowledge of the external business environment to add value.\n- Provide leadership to the team.\n- Create & maintain positive, empowering work environment.\n- Act as a role model.\n- Coach & develop team members.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of progressive experience in rating, underwriting, marketplace evaluations, &/or financial analysis in a managed care environment or 7 years of quantitative analysis experience required.\n- Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, business administration, or a related field or applicable years of related work experience required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Large group Underwriting preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-21 18:15:26", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27296493/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Underwriting Consultant", "reqid": "128393", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27296493}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Manager, Perioperative Scheduling - FT\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nTo provide management & oversight of the surgery scheduling department, ensuring a highly efficient, patient friendly surgery scheduling process. Monitors & improves all aspects of the perioperative scheduling process both w/in KPMAS & contracted surgery centers.\n\nThis position reports to the Director, Perioperative Services for the respective Medical Center.\nEssential Functions:\n- Is responsible for direct oversight & management of the surgery scheduling department supporting all Perioperative services in the medical center; including Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Procedure Suites, & surgical cases scheduled at our partner hospitals.\n- Partners w/ other Perioperative Service leaders, as well as Surgical Department leaders & Chiefs to support internalization efforts & meet utilization targets.\n- Assists in problem-solving & trouble-shooting of surgery scheduling issues for Procedure Suites, Ambulatory Surgery Scheduling & any contracted surgery centers.\n- Uses data & reports to identify trends & actively participates in problem resolution.\n- Is responsible for coaching & counseling of staff, annual performance evaluations, & routine audits for quality & accuracy in performance; ensures efficiency in scheduling & provides input to director on ways to improve efficiency & performance.\n- Conducts monthly quality review studies, tracking Ql related issues including, but not limited to, patient outcomes & cancellations.\n- Develops & distributes applicable reports for Quality Committee & other Perioperative Oversight Committees.\n- Addresses customer (member & physician) concerns as they arise.\n- Establishes relationships w/ contracted surgery centers to enhance department's performance.\n- Implements new initiatives as indicated.\n- Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years experience in a managed care setting required.\n- 3 years management experience required.\n- Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration, Nursing, Business Administration, or related field required.\n- Ambulatory surgery, PACU or other surgical scheduling management required.\n- Experience w/ computer software programs.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Five years experience in the Operating Room and/or Ambulatory Surgery Center preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269797/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager, Perioperative Scheduling - FT", "reqid": "127939", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 27269797}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Temple Hills", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - OC\nLocation: Temple Hills, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n- Varianle schedule within the hours of operation, Mon - Fri 7:00am - 1:00am, Sat & Sun 8:00am - 6:00pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269799/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - OC", "reqid": "127955", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Temple Hills, MD", "uid": 27269799}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Medical Technologist - OC\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nPerforms laboratory procedures, quality control & quality assurance measures as outlined in the Laboratory Procedure Manual. Tests patient specimens, correlates data & reports results in a timely manner to affect quality patient care.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Follows lab procedures for specimen handling & processing. Performs lab procedures of moderate & high complexity in accordance w/ standards set forth in the approved Laboratory Procedures Manual. Reports & maintains records of patient test results according to protocol.\n- Adheres to quality control & quality assurance procedures w/ appropriate & accurate documentation. Follows laboratory's established corrective action procedures. Performs proficiency testing, reports results according to protocol. Diagnoses laboratory instrument malfunctions, performs preventive & corrective maintenance/repairs & maintains records of actions.\n- Ensures that lab standards of timeliness & quality of patient test results are met. Recognizes unexpected or unreasonable results, identifies the cause & takes appropriate action. Brings unusual situations to the attention of the supervisor.\n- Enters & retrieves information using the laboratory computer system where required.\n- Assists in the evaluation & development of new procedures, methods & instrumentation.\n- Performs the responsibilities of phlebotomy, accessioning, & specimen processing on an as needed basis to maintain efficient laboratory operations.\n- Assures that adequate department supply levels are maintained in a cost effective manner.\n- Assists in the orientation of new employees & medical staff.\n- Adheres to lab safety & infection control practices. Follows department & organization dress code policies. Wears protective garb where appropriate.\n- Applies professional knowledge & judgment to analytical & decision making functions. Advises providers & clinical staff of correct procedures for specimen collection & h&ling. Maintains confidentiality of patient/medical information. Participates in continuing education programs & in-services, maintains an up to date level of knowledge in the laboratory field.\n- Adheres to regional & laboratory service management policies & procedures. Participates in the development & implementation of internal Quality Assurance monitors relating to quality of care & service.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related field, or equivalent combination of education & experience required.\n- MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification required.\n- Skills necessary to perform all procedures contained in the Laboratory Procedure Manual to include specimen processing, test\nperformance, & reporting of test results required.\n- Demonstrated skills in organizing, prioritizing & problem solving required.\n- Demonstrated communication skills required.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year of recent full time (or equivalent) general clinical laboratory experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-16 23:10:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27217244/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Technologist - OC", "reqid": "127410", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 27217244}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Colesville", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - FT\nLocation: Colesville, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include weekends and holidays.\n- Monday - Friday 10:00am - 6:30pm,Weekends variable.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Customer focused, great cash handling skills.", "date_new": "2012-03-07 23:51:17", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26995365/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - FT", "reqid": "126109", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Colesville, MD", "uid": 26995365}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Technician II - FT\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n- Monday - Friday 8:00am - 10:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am - 5:30pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2012-03-06 02:42:21", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26942323/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Technician II - FT", "reqid": "125833", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 26942323}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Suitland", "description": "Title: Medical Sonographer - OC\nLocation: Suitland, MD\nPerforms ultrasound examinations of patients as requested by referring physicians.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets patient, explains ultrasound procedure, & answers questions.\n- Selects the appropriate machine & probe to be used to obtain diagnostic information requested by referring physician.\n- Applies gel to patient's skin, applies probe, & monitors equipment to obtain ultrasound images.\n- Processes film & reviews images to confirm that images meet radiologist's requirements.\n- Prepares initial diagnosis by identifying abnormal conditions for review by radiologist.\n- Uses ultrasound equipment to assist providers to conduct invasive procedures.\n- Maintains equipment & examination room, stores film, & keeps inventory of related supplies.\n- Prepares patient information files w/ patient identification, date of exam, referring physician, & exam performed.\n- Prepares & submits reports showing the number & type of examinations conducted.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of full time experience as a sonographer required.\n- High School diploma or GED required.\n- Completion of an ARDMS accredited or equivalent program in ultrasound technology required.\n- Current certification by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RDMS) in abdomen &/or OB/GYN required.\n- Non-Registered Sonographers may be considered; however, Sonographers must have met experience, education, & training requirements; & upon hire, Sonographer must sit for & pass abdomen &/or OB/GYN Registry w/in one year of employment.\n- CPR Certification required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certifications such as breast or RVT preferred.\n- Nuchal translucency certification preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-01 20:38:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26868056/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Sonographer - OC", "reqid": "125498", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Suitland, MD", "uid": 26868056}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Cisco IPT / Unified Communications Engineer\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nThis Converged Engineer position is a hands-on technical position that reports to the Manager of the Voice and Telephony Engineering and Delivery Team. This position provides technical expertise and leadership for enterprise integrated, converged network systems at KP. The position will lead the voice design development process thru the full design, implementation and deployment phases and will participate in the KPIT governance and approval processes as part of the network design and deployment life cycle. Additionally, this engineer may need to assist with the hands on build out during the Implementation phases, Change management, and Level 4 support.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Hands on experience planning, designing, and implementing Cisco's UC product line, including Unified Communications Manager, Unity, Unity Connection and Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) (preferred, but not required).\n - VoIP/IPT solution consulting, design, configuration, deployment and support\n - Technical Oversight of the IPTel Implementation by Professional Services Vendors.\n - Consults with clients to determine telephony requirements and recommend solutions in accordance with standard system procedures\n - Telephony and data problem resolution, escalation, and fourth level support coordination.\nSecondary Functions:\n - Experience designing and implementing complex, multisite voice deployments\n - Expertise with communications protocols such as H323 / SIP / MGCP / SCCP / QoS / QSIG / T1 CAS / AMIS / G.711 / G.729.\n - Hands-on experience designing and implementing HA networks CUCM, Unity, CER, UCCE, UCCX, CVP.\n - Hands-on experience with Engineering Design Package development, large enterprise governance processes and Enterprise Change Management processes.\n - Knowledge of ITIL processes a benefit.\n - Expertise integrating Cisco solutions with other vendor products such as overhead paging systems, call accounting, call recording, etc.\n - UC/IPT Consulting experience is highly desirable. The ideal candidate will have experience with a technology vendor or systems integrator selling, designing, and implementing Cisco voice systems and solutions\n - Lead technical sessions with internal clients to discover requirements and develop solutions\n - Prepare and evaluate RFP's, including Bill of Materials and Professional Services Estimates\n - Present solutions to clients\n - Mentor and develop junior engineers\n - Maintain and develop relationships with clients and partners such as Cisco and our implementations vendors\n - Participate in the evaluation and recommendation of new technologies\n - Strong verbal and written communication skills\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - B.A./B.S. in CS/CIS/IS/MIS/Business or equivalent work experience\n - Minimum of seven years of IT / Networking / Voice Engineering experience.\n - Experience with Cisco UC / Voice equipment\n - Experience designing, evaluating and recommending UC/IPT solutions\n - Minimum of3 years in the networking/telecommunications industry.\n - Experience working with telecommunications vendors.\n - Minimum of 3 years experience designing and deploying enterprise level Cisco UC/IPT solutions.\n - Experience working as a team member on large construction projects\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - One of the following certifications: CCNP, CCVP or CCIE\n - Experience with Unified Contact Center Enterprise\n - Contact Center scripting experience", "date_new": "2012-02-28 21:26:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26820027/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Cisco IPT / Unified Communications Engineer", "reqid": "125058", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26820027}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Physical Therapist II, Full-Time, Woodlawn, MD\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\n*Shifts - 40 hours/week with every other Saturday or Sunday and Eveningsincluded*\n\nResponsible for physical therapy management of patients under the direction & supervision of the Physical Therapy Supervisor.\nEssential Functions:\n- Tests & evaluates the extent of a patient's disability to ensure proper treatment using various tests & procedures.\n- Plans therapy program, establishes treatment goals; & administers treatment to restore body functions, strength, relieve pain, & prevent disability through the use of various therapeutic techniques & procedures. This includes patients in establishing goals & obtains patient's informed consent as necessary.\n- Provides patients & family members w/ treatment plan & instructions for home exercise programs & pain relief techniques.\n- Upgrades treatment plan & goals as patient progresses.\n- Regularly assesses clinical signs & symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, & the need for modifying goals & treatment.\n- Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.\n- Provides accurate & timely documentation of physical therapy management & patient management.\n- Maintains appropriate medical records, documentation for each patient including evaluation, treatment & progress.\n- Consults w/ medical providers regarding patient evaluation & treatment, progress of the patient, & discharge from treatment. Reviews patient records for current diagnosis, past medical history, precautions, & contraindications.\n- Maintains compliance w/ documentation standards of department & regulatory agencies.\n- Establishes safe work environment.\n- Maintains clinical competency & ethical standards as outlined in the guidelines of the APTA.\n- Maintains departmental supplies, equipment, & apparatus in clean, safe & functional condition.\n- Directs & instructs support personnel in performance of more routine procedures as requested.\n- Establishes & maintains courteous, cooperative relations w/ the public patients & other personnel.\n- Provides triage Physical Therapy services by providing advice & care either by means of phone triage & or 1st Contact PT.\n- Provides input & or assistance to Senior Physical Therapist & Physical Therapy Supervisor in the development of new classes, services, member & provider education, development of handouts, & other related services.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 years of full time practice as a licensed Physical Therapist in a clinical setting required.\n- Actively pursuing & engaging in at least one of these continue education or clinical experience to gain/enhance clinical expertise required as described below:\na) Post graduate degree from an accredited university with a specialty focus.\nb) Fellowship or certificate from an accredited body or organization in a subject matter that is pertinent to our patient population and is clinic based.\nc) Expertise/competency in a particular subject matter in a clinical subject matter in high demand or in a clinical subject matter that we have limited resources or specialists on staff.\nd) Expertise/competency that has been gained from years of clinical experience from treating a pertinent diagnosis or patient population\n- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum for a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree w/ certification in physical therapy or a foreign-trained equivalent required.\n- Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of Maryland required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- BLS Certification required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS required.\n- Maintains professional and neat appearance at all times.\n- Teaches Physical Therapy related Health Education Classes, if demonstrates the required clinical skills.\n- Becomes actively involved in supervision & orientation of volunteers within Physical Therapy Department.\n- Participates in community activities & member education at least 2 times per year, which may include teaching health education classes, participating in medical center functions and attending community health fairs.\n- Is flexible for coverage as needed in other facilities within the service area if appropriate.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of or practice in at least 75% of Basic PT Clinical Core Competencies. Refer to list of clinical competencies\n*HealthConnect familiarity*\n*Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently are highly preferred.*", "date_new": "2012-02-25 19:28:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26757123/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physical Therapist II, Full-Time, Woodlawn, MD", "reqid": "124970", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 26757123}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Suitland", "description": "Title: Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse - PT\nLocation: Suitland, MD\nResponsible for providing evaluations, treatment planning, referral, case management, & individual follow-up, & group therapy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assesses clinical, emotional, & educational health needs of patients. Provides individual & group psychotherapy implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans. Triages/evaluates, provides urgent care psychotherapy for both scheduled & walk-in patients & implements indicated treatment plans.\n- Collaborates closely w/ staff psychiatrists, Primary Care Providers & other clinical staff to maintain continuity & integration of care as well as appropriate follow up.\n- Acts as a resource for clinical staff & assists in implementation of in-service & support programs for medical center staff.\n- Documents clinical patient encounters in accordance w/ department policies & procedures following HIPAA regulations.\n- Provides telephone evaluations, & recommendations, & consults w/ a physician as needed regarding medications.\n- Participates in patient education activities around psychiatric symptom & disease management.\n- Facilitates referrals to appropriate community agencies including hospitals.\n- Participates in on going Intensive Outpatient Program development & implementation. (This includes input & participation in the types of groups & activities to be offered for post hospital & other patients requiring acute outpatient services.)\n- Collaborates w/ physicians & managers in developing & periodically reviewing protocols relevant to department functioning.\n- As directed by a physician, prescribes or orders medication or laboratory testing.\n- Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards & established criteria.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 years of post master's degree experience providing direct advance practice nursing care in a psychiatric clinical setting required.\n- In accord w/ the specific job description Certification as Clinical Nurse Specialist in either Adult, or Child/Adolescent Services by the ANCC required.\n- Master's degree in Mental Health Nursing required.\n- Current license to practice in the jurisdiction to which person is assigned required.\n- NPI required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Skills in thearea of medication administration as well as nursing case management duties.\n- Experience in providing triageon individual and group psychotherapy.", "date_new": "2012-02-21 21:55:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26658616/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse - PT", "reqid": "124102", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Suitland, MD", "uid": 26658616}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: PACS Administrator - FT\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nTo manage, monitor, troubleshoot, implement, and train staff on the Picture Archive and Communication (PACS) system.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages, monitors, troubleshoots, backup functions, implementation, & trains staff on the Picture Archive & Communication (PACS) system.\n- Works effectively with Radiologists & all departments within Radiology to continuously improve the workflow between the modalities, PACS, RIS & voice recognition.\n- Reviews & updates policies & procedures related to PACS, RIS, File Room, & QA on a yearly basis.\n- Clearly defines authority & responsibility for all personnel & delegates duties to staff members for the most efficient & productive operation of the PACS, RIS, Film Library & Quality Assurance requirements.\n- Actively participates in the budget process. Maintains control of the approved personnel, operation & capital budget for PACS.\n- Organizes, plans, & directs activities relating to PACS & RIS for all designated areas.\n- Develops & implements a plan for monitoring & evaluation of PACS & continuous quality improvement.\n- Administrates, revises, reviews and/or establishes department PACS policies, procedures, & software copies.\n- Assures that all PACS activities & documentation meet or exceed standards of accrediting & regulatory agencies.\n- Records daily backups & insures quality of the system input/output.\n- Plans & schedules all maintenance & upgrades to the network & provides feedback to department management & radiologists.\n- In cooperation with Information Technology, ensures/assigns network security by developing rules that will support user-defined workstation settings, image distribution, archiving & acquisition of images & system access.\n- Fosters growth in professional & support staff related to PACS.\n- Provides for individualized & departmental orientation to PACS.\n- Monitors & communicates contractual agreements with the department management to insure functionality, maintenance & cost.\n- Maintains the PACS network through the administration of file servers, archives, workstations, ID terminal, RIS interface, CR gateway, laser imager & any other peripherals.\n- Maintains knowledge of current PACS technology & management trends that are reflected in his/her practice.\n- Identifies problems & takes appropriate action in identifying & resolving problems. See Job description for specifics.\n- Maintains an awareness of political, privacy, and ethical issues related to health care, specifically in radiology.\n- Seeks to improve skills through attending education programs, seminars and/or self-study and through vendor training on software and equipment.\n- Coordinates and/or trains clinicians and department staff in the use of PACS and related systems.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of project management experience required.\n- 2 years of experience managing a PACS system required.\n- BS degree in Radiological Science or equivalent years of experience required.\n- Must have some computer programming background, working with Web Servers, knowledge of SQL & experience of any programming language (C, C++, Javascript, etc).\n- Proficiency with information technology & network infrastructure with understanding of related software programs required.\n- Mechanical aptitude & ability with attention to detail required.\n- Excellent communication, organizing, & training skills required.\n- Clinical experience with emphasis on radiology systems required.\n- Demonstrates a sound knowledge base for clinical & managerial decision-making.\n- Demonstrates accountability & initiative to follow-up on error correction, improvement of current methods & contributes new ideas to improve work practices.\n- Demonstrates characteristics of a leader through role modeling, change agent, flexibility, creativity & risk taking in approaches to goal setting & goal achievement.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Biomedical and/or IT experience preferred.\n- Experience and knowledge of iSite PACS preferred.\n- Master's degree preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-18 19:43:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26613140/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "PACS Administrator - FT", "reqid": "124039", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26613140}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Optometrist-PT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\n*2 Positions Available*\n**Schedule: Monday - Thursday 5:00pm - 9:00pm and Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm.\n\nTo examine patients having full range of visual problems, diagnose visual diseases, disorders, & deficiencies, & prescribe treatment as licensed & credited. To refer patients to other appropriate Kaiser Permanente providers as needed for further evaluation & treatment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Examines patients having a full range of visual problems by using a full field of optometry instruments & techniques.\n- Diagnoses visual diseases, disorders, & deficiencies & prescribes treatment according to the laws of the State of Maryland, District, or Commonwealth.\n- Prescribes & fits contact lenses.\n- Determines visual requirements of the partially sighted. Prescribes low-vision aids such as telescopic & microscopic lenses, magnifiers, & other optical devices to aid low-vision patients.\n- In the state or jurisdiction in which licensed or under the standing orders of a physician, uses diagnostic pharmaceutical agents to detect & diagnose ocular pathology. Uses examination techniques to determine ocular signs of systemic diseases and medications.\n- Refers patients to other appropriate Kaiser Permanente providers as needed for further evaluation & treatment.\n- Participates in departmental & educational meetings including peer review activities within the department and medical facility.\n- Consults regularly w/ internal medicine, pediatrics, & ophthalmology on patient care issues.\n- Assists in implementing eye care in-service education programs for medical center staff & at patient education seminars.\n- Under the standing orders of a physician & in co-management w/ an ophthalmologist, evaluates & manages stated anterior segment disorders.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience required.\n- Graduation from an accredited school of Optometry required.\n- License in good standing in State of Maryland, District of Columbia, or Virginia required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in an interdisciplinary health care environment preferred.\n- Accredited residency in Optometry preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-18 19:43:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26613139/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Optometrist-PT", "reqid": "124049", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 26613139}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Counselor, Genetic Med Group - FT\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nProvides pre-& post- testing support for genetic testing. Collect appropriate clinical & family information from clients necessary for scheduling of appropriate tests, proper interpretation of test results & preparation of final reports.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Counsels patients regarding prenatal genetic testing including amniocentesis, Chorionic villus sampling, first & second trimester screening\n- Compiles & evaluates family history & genetic test results\n- Conducts patient education regarding complex genetic disorders (w/ a focus on familial cancer, cardiogentetics, neurogenetics, muscular dystrophies, inherited skin disorders, & inherited connective tissue disorders\n- Recommends standard genetic tests; identity additional family members to be tested\n- Assist medical geneticist in identifying differential diagnosis & determining patient management needs\n- Educate patients regarding their risks/options & test results\n- Provide grief & crisis counseling to individuals &/or families as needed\n- Provides follow-up patient care & coordinates other resources based upon evaluation of individual patient needs & family goals\nQualifications:\nPosition requires traveling to Kensington Medical Center.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience as a genetic counselor\n- Master's degree in Human Genetics or Genetic Counseling, from the American Board of Genetics Counseling (ABGC) accredited program required\n- Board certification as a Genetic Counselor by the American Board of Medical Genetics (ABMG) or American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)\n- Must have a National Provider Identification (NPI) or obtain an NPI prior to the start of employment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Ph.D in Human Genetics or Genetic Counseling preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-17 19:20:03", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26596395/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Counselor, Genetic Med Group - FT", "reqid": "123851", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 26596395}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Clinical Operations Manager, Urgent Care\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nCoordinate the delivery of quality patient care to facilitate member satisfaction with the care experience.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages clinical operations, including staffing schedules, phone access to the health care team, and patient flow.\n- Responsible for all appropriate documentation and reporting requirements, such as QA reports, performance evaluations, time sheets, and budget variance reports.\n- Ensures the appropriate level and mix of staff and effective staff utilization to meet staffing and workload requirements and support the delivery of quality patient care and services, within budgetary guidelines.\n- Develops staffing plans; works with Human Resources staff to recruit and hire staff; and coordinates comprehensive orientation of new staff.\n- Establishes accountabilities and performance goals and provides counseling, coaching, feedback, recognition, training and development to staff.\n- Develops and manages quality improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility and ensures compliance with HEDIS indicators and other mandated standards.\n- Collaborates with physician managers and providers to coordinate day-to-day patient care, ensure balanced provider panels within the health care team, and facilitate appointment access for members.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 year of current clinical experience plus 2 years supervisory experience required.\n- BSN or bachelor\u2019s degree in health care administration, other health related field, or equivalent years of related experience required.\n- Current RN license.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Demonstrated clinical and managerial competence appropriate to area(s) of responsibility; familiarity with all pertinent laws, regulations, and standards of nursing practice; demonstrated competence with financial management principles and standard software applications in a Windows environment required.", "date_new": "2012-02-16 21:29:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26575305/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Operations Manager, Urgent Care", "reqid": "123674", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 26575305}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Clinical Operations Manager - Podiatry\nLocation: Largo, MD\nCoordinate the delivery of quality patient care to facilitate member satisfaction with the care experience.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages clinical operations, including staffing schedules, phone access to the health care team, and patient flow.\n- Responsible for all appropriate documentation and reporting requirements, such as QA reports, performance evaluations, time sheets, and budget variance reports.\n- Ensures the appropriate level and mix of staff and effective staff utilization to meet staffing and workload requirements and support the delivery of quality patient care and services, within budgetary guidelines.\n- Develops staffing plans; works with Human Resources staff to recruit and hire staff; and coordinates comprehensive orientation of new staff.\n- Establishes accountabilities and performance goals and provides counseling, coaching, feedback, recognition, training and development to staff.\n- Develops and manages quality improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility and ensures compliance with HEDIS indicators and other mandated standards.\n- Collaborates with physician managers and providers to coordinate day-to-day patient care, ensure balanced provider panels within the health care team, and facilitate appointment access for members.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 year of current clinical experience plus 2 years supervisory experience required.\n- BSN or bachelor\u2019s degree in health care administration, other health related field, or equivalent years of related experience required.\n- Current RN license.\n- CPR certification required.\n- Demonstrated clinical and managerial competence appropriate to area(s) of responsibility; familiarity with all pertinent laws, regulations, and standards of nursing practice; demonstrated competence with financial management principles and standard software applications in a Windows environment required.", "date_new": "2012-02-16 21:29:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26575308/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Operations Manager - Podiatry", "reqid": "123798", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 26575308}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Biomedical Engineer - Kaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology - Silver Spring, MD\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nBiomedical Engineer\nKaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology\nSilver Spring, MD\n\nKaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology is seeking a Biomedical Engineer who under the general supervision of the Director of Clinical Technology, or the Mid Atlantic statesBiomedical Services Supervisor, maintains all clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic biomedical instrumentation and systems used in the medical centers throughout the MAS Region (currently Washington DC Metro area & Baltimore)\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Works independently to repair all types of biomedical instrumentation in the MAS region.\n- Analyzes and corrects equipment malfunctions to include: observation of front panel indicators; interpretation of block and schematic diagrams; utilization of appropriate test equipment; replacement of components, PC boards, or subsystems as appropriate.\n- Performs preventive maintenance inspections.\n- Works with clinical personnel to correct operator based problems.\n- Uses knowledge and experience to test and maintain biomedical instrumentation not having specific maintenance procedures.\n- Receives new equipment/systems and coordinates assembly/installation.\n- Performs initial electrical safety inspections and assurance testing.\n- Provides or helps coordinate in-service training. Inventories and completes documentation for entry into Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.\n- Performs miscellaneous duties in support of the Biomedical Maintenance Program including, but not limited to: project management; IT integration planning and implementation; technology assessment; property accountability; incident reporting;; maintenance of shop operations; on-call & emergency services, etc.\n- Employs sound computer skills to complete job.\n- Uses word processing, spreadsheets, databases and similar programs to enhance job performance.\n- Ensures compliance with all federal/state/local rules and regulations and all applicable policies and procedures governing Kaiser Permanente, National Facilities Services, and Clinical Technology operations.\n- Assists in developing and maintaining a comprehensive and cost-effective Medical Equipment Management Program to comply with same.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 4 years of experience serving comprehensive biomedical equipment in a hospital or related health service environment.\n- Associate's degree in Biomedical Instrumentation Maintenance and Repair or equivalent experience.\n- Familiarity with a variety of biomedical devices to include, but not limited to, equipment employing electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, optics, and plumbing principles. Typical categories of equipment serviced include patient therapy, pulmonary, imaging, monitoring, laboratory, sterilizing, and optical equipment. Specific examples of these types of equipment include ultrasound units, respirators, x-ray processors, electrocardiographs, microscopes, electrical/steam sterilizers, and vision testers.\n- Excellent communication and customer relations skills and the willingness to work extended hours and flex working schedule to accommodate customer needs.\n- Valid driver's license.\n- Must be computer literate.\n- Must be able to clearly distinguish colors.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in medical instrumentation by AAMI, CBET or similar organization.", "date_new": "2012-02-14 18:48:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26516442/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Biomedical Engineer - Kaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology - Silver Spring, MD", "reqid": "117667", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26516442}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Biomedical Engineer - Kaiser Permanente/ Clinical Technology - Silver Spring, MD\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nBiomedical Engineer\nKaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology\nSilver Spring, MD\n\nKaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology is seeking a Biomedical Engineer who under the general supervision of the Director of Clinical Technology, or the Mid-Atlanticstates Biomedical Services Supervisor, maintains all clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic biomedical instrumentation and systems used in the medical centers throughout the MAS Region (currently Washington DC Metro area & Baltimore)\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Works independently to repair all types of biomedical instrumentation in the MAS region.\n- Analyzes and corrects equipment malfunctions to include: observation of front panel indicators; interpretation of block and schematic diagrams; utilization of appropriate test equipment; replacement of components, PC boards, or subsystems as appropriate.\n- Performs preventive maintenance inspections.\n- Works with clinical personnel to correct operator based problems.\n- Uses knowledge and experience to test and maintain biomedical instrumentation not having specific maintenance procedures.\n- Receives new equipment/systems and coordinates assembly/installation.\n- Performs initial electrical safety inspections and assurance testing.\n- Provides or helps coordinate in-service training. Inventories and completes documentation for entry into Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.\n- Performs miscellaneous duties in support of the Biomedical Maintenance Program including, but not limited to: project management; IT integration planning and implementation; technology assessment; property accountability; incident reporting;; maintenance of shop operations; on-call & emergency services, etc.\n- Employs sound computer skills to complete job.\n- Uses word processing, spreadsheets, databases and similar programs to enhance job performance.\n- Ensures compliance with all federal/state/local rules and regulations and all applicable policies and procedures governing Kaiser Permanente, National Facilities Services, and Clinical Technology operations.\n- Assists in developing and maintaining a comprehensive and cost-effective Medical Equipment Management Program to comply with same.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 4 years of experience serving comprehensive biomedical equipment in a hospital or related health service environment.\n- Associate's degree in Biomedical Instrumentation Maintenance and Repair or equivalent experience.\n- Familiarity with a variety of biomedical devices to include, but not limited to, equipment employing electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, optics, and plumbing principles. Typical categories of equipment serviced include patient therapy, pulmonary, imaging, monitoring, laboratory, sterilizing, and optical equipment. Specific examples of these types of equipment include ultrasound units, respirators, x-ray processors, electrocardiographs, microscopes, electrical/steam sterilizers, and vision testers.\n- Excellent communication and customer relations skills and the willingness to work extended hours and flex working schedule to accommodate customer needs.\n- Valid driver's license.\n- Must be computer literate.\n- Must be able to clearly distinguish colors.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in medical instrumentation by AAMI, CBET or similar organization.", "date_new": "2012-02-14 18:48:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26516443/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Biomedical Engineer - Kaiser Permanente/ Clinical Technology - Silver Spring, MD", "reqid": "117669", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26516443}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Senior Trainer, Epic Applications\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nResponsible for the delivery of quality technical training to the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic region user community. Incumbents will deliver quality technical training by providing support services to patient care & business teams in their work settings to facilitate the introduction, acceptance, & effective use of clinical & business systems (i.e., KP HealthConnect). In such cases, training support will be geared toward improving efficiency & optimizing the use of technical systems. Some incumbents will focus on classroom training; some on individual &/or team training in the workplace.\n*Please note that this position will be supporting our Virginia Medical Office Buildings. Therefore, candidates must be willing to work in the Silver Spring, MD office location and travel locally to Virginia sites as necessary.*\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages special projects w/in the training team as assigned.\n- Consults & collaborates w/ IT & business staff to ensure accuracy of all training & documentation.\n- Develops & maintains contact w/ internal customers to ensure training & documentation needs are effectively met; proactively consult w/ KP management to determine needs & effect appropriate solutions.\n- Assists w/ the resolution of hardware, software, training & documentation problems as appropriate.\n- Ensures that deliverables produced meet quality, cost, & timely standards.\n- Initiates plans & organizes the development of new training programs, as required, including performing needs assessments & on-going analysis.\n- Works w/ the documentation team to develop training materials.\n- Designs, develops, & delivers systems training classes using appropriate training techniques.\n- Designs & develops curriculum including learning objectives, training plans, trainer notes, exercises, handouts, review activities, & audio-visual aids.\n- Develops training curriculum for new application as well as systems enhancements.\n- Develops assessments, evaluations, & learning activities to evaluate overall training effectiveness.\n- Assists less-experienced trainers in the development, revision & enhancement of training courses w/ respect to approach, medium, course content & delivery.\n- Performs other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 4 years of technical training experience, or an equivalent combination of technical training & professional clinical experience required.\n- Instructor-led classroom training &/or experience in other training delivery modes required.\n- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Health Care Administration or related field required.\n- Proficiency w/ Microsoft Office suite required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficiency or certification in one or more Epic products preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-11 01:16:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26471002/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Trainer, Epic Applications", "reqid": "123032", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26471002}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: HP Behavioral Health Clinical Quality andUM-Access Manager\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nUnder direction of the Senior Director Health Plan Systems Operations & in collaboration w/ the Chiefs of Psychiatry & HP Medical Center Behavioral Health Managers, oversees & coordinates Behavioral Health departmental quality & compliance efforts, & provides oversight to the Behavioral Health Referral functions of Behavioral Health Utilization Management (UM) department.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Serves as the Co-Chair of Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Committee & is accountable for development of the Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Work plan.\n- Ensures compliance w/ all related regulatory & accreditation requirements.\n- Oversees Behavioral Health UM & referral process to ensure compliance w/ regulatory standards.\n- Manages Behavioral Health UM health plan staff to ensure daily UM activities are applied in a consistent, effective manner & in accordance w/ department goals & targets at all levels of patient care.\n- Works in partnership w/ Behavioral Health Service Chiefs, UM Physicians, & Behavioral Health Managers to:\no make decisions on complex discharge cases to ensure high quality, patient centered transition of care, & cost effectiveness.\no coordinate Inpatient Concurrent Reviews (Authorization of Additional Days & Adverse Decisions) & Transitions at Time of Discharge.\n- Provides subject matter expertise & oversight for behavioral health related referral decisions.\n- Serves as liaison to the Behavioral Health Department & Regional Quality Improvement Committee.\n- Provides support to Regional Network Management committees.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nPreferred Skills:\nThis position will be located in Summit (Kensington, Maryland) and needs a Maryland license.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 5 years of post master's clinical experience in Behavioral Health required.\n- A minimum of 3 years of supervisor experience in Behavioral Health required.\n- A minimum of 1 year of Utilization Management experience required.\n- Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, or a PHD in Clinical Psychology required.\n- LCSW, LICSW, CNS, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist required.\n- If MSW, Certified Social Worker required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required\n- Ability to commute to various work sites required.\n- Comprehensive understanding of behavioral health & chemical dependency issues & regulations required.\n- Proficiency w/ word processing, database, spreadsheet, & presentation applications required.\n- Effective interpersonal & conflict resolution skills required.\n- Ability to analyze problems & problem-solve using a team approach required.\n- A cooperative & professional attitude w/ internal & external customers required.\n- Comprehensive understanding of behavioral health & chemical dependency issues & regulations required.\n- Effective interpersonal & conflict resolution skills required.\n- Ability to analyze problems & problem-solve using a team approach required.\n- A cooperative & professional attitude w/ internal & external customers required\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Affiliation w/ National Association of Social Workers preferred.\n- Knowledge of outcomes' measurements, design, & research tools preferred.\n- Familiarity w/ HEDIS & NCQA Behavioral Health standards preferred.\n- Behavioral Health Utilization Management experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-11 01:16:22", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26470998/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "HP Behavioral Health Clinical Quality andUM-Access Manager", "reqid": "123015", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 26470998}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Physician Assistant - Interventional Pain\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nTo provide direct care to patients under the supervision of a physician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides independent patient care services including minor surgery, acute & chronic health problems w/in the guidelines of established procedures & individual training & experience.\n- Assesses health needs of patients, including physical assessment.\n- Provides direct patient care in accordance w/certification. Uses observation & judgment in evaluating patients, designing & implementing programs of care. This program of care is under the direct supervision of a physician.\n- Collaborates w/the physician & other clinical staff members to maintain continuity of care.\n- Maintains established systems of follow-up for patient care.\n- Refers patients to supervising physician or w/ physician agreement, to other health/professionals as appropriate.\n- Makes telephone evaluations as indicated, as well as giving medical advice & information to patients by telephone where appropriate.\n- Maintains clinical competence through attending staff development programs. Is responsible for maintaining professional certification.\n- Participates in developing medical protocols for care which physician\u2019s assistant will implement.\n- Participates in planning for the delivery of clinical service.\n- Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards & established criteria.\n- Carries out clinical and administrative procedures that may be promulgated by the Health Plan.\n- Participates in training of students.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of primary care experience required.\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree required.\n- State PA certification required.\n- AAPA certification required.\n- Qualified to obtain license to practice in the jurisdiction to which person is assigned.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- Graduation from an accredited PA program.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of primary care experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-08 01:22:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26386918/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physician Assistant - Interventional Pain", "reqid": "117859", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 26386918}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Sr. Biomedical Engineer (Imaging) - Clinical Technology/Kaiser Permanente - Silver Spring, MD\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nSr. Biomedical Engineer (Imaging)\nClinical Technology/Kaiser Permanente\nSilver Spring, MD\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a Sr. Biomedical Engineer (Imaging) to support the MidAtlantic Region. Under minimal supervision, performs repairs, calibration, testing, and maintenance of diagnostic imaging equipment and systems to ensure safe and appropriate operations. Executes scheduled preventive maintenance and maintains documentation of all service events, tests, and corrective maintenance performed on a wide range of imaging technologies.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Repairs, installs, maintains, calibrates, and inspects diagnostic imaging systems.\n- Uses knowledge and experience to test and maintain imaging equipment not having specific maintenance procedures.\n- Inventories and completes documentation for entry into automated Maintenance Management Systems.\n- Performs preventive maintenance and electrical safety testing of diagnostic imaging technologies.\n- Reviews outcome of preventive maintenance actions and makes recommendations concerning changes to preventive maintenance schedules, procedures, or documentation.\n- Serves as the subject matter expert on imaging technologies.\n- Provides input and/or recommendations to leadership and others for capital and non-capital imaging equipment investment decisions.\n- Works with clinical personnel to correct operator based equipment problems.\n- Helps coordinate in-service training for imaging technologies.\n- Ensures compliance with all federal/state/local rules and regulations and all applicable policies and procedures governing Kaiser Permanente, National Facilities Services, and Clinical Technology operations.\n- Assists in developing and maintaining a comprehensive and cost-effective Imaging Equipment Program to comply with same.\n- Conducts imaging technology assessments.\n- Performs miscellaneous duties in support of the Clinical Technology Maintenance Management Program including, but not limited to: project management; IT integration planning and implementation; incident reporting; capital review; on-call & emergency services, etc.\n- Collaborates with IT regarding Information Systems to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).\n- Ensures proper connectivity of imaging systems.\n- Works with PACs administrators to address/resolve imaging connectivity issues.\n- Employs sound computer skills to complete job. Uses word processing, spreadsheets, databases and similar programs to enhance job performance.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 6 years of experience servicing comprehensiveclinical technologyequipment in a hospital or related health service environment and 3 years experience working on complex imaging equipment.\n- Knowledge of electronic theory, technology, and test equipment required. Specific knowledge of the following:\na) Radiologic theory and technology\nb) Safety requirements when servicing high voltages and working with ionizing radiation\nc) Mechanical systems\nd) Networking theory\ne) Regulatory standards governing all aspects of imaging equipment\n- Travel throughout all KPMAS medical facilities and the use of a personally owned vehicle.\n- Associate's degree in Biomedical Instrumentation Maintenance and Repair/Applied Science or equivalent experience.\n- Valid driver's license required.\n- Ability to clearly distinguish colors.\n- Excellent communication and customer relations skills.\n- Willing to work extended hours.\n\nLocal field service travel required - Washington DC Metro area & Baltimore\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in medical instrumentation by AAMI, CRES, CBET, or similar organization.\n- Additional two years of experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-06 00:26:14", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26321262/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Biomedical Engineer (Imaging) - Clinical Technology/Kaiser Permanente - Silver Spring, MD", "reqid": "117671", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26321262}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Physical Therapist II, Baltimore, Part-Time\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\n*1 - 32 hours/week available - variety of part-time positions - possibly every other Saturday or Sunday for a few hoursand a fewEveningsincluded from time to time*\n\nResponsible for physical therapy management of patients under the direction & supervision of the Physical Therapy Supervisor.\nEssential Functions:\n- Tests & evaluates the extent of a patient's disability to ensure proper treatment using various tests & procedures.\n- Plans therapy program, establishes treatment goals; & administers treatment to restore body functions, strength, relieve pain, & prevent disability through the use of various therapeutic techniques & procedures. This includes patients in establishing goals & obtains patient's informed consent as necessary.\n- Provides patients & family members w/ treatment plan & instructions for home exercise programs & pain relief techniques.\n- Upgrades treatment plan & goals as patient progresses.\n- Regularly assesses clinical signs & symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, & the need for modifying goals & treatment.\n- Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.\n- Provides accurate & timely documentation of physical therapy management & patient management.\n- Maintains appropriate medical records, documentation for each patient including evaluation, treatment & progress.\n- Consults w/ medical providers regarding patient evaluation & treatment, progress of the patient, & discharge from treatment. Reviews patient records for current diagnosis, past medical history, precautions, & contraindications.\n- Maintains compliance w/ documentation standards of department & regulatory agencies.\n- Establishes safe work environment.\n- Maintains clinical competency & ethical standards as outlined in the guidelines of the APTA.\n- Maintains departmental supplies, equipment, & apparatus in clean, safe & functional condition.\n- Directs & instructs support personnel in performance of more routine procedures as requested.\n- Establishes & maintains courteous, cooperative relations w/ the public patients & other personnel.\n- Provides triage Physical Therapy services by providing advice & care either by means of phone triage & or 1st Contact PT.\n- Provides input & or assistance to Senior Physical Therapist & Physical Therapy Supervisor in the development of new classes, services, member & provider education, development of handouts, & other related services.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 years of full time practice as a licensed Physical Therapist in a clinical setting required.\n- Actively pursuing & engaging in at least one of these continue education or clinical experience to gain/enhance clinical expertise required as described below:\na) Post graduate degree from an accredited university with a specialty focus.\nb) Fellowship or certificate from an accredited body or organization in a subject matter that is pertinent to our patient population and is clinic based.\nc) Expertise/competency in a particular subject matter in a clinical subject matter in high demand or in a clinical subject matter that we have limited resources or specialists on staff.\nd) Expertise/competency that has been gained from years of clinical experience from treating a pertinent diagnosis or patient population\n- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum for a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree w/ certification in physical therapy or a foreign-trained equivalent required.\n- Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of Maryland required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- BLS Certification required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS within 30 days required.\n- Maintains professional and neat appearance at all times.\n- Teaches Physical Therapy related Health Education Classes, if demonstrates the required clinical skills.\n- Becomes actively involved in supervision & orientation of volunteers within Physical Therapy Department.\n- Participates in community activities & member education at least 2 times per year, which may include teaching health education classes, participating in medical center functions and attending community health fairs.\n- Is flexible for coverage as needed in other facilities within the service area if appropriate.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of or practice in at least 75% of Basic PT Clinical Core Competencies. Refer to list of clinical competencies\n*HealthConnect familiarity*\n*Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently are highly preferred.*", "date_new": "2012-02-03 19:16:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26299373/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physical Therapist II, Baltimore, Part-Time", "reqid": "114665", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 26299373}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Immunohistochemistry Specialist - FT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo serve as technical specialist in immunohistochemistry testing as well as receive, prepare & process pathology specimens, following approved standards, policies & procedures.\nEssential Functions:\n- Serves as a resource to laboratory personnel to ensure smooth workflow & timely, accurate testing information in immunohistochemical staining.\n- Diagnoses immunohistochemistry instrument malfunctions, performs preventive & corrective maintenance/repairs & maintains records of actions.\n- Serves as technical coverage in general histology operations as necessary, assisting & coordinating with histology technical staff to ensure proper technical workflow & operational requirements (i.e., quality & turn-around-time requirements).\n- Reviews & edits laboratory reports for clerical accuracy & technical consistency. Recognizes unexpected or unreasonable results, identifies the cause & takes appropriate action.\n- Performs lab procedures of moderate & high complexity in accordance with standards set forth in the approved Laboratory Procedures Manual. Reports & maintains records of patient test results according to protocol.\n- Participates in the training or orientation of staff & students.\n- Coordinates the maintenance of equipment & assures that adequate department supply levels are maintained in a cost effective manner.\n- Assists in the evaluation & development of new procedures, methods, quality assurance monitors & instrumentation.\n- Performs accessioning & specimen processing on an as needed basis to maintain efficient laboratory operations.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of recent full time (or equivalent) specialized training or experience in immunohistochemistry & related testing required.\n- Associate's degree in biological field or Accredited Histopathology Program Completion required.\n- HTL or HT (ASCP) certification required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Immunohistochemistry certification preferred", "date_new": "2012-02-02 18:58:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26276338/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Immunohistochemistry Specialist - FT", "reqid": "121819", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 26276338}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: OB/Nuchal Translucency Ultrasonographer - PT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nPerforming basic obstetric & pelvic diagnostic ultrasound procedures, including: portable imaging, transvaginal ultrasounds, & biophysical profiles.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets patient, explains ultrasound procedure, & answers questions.\n- Selects the appropriate machine & probe to be used to obtain diagnostic information requested by referring physician.\n- Assist OB physicians in performing diagnostic Nuchal Translucency ultrasound procedures. Assisting Perinatologist in performing invasive procedures, i.e., amniocentesis & sonohysterograms.\n- Applies gel to patient's skin, applies probe, & monitors equipment to obtain ultra-sound images.\n- Produces & evaluate ultrasound images & related data that are used by OB/GYN physician to render a medical diagnosis.\n- Prepares initial diagnosis by identifying abnormal conditions for review by OB/GYN physician.\n- Uses ultrasound equipment to assist providers to conduct invasive procedures.\n- Maintains equipment & examination room, stores film, & keeps inventory of related supplies.\n- Prepares patient information files w/ patient identification, date of exam, referring physician, & exam per-formed.\n- Prepares & submits reports showing the number & type of examinations conducted.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Will require some working hours at the Woodlawn Medical Office.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of full time experience as an OB Ultrasound Sonographer required.\n- Completion of a high school level of course work w/ attainment of a high school diploma or a State High School Equivalency Certificate GED required.\n- Completion of an ARDMS accredited or equivalent program in ultrasound technology required.\n- Current certification by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RDMS) in abdomen &/or OB/GYN required.\n- Current certification in Nuchal Translucency/1st trimester screening certification required.\n- CPR Certification required.\n- Knowledge of ultrasound techniques & practices.\n- Must be able to adjust routine to accommodate patient or department w/out affecting departmental flow.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Knowledge of customer focused service requirements of the organization.\n- Ability to communicate pleasantly & effectively w/ members & coworkers.\n- Demonstrates good oral & written communication skills\n- Ability to travel to other Medical Centers.\n- Performing various patients' positioning & transporting duties, which require lifting & pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper techniques.\n- In order to work effectively w/ patients, must have effective interpersonal skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.\n- May be required to lift objects heavier than 50 pounds, perform difficult manipulative skills & hand-eye coordination skills, walk & stand for prolonged periods, see objects closely & hear normal sounds w/ some background noises.\n- Must have visual & auditory acuity.\n- Must be able to adjust routine to accommodate patient or department w/out affecting departmental flow.\n- Position requires ability to concentrate on fine detail w/ constant interruption & attend to tasks for 20 to 45 minutes at a time.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Graduation from an AMA approved program in diagnostic ultrasound technology preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-02 01:34:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26261793/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "OB/Nuchal Translucency Ultrasonographer - PT", "reqid": "121664", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 26261793}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Epic Application Coordinator\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nKP HealthConnect is an integrated clinical & administrative information management system that integrates the patient's electronic medical record w/ their appointments, registration & billing information. The system will link KP departments & as well as facilities nationwide, providing KP physicians & care teams access to current & comprehensive patient information & providing KP members 24/7 online access to key portions of their medical record. SEE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for achieving in-depth knowledge of KP Health Connect application software & business operations to ensure that the application is configured to support business requirements.\n- Configures EPIC applications by translating business requirements into software specifications.\n- Acts as a liaison between KP Health Connect & other departments regarding configuration issues.\n- Executes test plans for configuration testing; performs problem resolution of configuration.\n- Performs in-depth analyses of workflows, data collections, report details, & other technical issues associated w/ the use of KP Health Connect software.\n- Develops & documents internal decisions that the form the basis for the design decisions w/in the Health Connect applications.\n- Collaborates w/ process design, interfaces, testing & implementation teams.\n- Conducts comprehensive evaluations & tests new releases.\n- Prioritizes & implements system updates & changes; communicates changes to users prior to granting access to new releases.\n- Performs other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of configuration, application implementation, detail analysis, & installation experience required\n- 3 years of progressively responsible experience performing detailed analysis & in-depth knowledge of health care information management systems required. However, additional training on Applications configuration & implementation will be provided.\n- bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Health care, & or Business or comparable application experience required.\n- Travel for product training & certification followed by occasional travel required.\n- Database management & basic software configuration skills required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience w/in the Health care Industry preferred\n- EPIC application experience preferred.\n- Expertise in data structures, content & interpretation of specific data elements preferred.\n- Certification of the EPIC application must be obtained.\n- Maintenance of certification required.\n- Epic certification preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-02 01:34:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26261783/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Epic Application Coordinator", "reqid": "121258", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 26261783}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Project Manager, Population Care Management - FT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo partner w/ MAPMG & Health Plan Operations in the achievement of service & clinical quality delivery objectives & goals specific to population care. To ensure the development & implementation of evidence-based population care management programs for targeted populations of members in accordance w/ established standards & guidelines.\nEssential Functions:\n- Supports implementation of changes in population care management practices that increase effectiveness & efficiency of the delivery of high quality care.\n- Facilitates & documents the development, maintenance, measurement & analysis of disease management & prevention programs in accordance w/ NCQA & CMS standards.\n- Executes a work plan that is organizationally & strategically aligned & contributes to the integration of evidence-based practice into the daily work of health care delivery teams.\n- Collaborates w/ clinical, technical, analytical & operational experts to develop, implement & document population care management programs, processes & outcomes.\n- Integrates data & technical solutions into project development & maximizes the use of the Electronic Medical Record for population care management practices.\n- Investigates, researches & resolves physician & staff inquiries related to the panel management tool & reporting.\n- Provides training to delivery system physicians & staff to support population care management initiatives.\n- Supports Population Care Management accountabilities to Quality & Resource Management, MGOS, CMI, Marketing Communication & other internal departments.\n- Consistently communicates & documents all quality improvement & patient care activities in compliance w/ organization & department guidelines.\n- Practices & promotes innovative practice w/in ethical & legal guidelines using established policies & procedures. Maintains confidentiality of patient records, information & departmental activities involving patient information.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 years of experience in project management w/ 3 of those years being in health education, prevention, or disease management programs, communications strategies & systems, including design, planning, implementation, program management & evaluation of such programs & a proven track record of outcomes measurement & quality improvement required.\n- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Nursing, or related field required.\n- Demonstrated ability to develop & maintain collaborative activities & communications to help achieve program & management objectives required.\n- Demonstrated excellent written, verbal & electronic communication skills required.\n- Demonstrated problem solving, decision-making & project management skills required.\n- Demonstrated drive for results in the areas of member & practitioner satisfaction required.\n- Demonstrated ability to take initiative & manage multiple projects simultaneously required.\n- Demonstrated ability to collaborate w/ technical & analytical experts required.\n- Demonstrated commitment to the organization's mission, vision & values required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Nursing or related field preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-02 01:34:44", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26261777/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager, Population Care Management - FT", "reqid": "120958", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 26261777}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Breast Imaging Specialist - OC\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nUnder the supervision of the mammography quality program manager and mammography supervisor performs mammograms and breast biopsies following the guidelines of ACR and FDA.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs mammography & other related breast imaging procedures.\n- Performs & documents patient assessment/history related to procedures & provides patient care to meet patients' needs.\n- Assists physicians (radiologists, surgeons, other specialists) to perform image-guided diagnostic & invasive procedures (e.g.: stereotactic biopsy, needle localization. Galactograms).\n- Applies knowledge & principles of radiation protection to achieve radiation exposures ALARA for patients, self & others.\n- Applies knowledge & principles of Universal Precautions, aseptic & sterile techniques, to minimize exposure to/spread infectious organisms.\n- Maintains manual & computerized patient, department records.\n- Performs & documents equipment QC according to dept protocol: recognizes & reports any malfunction or variation to the mammography manager, maintenance or bio-med. Audits processing sensitometry records & other equipment/accessory QC data for compliance with policy & trends/problem identification.\n- Provides practical instruction for student & other mammographers while demonstrating effective communicating & conflict resolution.\n- Maintains a working knowledge of departmental standard operating procedures to include the use of specialized instrumentation, quality control requirements, & preventative maintenance.\n- Assesses medical & related equipment problems, taking appropriate corrective action when needed, including requesting repairs from outside entities.\n- Participates in the continuous quality improvement process.\n- Schedule mammographic procedures\n- Performs other duties as assigned.\n- May be required to lift objects heavier than 50 pounds, perform difficult manipulative skills & hand-eye coordination skills, walk & stand for prolonged periods, see objects closely & hear normal sounds with some background noises.\n- Position requires ability to concentrate on fine detail with constant interruption & attend to tasks for 20 to 45 minutes at a time.\n- In order to work effectively with patients, must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include weekends.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 yearsof mammography experience, including a minimum of 1 year experience with breast biopsy procedures required.\n- High School diploma or GED required.\n- A.S. Degree or Equivalent (i.e. Accredited hospital based Rad.Tech. Program) required.\n- Graduation from an approved school of radiology required\n- Registered ARRT required.\n- Mammography Certification required.\n- Current CPR Certification required.\n- All applicable state licenses required", "date_new": "2012-01-27 18:51:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26157715/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Breast Imaging Specialist - OC", "reqid": "121142", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 26157715}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Project Manager, Population Care Management - FT\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo partner w/ MAPMG & Health Plan Operations in the achievement of service & clinical quality delivery objectives & goals specific to population care. To ensure the development & implementation of evidence-based population care management programs for targeted populations of members in accordance w/ established standards & guidelines.\nEssential Functions:\n- Supports implementation of changes in population care management practices that increase effectiveness & efficiency of the delivery of high quality care.\n- Facilitates & documents the development, maintenance, measurement & analysis of disease management & prevention programs in accordance w/ NCQA & CMS standards.\n- Executes a work plan that is organizationally & strategically aligned & contributes to the integration of evidence-based practice into the daily work of health care delivery teams.\n- Collaborates w/ clinical, technical, analytical & operational experts to develop, implement & document population care management programs, processes & outcomes.\n- Integrates data & technical solutions into project development & maximizes the use of the Electronic Medical Record for population care management practices.\n- Investigates, researches & resolves physician & staff inquiries related to the panel management tool & reporting.\n- Provides training to delivery system physicians & staff to support population care management initiatives.\n- Supports Population Care Management accountabilities to Quality & Resource Management, MGOS, CMI, Marketing Communication & other internal departments.\n- Consistently communicates & documents all quality improvement & patient care activities in compliance w/ organization & department guidelines.\n- Practices & promotes innovative practice w/in ethical & legal guidelines using established policies & procedures. Maintains confidentiality of patient records, information & departmental activities involving patient information.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 years of experience in project management w/ 3 of those years being in health education, prevention, or disease management programs, communications strategies & systems, including design, planning, implementation, program management & evaluation of such programs & a proven track record of outcomes measurement & quality improvement required.\n- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Nursing, or related field required.\n- Demonstrated ability to develop & maintain collaborative activities & communications to help achieve program & management objectives required.\n- Demonstrated excellent written, verbal & electronic communication skills required.\n- Demonstrated problem solving, decision-making & project management skills required.\n- Demonstrated drive for results in the areas of member & practitioner satisfaction required.\n- Demonstrated ability to take initiative & manage multiple projects simultaneously required.\n- Demonstrated ability to collaborate w/ technical & analytical experts required.\n- Demonstrated commitment to the organization's mission, vision & values required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Nursing or related field preferred.", "date_new": "2012-01-26 20:25:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26135429/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager, Population Care Management - FT", "reqid": "120956", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 26135429}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Clinical Nurse-OC\nLocation: Rockville, MD\n**Travel may be required at times to cover service line needs.**\n\nTo coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.\nEssential Functions:\n- Administers all oral and injecting medications in the assigned clinical area. Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws. Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.\n- Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies. Responds to emergency situations throughout medical facility. Documents emergency situation to supervisor.\n- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, and other areas as designated.\n- Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate.\n- Coordinates recovery care of patients post sedation. Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.\n- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.\n- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).Acts as a resource person to LPNs and Clinic Assistants.\n- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT. Brings unresolved issues to Clinical Coordinator's attention if unresolved within the team.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of current experience HMO or ambulatory setting is required.\n- Experience in IV Therapy is required.\n- Current RN license in appropriate jurisdiction is required.\n- Current CPR certification is required\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Passed a standard medication test is required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- B.S.N. is preferred.\nPreferred Skills:\n-Infectious Disease experience preferred.\n-Licensure in Maryland/DC preferred.", "date_new": "2012-01-11 19:10:11", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25829164/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Nurse-OC", "reqid": "118657", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 25829164}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Senior Learning and Organizational Effectiveness Consultant\nLocation: Rockville, MD\n*Required travel is all local travel within the DC and Baltimore metro areas.*\n\nProvides direction & coaches leaders, implementation teams, & LOE consultants to develop, implement, & sustain large scale change initiatives & strategic activities in the region.\nEssential Functions:\n- Direct & coordinate the work of LOE team members assigned to regional projects.\n- Utilize organizational effectiveness tools to identify & implement methods & techniques that will ensure implementation of large regional projects.\n- W/ project sponsor, lead change activities in region by coaching leaders during strategic planning, large scale implementations, & organizational cultural change.\n- Provide expertise & coaching support to leaders as they develop & implement their own development plans & to the regional leadership to ensure strong succession planning activities.\n- Develop leaders & teams to identify innovative solutions. Use systems thinking to develop solutions to complex business challenges.\n- Develop leaders, team members & other employees throughout the organization in problem solving skills, interpersonal capabilities, & change management strategies. Identify skill gaps & develop appropriate training plans to fill these gaps.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 7 years of progressive experience in a health care or management consulting environment required.\n- Bachelor's degree in organization development, adult learning, business, management, health care administration or equivalent required.\n- Experience as leadership development coach, change leader, organization development consultant required.\n- Use organization & personal influence strategies to encourage desired behavior among those involved to reach goals of project.\n- Recognize, & work effectively in complex, political, & ambiguous situations. Skill & experience in performance improvement & large scale redesign methodologies\n- Experience in working effectively w/ labor constituents in effort to support the KP Labor/Management Partnership, & the needs of our workforce.\n- Outstanding communication & interpersonal skills.\n- Demonstrated leadership skills.\n- Knowledge of health plan insurance processes.\n- Knowledge of health care operations.\n- Knowledge of health care information management strategies.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Health care experience preferred.\n- Master's degree prepared candidate preferred.", "date_new": "2011-12-20 19:47:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25478763/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Learning and Organizational Effectiveness Consultant", "reqid": "116112", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 25478763}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Health Information Correspondence Technician - On Call\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nOn-Call position with up to 30 hours of work withing a two week period. Ability to travel preferred.\n\nTo insure that all technical aspects w/ regard to release of protected health information are carried out in accordance w/ established standards & in compliance w/ federal, state, local, regulatory agencies, & Kaiser Permanente policies. This function includes, but is not limited to, copying records, abstracting information from records & releasing records to authorized parties.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates the release of medical information for correspondence & in-person requests.\n- Processes legal requests, Subpoena Duces Tecum & Court Orders.\n- Represents Kaiser as the Custodian of Medical Records in legal proceedings, subpoenas & Court Orders.\n- Abstracts & retrieves medical information for third party, disability & FMLA requests.\n- Maintains record of correspondence requests in a standard format.\n- Coordinates activities w/ copy service vendor (if applicable) including computer entry of data collection, report compilation, etc., as requested\n- Participates in regular quality assurance activities by providing technical support, such as data collection, report compilation, etc., as requested.\n- Receives & reviews interdepartmental & U.S. mail of a technical nature addressed to the Department, routes correspondence to appropriate parties.\n- Maintains working knowledge of all information systems & applications utilized w/in HIMs to support department operations.\n- Completes special projects & assignments for Supervisor &/or Regional HIMS Management team.\n- Abstracts & assigns ICD-9 & CPT 4 codes as requested by patient, third party requestors, &/or legal requests- Maintains working knowledge of all information systems & applications utilized w/in HIMS to support department operations.\n- Performs other duties & accepts responsibility as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of medical record experience required.\n- AA degree in Health Information Management Technology, Business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education & experience, required.\n- Experience & enrollment in an approved Accredited Records Technician program required.\n- Ability to operate a computer & typing skills required (25 wpm, at a minimum)\n- Technical knowledge in State & Federal regulations & KP policy regarding release of protected health information & confidentiality required.\n- Thorough knowledge of HIPPA rules & regulations as it relates to the release of protected health information.\n- Knowledge of ICD-9-CM & CPT-4 coding skills required & a successful pass of the coding test required.\n- Familiarity w/ coding rules & protocol in order to interpret & formulate an opinion on the appropriate code required.\n- Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, & medical terminology required.\n- Ability to effectively abstract records for medical information in order to complete Disability/Insurance forms required.\n- Organizational skills (ability to maintain standard logs) required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in releasing protected health information preferred.\n- ART certification by the American Health Information Association preferred.", "date_new": "2011-12-12 18:43:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25298566/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Health Information Correspondence Technician - On Call", "reqid": "115121", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 25298566}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Patient Care Coordinator - PT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nThe Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for utilization review, discharge planning & transitions in care, in collaboration w/ MAPMG rounder in acute or alternative settings of care.\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilization Review. According to department policy, procedure & protocols, consistently apply & verbally communicate approved utilization review criteria & guidelines for services delivered in acute or alternative care settings.\n- Eligibility & Benefit Verification. Confirm eligibility status & ensure the appropriate administration of benefits in accordance w/ department policies & procedures.\n- Assessing Right Venue of Care w/ Hospitalist. Collaboration w/ Hospitalist to assess the appropriate level of care for patients (i.e., Medical Unit, Surgical Unit, Tele Unit, TCU, ICU) & post- (Home, Continuum or Community-based Services) hospitalization.\n- Coordination of Care. Driving patient care plan through assuring daily plan is executed, & management of transitions & post-hospital care.\n- Effective Discharge Planning. Prompt, clinically appropriate discharge planning beginning at time of admission.\n- Variance Management. Timely steps in identification of delays in throughput, escalation to correct delays, & recording delays to identify patterns & trends that will require corrective actions.\n- Quality Screening. Demonstrate competency to assess all aspects of care across the continuum for variations from quality & utilization standards.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- This position has a rotatin schedule to include weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in acute hospital utilization review or equivalent required.\n- RN License in jurisdiction where assigned required\n- CPR certification required.\n- New Hire:\no Successful completion of PCC Orientation & Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Annually:\no Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Ability to effectively communicate.\n- Ability to conform to established policies & procedures.\n- Ability to analytically problem solve & make decisions.\n- Ability to tolerate & cope w/ ambiguity.\n- Ability to work as a team member.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively & clearly present information through the written word, to influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances, & to listen well.\n- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, legibly, & effectively, to present ideas & document activities, to read & interpret written information.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Recent acute care, case management, or home health experience preferred.\n- B.S.N. preferred.", "date_new": "2011-12-07 23:08:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25241209/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Patient Care Coordinator - PT", "reqid": "114490", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 25241209}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: Project Management Lead, Strategic Infrastructure Projects\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nEncapsulates individuals who manage projects and programs within IT.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages complex projects or multiple projects of moderate complexity.\n- Total managed project budget up to $10 million.\n- Project complexity includes multiple sites and up to 10 interdependent work tracks.\n- Project Integration Management, including converts business cases to business plans.\n- Manages coordination across multiple stakeholders from both IT and Business to ensure project objectives are met.\n- Understands and consistently meets project stakeholder expectations within scope of project role by responding promptly to client/stakeholderinquiries.\n- Demonstrates knowledge and use of change management process.\n- Responsible for accurate time reporting for project work they are leading.\n- Responsible for measuring and reporting 'on budget' metric for assigned scope.\n- May provide quality reviews and guidance for projects.\n- Directs or may develop the quality/testing strategies for the project. Provides best practice recommendations and trade-off scenarios for consideration.\n- Establishes coordination across projects to ensure adequate resources are available and delivery commitments are met.\n- Oversees transition of project team members to new projects.\n- Responsible for tracking and reporting accurate project and deliverable status for assigned scope of work.\n- Capable of developing communication presentations with minimal guidance.\n- May assist in the development or provide guidance to project managers in development of risk plans, qualitative/quantitative risk assessments.\n- Evaluates business cases for vendor requirements.\n- Contributes to RFP development and technical specifications.\n- Demonstrates understanding of and applies knowledge in all phases of the project delivery life cycle.\n- Accountable for coordination ofcollection and validation of business requirements.\n- May determine the impact of current/existing technologies on the project.\n- Negotiates with application release manager to include changes in a release.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n- A minimum of 6 years of experience in project management.\n- Matches appropriate IT methods to identified clients needs.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Regularly contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.\n- Considered functional expert in field within KP.\n- Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.\n- Leverages knowledge and prior business experience to develop and present rational conclusions, recommendations and implementation strategies and plans.\n- Having a wide-ranging experience uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.\n- Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.\n- Health care industry knowledge.\n- Information technology experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Should have managed project budget of up to $10 million.\n- Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.", "date_new": "2011-12-07 23:08:31", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25241202/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Management Lead, Strategic Infrastructure Projects", "reqid": "111193", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 25241202}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: MD Patient Care Coordinator - OC\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nThe Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for utilization review, discharge planning & transitions in care, in collaboration w/ MAPMG rounder in acute or alternative settings of care.\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilization Review. According to department policy, procedure & protocols, consistently apply & verbally communicate approved utilization review criteria & guidelines for services delivered in acute or alternative care settings.\n- Eligibility & Benefit Verification. Confirm eligibility status & ensure the appropriate administration of benefits in accordance w/ department policies & procedures.\n- Assessing Right Venue of Care w/ Hospitalist. Collaboration w/ Hospitalist to assess the appropriate level of care for patients (i.e., Medical Unit, Surgical Unit, Tele Unit, TCU, ICU) & post- (Home, Continuum or Community-based Services) hospitalization.\n- Coordination of Care. Driving patient care plan through assuring daily plan is executed, & management of transitions & post-hospital care.\n- Effective Discharge Planning. Prompt, clinically appropriate discharge planning beginning at time of admission.\n- Variance Management. Timely steps in identification of delays in throughput, escalation to correct delays, & recording delays to identify patterns & trends that will require corrective actions.\n- Quality Screening. Demonstrate competency to assess all aspects of care across the continuum for variations from quality & utilization standards.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- This position has a rotating schedule to include weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in acute hospital utilization review or equivalent required.\n- RN License in jurisdiction where assigned required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- New Hire:\no Successful completion of PCC Orientation & Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Annually:\no Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical Skills.\no Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Ability to effectively communicate.\n- Ability to conform to established policies & procedures.\n- Ability to analytically problem solve & make decisions.\n- Ability to tolerate & cope w/ ambiguity.\n- Ability to work as a team member.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively & clearly present information through the written word, to influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances, & to listen well.\n- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, legibly, & effectively, to present ideas & document activities, to read & interpret written information.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Recent acute care, case management, or home health experience preferred.\n- B.S.N. preferred.", "date_new": "2011-12-06 22:53:49", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25218445/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "MD Patient Care Coordinator - OC", "reqid": "114164", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 25218445}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Silver Spring", "description": "Title: DC Patient Care Coordinator - OC\nLocation: Silver Spring, MD\nThe Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for utilization review, discharge planning & transitions in care, in collaboration w/ MAPMG rounder in acute or alternative settings of care.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilization Review. According to department policy, procedure & protocols, consistently apply & verbally communicate approved utilization review criteria & guidelines for services delivered in acute or alternative care settings.\n- Eligibility & Benefit Verification. Confirm eligibility status & ensure the appropriate administration of benefits in accordance w/ department policies & procedures.\n- Assessing Right Venue of Care w/ Hospitalist. Collaboration w/ Hospitalist to assess the appropriate level of care for patients (i.e., Medical Unit, Surgical Unit, Tele Unit, TCU, ICU) & post-(Home, Continuum or Community-based Services) hospitalization.\n- Coordination of Care. Driving patient care plan through assuring daily plan is executed & management of transitions & post-hospital care.\n- Effective Discharge Planning. Prompt, clinically appropriate discharge planning beginning at time of admission.\n- Variance Management. Timely steps in identification of delays in throughout, escalation to correct delays & recording delays to identify patterns & trends that will require corrective actions.\n- Quality Screening. Demonstrate competency to assess all aspects of care across the continuum for variations from quality & utilization standards.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- This position has a rotating schedule to include weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in acute hospital utilization review or equivalent required.\n- RN License in jurisdiction where assigned required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- New Hire:\n-Successful completion of PCC Orientation & Assessment of Critical Skills.\n- Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Annually:\n-Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical Skills.\n-Passing score on inter-rater reliability.\n- Ability to effectively communicate.\n- Ability to conform to established policies & procedures.\n- Ability to analytically problem solve & make decisions.\n- Ability to tolerate & cope w/ ambiguity.\n- Ability to work as a team member.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively & clearly present information through the written word, to influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances & to listen well.\n- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, legibly & effectively, to present ideas & document activities, to read & interpret written information.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Recent acute care, case management, or home health experience preferred.\n- BSN preferred.", "date_new": "2011-12-06 22:53:49", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25218443/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "DC Patient Care Coordinator - OC", "reqid": "114157", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Silver Spring, MD", "uid": 25218443}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Temple Hills", "description": "Title: Health Information Correspondence Technician (On Call)\nLocation: Temple Hills, MD\nTo insure that all technical aspects w/ regard to release of protected health information are carried out in accordance w/ established standards & in compliance w/ federal, state, local, regulatory agencies, & Kaiser Permanente policies. This function includes, but is not limited to, copying records, abstracting information from records & releasing records to authorized parties.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates the release of medical information for correspondence & in-person requests.\n- Processes legal requests, Subpoena Duces Tecum & Court Orders.\n- Represents Kaiser as the Custodian of Medical Records in legal proceedings, subpoenas & Court Orders.\n- Abstracts & retrieves medical information for third party, disability & FMLA requests.\n- Maintains record of correspondence requests in a standard format.\n- Coordinates activities w/ copy service vendor (if applicable) including computer entry of data collection, report compilation, etc., as requested\n- Participates in regular quality assurance activities by providing technical support, such as data collection, report compilation, etc., as requested.\n- Receives & reviews interdepartmental & U.S. mail of a technical nature addressed to the Department, routes correspondence to appropriate parties.\n- Maintains working knowledge of all information systems & applications utilized w/in HIMs to support department operations.\n- Completes special projects & assignments for Supervisor &/or Regional HIMS Management team.\n- Abstracts & assigns ICD-9 & CPT 4 codes as requested by patient, third party requestors, &/or legal requests- Maintains working knowledge of all information systems & applications utilized w/in HIMS to support department operations.\n- Performs other duties & accepts responsibility as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of medical record experience required.\n- AA degree in Health Information Management Technology, Business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education & experience, required.\n- Experience & enrollment in an approved Accredited Records Technician program required.\n- Ability to operate a computer & typing skills required (25 wpm, at a minimum)\n- Technical knowledge in State & Federal regulations & KP policy regarding release of protected health information & confidentiality required.\n- Thorough knowledge of HIPPA rules & regulations as it relates to the release of protected health information.\n- Knowledge of ICD-9-CM & CPT-4 coding skills required & a successful pass of the coding test required.\n- Familiarity w/ coding rules & protocol in order to interpret & formulate an opinion on the appropriate code required.\n- Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, & medical terminology required.\n- Ability to effectively abstract records for medical information in order to complete Disability/Insurance forms required.\n- Organizational skills (ability to maintain standard logs) required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience in releasing protected health information preferred.\n- ART certification by the American Health Information Association preferred.", "date_new": "2011-12-02 23:46:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25166228/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Health Information Correspondence Technician (On Call)", "reqid": "113854", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Temple Hills, MD", "uid": 25166228}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Baltimore", "description": "Title: Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist II - PT\nLocation: Baltimore, MD\nProvides customer focused comprehensive pharmaceutical care services for patients w/ complex medication problems.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides pharmacotherapy consultation & follow up of patients w/ complex medical problems.\n- Assesses the drug therapy needs of patients & monitors progress of therapy through interviews, physical assessment, patient education & clinical laboratory monitoring.\n- Makes timely decisions about patient drug treatment modalities w/in guidelines & protocols & communicates regularly w/ health care providers.\n- Documents all clinical interventions & drug information requests using appropriate methods.\n- Communicates new medication therapies to pharmacists, physicians & other health care providers.\n- Develops drug education plans & strategies to promote cost-effective prescribing in area of expertise including communication of initiatives to providers & staff.\n- Supports initiatives to achieve HEDIS targeted disease state goals related to drug therapy.\n- Acts as preceptor & mentor of the managed care pharmacy practice resident(s) & pharmacy students where applicable. Evaluates & critiques students & residents abilities in established practice rotations through use of learning goals & objectives.\n- Develops & delivers pharmaceutical education lectures to staff & patients.\n- Demonstrates continued competency in specialty areas of pharmacy practice.\n- Assures compliance to all regulatory rules & regulations & Kaiser Permanente's policies & procedures to include but not limited to:\n- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)\n- State Boards of Pharmacy\n- HIPAA\n- Principles of Responsibility\n- Proper use of Kaiser Permanente personal computers & applications\n- Oversees pharmacy technician staff in execution of technical functions where applicable\n- Takes lead role in implementation of new drug-related initiatives, establishment of new clinical pharmacy services as requested, & Part D MTM activities w/ clinical pharmacists.\n- Participates in research activities.\n- Performs other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n-This position has a rotating schedule.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Completion of 1 year residency related to practice area or 3 years of equivalent clinical practice experience required.\n- Pharmacy doctorate degree required.\n- Licensed Pharmacist to practice in assigned jurisdiction(s) required.\n- Board certification (US-BCPS preferred) must be current or achieved within three years of starting this position.\n- Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Specialty residency preferred.\n- Experience with chemotherapy medications and oral chemotherapy monitoring preferred.\n- Must be willing to travel.", "date_new": "2011-12-01 18:50:03", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25134484/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist II - PT", "reqid": "113656", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "uid": 25134484}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Suitland", "description": "Title: Psychotherapist I - FT\nLocation: Suitland, MD\nTo be responsible for evaluation, treatment planning, referral, care management, individual follow-up & group therapy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations; & acts as a consultant & liaison to physicians & clinical staff as well as outside agencies.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Completes mental status & psychosocial assessment of members.\n- Provides individual & group psychotherapy & classes implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans.\n- Evaluates, counsels & refers members to more appropriate mental health provider(s) or to community resources when indicated.\n- Provides urgent care & crisis intervention as indicated.\n- Provides more specialized treatment modalities when qualified by special training.\n- Consults regularly w/ psychiatrists on member care.\n- Communicates w/ Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers & other Kaiser Permanente providers & agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.\n- Prepares & submits reports on mental health activities as requested.\n- Participates in staff development meetings & in quality of care activities on a regular basis.\n- Manages panel & practice management within departmental guidelines.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Tues from 10:00am to 6:30pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Social Work required.\n- Practitioner Discipline Listed as being Accepted by Medicare.\n- Licensed as a clinical social worker by the state in which the service is performed - LCSW in VA, LCSW-C in Maryland, or LICSW in DC required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS within 90 Days of Hire required.\n- Strong Assessment and Diagnostic Skills.\n- Treatment Planning Expertise.\n- Strong Individual and Group Therapy Skills.\n- Efficient and Effective Practice Management in a Fast Paced Clinical Setting.\n- Customer Focus and Strong Ability to Function as a Team Member.\n- Flexibility.\n-Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience providing individual & group therapy preferred.\n- 1 year of experience providing urgent care or crisis intervention preferred.\n- 1 year of experience providing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) preferred.\n- Experience providing DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) preferred.\n- Experience working w/ Eating Disorder, OCD &/ or Borderline Personality Disorder Populations preferred.\n\n**Salary Range ($29.36 - $38.53)**", "date_new": "2011-11-30 19:43:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25111573/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychotherapist I - FT", "reqid": "113518", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Suitland, MD", "uid": 25111573}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Suitland", "description": "Title: Psychotherapist II - FT\nLocation: Suitland, MD\nTo be responsible for evaluation, treatment planning, referral, care management, individual follow-up & group therapy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations; & acts as a consultant & liaison to physicians & clinical staff as well as outside agencies.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Completes mental status & psychosocial assessment of members.\n- Provides individual & group psychotherapy & classes implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans.\n- Evaluates, counsels & refers members to more appropriate mental health provider(s) or to community resources when indicated.\n- Provides urgent care & crisis intervention as indicated.\n- Provides more specialized treatment modalities when qualified by special training.\n- Consults regularly w/ psychiatrists on member care.\n- Communicates w/ Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers & other Kaiser Permanente providers & agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.\n- Prepares & submits reports on mental health activities as requested.\n- Participates in staff development meetings & in quality of care activities on a regular basis.\n- Manages panel & practice management within departmental guidelines.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Tues from 10:00am to 6:30pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of post master's clinical experience in mental health required.\n- 1 year of experience providing individual and group therapy required.\n- 1 year of experience providing urgent care or crisis intervention required.\n- 1 year of experience providing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) required.\n- Master's degree in Social Work required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS within 90 Days of Hire required.\n- Practitioner Discipline Listed as being Accepted by Medicare.\n- Licensed as a clinical social worker by the state in which the service is performed - LCSW in VA, LCSW-C in Maryland, or LICSW in DC required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- Strong Assessment and Diagnostic Skills.\n- Treatment Planning Expertise.\n- Strong Individual and Group Therapy Skills.\n- Efficient and Effective Practice Management in a Fast Paced Clinical Setting.\n- Customer Focus and Strong Ability to Function as a Team Member.\n- Flexibility.\n-Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience providing DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) preferred.\n- Experience working w/ Eating Disorder, OCD &/or Borderline Personality Disorder Populations preferred.\n\n**Salary Range ($31.97- $41.99)**", "date_new": "2011-11-30 19:43:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25111570/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychotherapist II - FT", "reqid": "113509", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Suitland, MD", "uid": 25111570}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Psychotherapist I - FT\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nTo be responsible for evaluation, treatment planning, referral, care management, individual follow-up & group therapy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations; & acts as a consultant & liaison to physicians & clinical staff as well as outside agencies.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Completes mental status & psychosocial assessment of members.\n- Provides individual & group psychotherapy & classes implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans.\n- Evaluates, counsels & refers members to more appropriate mental health provider(s) or to community resources when indicated.\n- Provides urgent care & crisis intervention as indicated.\n- Provides more specialized treatment modalities when qualified by special training.\n- Consults regularly w/ psychiatrists on member care.\n- Communicates w/ Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers & other Kaiser Permanente providers & agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.\n- Prepares & submits reports on mental health activities as requested.\n- Participates in staff development meetings & in quality of care activities on a regular basis.\n- Manages panel & practice management within departmental guidelines.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Tues from 10:00am to 6:30pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Social Work required.\n- Practitioner Discipline Listed as being Accepted by Medicare.\n- Licensed as a clinical social worker by the state in which the service is performed - LCSW in VA, LCSW-C in Maryland, or LICSW in DC required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS within 90 Days of Hire required.\n- Strong Assessment and Diagnostic Skills.\n- Treatment Planning Expertise.\n- Strong Individual and Group Therapy Skills.\n- Efficient and Effective Practice Management in a Fast Paced Clinical Setting.\n- Customer Focus and Strong Ability to Function as a Team Member.\n- Flexibility.\n-Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience providing individual & group therapy preferred.\n- 1 year of experience providing urgent care or crisis intervention preferred.\n- 1 year of experience providing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) preferred.\n- Experience providing DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) preferred.\n- Experience working w/ Eating Disorder, OCD &/ or Borderline Personality Disorder Populations preferred.\n\n**Salary Range ($29.36 - $38.53)**", "date_new": "2011-11-30 19:43:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25111574/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychotherapist I - FT", "reqid": "113527", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 25111574}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Psychotherapist II - FT\nLocation: Kensington, MD\nTo be responsible for evaluation, treatment planning, referral, care management, individual follow-up & group therapy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations; & acts as a consultant & liaison to physicians & clinical staff as well as outside agencies.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Completes mental status & psychosocial assessment of members.\n- Provides individual & group psychotherapy & classes implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans.\n- Evaluates, counsels & refers members to more appropriate mental health provider(s) or to community resources when indicated.\n- Provides urgent care & crisis intervention as indicated.\n- Provides more specialized treatment modalities when qualified by special training.\n- Consults regularly w/ psychiatrists on member care.\n- Communicates w/ Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers & other Kaiser Permanente providers & agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.\n- Prepares & submits reports on mental health activities as requested.\n- Participates in staff development meetings & in quality of care activities on a regular basis.\n- Manages panel & practice management within departmental guidelines.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Tues from 10:00am to 6:30pm.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of post master's clinical experience in mental health required.\n- 1 year of experience providing individual and group therapy required.\n- 1 year of experience providing urgent care or crisis intervention required.\n- 1 year of experience providing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) required.\n- Master's degree in Social Work required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS within 90 Days of Hire required.\n- Practitioner Discipline Listed as being Accepted by Medicare.\n- Licensed as a clinical social worker by the state in which the service is performed - LCSW in VA, LCSW-C in Maryland, or LICSW in DC required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- Strong Assessment and Diagnostic Skills.\n- Treatment Planning Expertise.\n- Strong Individual and Group Therapy Skills.\n- Efficient and Effective Practice Management in a Fast Paced Clinical Setting.\n- Customer Focus and Strong Ability to Function as a Team Member.\n- Flexibility.\n-Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience providing DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) preferred.\n- Experience working w/ Eating Disorder, OCD &/or Borderline Personality Disorder Populations preferred.\n\n**Salary Range ($31.97- $41.99)**", "date_new": "2011-11-30 19:43:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25111577/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychotherapist II - FT", "reqid": "113535", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 25111577}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Histotechnologist - OC\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nReceive, prepare & process pathology specimens, following approved standards, policies & procedures.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs technical services & operations for the preparation of surgical pathology specimens which includes specimen entry ensuring accurate identification of these specimens. Performs all related pre-analytic functions, specimen handling protocols & documentation of all related tasks.\n- Performs dissection & gross dictation of surgical pathology specimens under the direct supervision of the Pathologist which will include appropriate dictations & diagrams relating to the specimens.Numbering tissue cassettes appropriately & loading the tissue processor w/ said specimens. Maintain tissue inventories & discard residual tissue specimens at appropriate intervals & maintain up-to-date inventories & records relating to tissues. Sequester tissue samples flagged for specimen retention. Maintain surgical pathology gross dissection manual w/ input from the Anatomic Pathology Manager & Pathologists to update as necessary.\n- Performs technical services & operations for the proper analytical processing & testing of surgical pathology specimens including dehydrating, clearing & impregnating tissues using a tissue processor. Embedding w/ proper orientation processed tissues in molten paraffin. Ensuring correct & proper microtomy of paraffin-embedded tissues utilizing proper microtomy & floatation batch techniques & protocols established by the service resulting in proper mounting of paraffin sections on glass slides. Utilizes both manual & automated routine staining schedules established by the service resulting in a quality Hematoxylin & Eosin stained tissue slide. Utilizes both manual & automated cover-slipping protocols. Ensures that all stained slides are distributed to pathologists in an efficient & timely manner.\n- Performs ancillary analytical testing to include histochemical & immunohistochemical staining.\n- Troubleshoots assays & all related instrumentation. Maintains & revises as needed all related technical policies & procedures including instrument/equipment maintenance by maintaining equipment quality control & preventive maintenance.\n- Performs all related quality control & assurance as directed by the Quality Assurance Manager. This includes all post-analytical tasks as required.\n- Performs material management functions including equipment justification/selection, inventory/supply coordination. Orders & maintains adequate & appropriate/cost-effective supplies & reagents for the service. Assists the Anatomic Pathology Manager, Business Manager, &/or Chief Financial Officer in the reconciliation & audit of invoices/bills as needed.\n- Assists the Anatomic Pathology Manager in cost analysis, operating & staffing budgets.\n- Assists the Anatomic Pathology Manager in workload analysis reports to include daily workload dem& & recording of various related technical activities.\n- Maintains service filing systems to include specimen, paraffin-blocked tissue(s), prepared slides, service records, & all related documents as established by the service.\n- Enters & retrieves data using computer applications.\n- Enforces proper chemical & biological hygiene practices & contributes to the Safety Committee\u2019s effort to provide a safe & compliant working environment.\n- Please review entire job description for additional job functions.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience in a full surgical support (inpatient or outpatient) histology laboratory preferred.\n- Completion of an approved structured histotechnician or histotechnology program or equivalent knowledge as defined by Federal/State regulations.\n- HT or HTL (ASCP) Certification required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Gross dissection & dictation experience.\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree.", "date_new": "2011-11-21 22:22:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24990597/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Histotechnologist - OC", "reqid": "112487", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 24990597}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Workforce Health Programs Director\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nThe Director, Workforce Health is responsible for the program development, oversight, budgeting, & management of overseeing KP's wellness programming for the Mid-Atlantic region. This individual will manage a team of workforce health professionals that work closely w/ KP's Sales & Account Management, Marketing Communications, & Self-care & Prevention departments to develop & implement wellness programs for assigned KP customers & their employees.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages a team of workforce wellness consultants who work closely w/ Sales & Account Management personnel to deliver highly effective workforce health programs.\n- Oversees the development & implementation of wellness program proposals to a broad customer base.\n- Collaborates w/ Program Office to develop & implement workforce health programs in for the Mid-Atlantic customer base.\n- Manages a budget for workforce health programs & collaborates w/ Sales & Account Management to develop investment spending proposals.\n- Monitors & evaluates the effectiveness of workforce health programs & reports to senior management.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 10 years of experience managing corporate workplace wellness programs required.\n- 7 years of supervisory/managerial experience.\n- 5 years of experience in program development & implementation required.\n- Bachelor's degree in health education or a related field or equivalent years of experience required.\n- Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, & electronic communication skills required.\n- Demonstrated problem solving & program management skills required.\n- Excellent writing & editing skills required. Will need to complete writing test for employment consideration.\n- Strong computing skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint & Excel required.\n- Excellent organizational & management skills required.\n- Ability to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment required.\n- Polished presentation skills required, along w/ the ability to persuade & create consensus required.\n- Familiarity w/ health care, organizational communications, media relations, advertising, marketing communications, & related spheres of professional communication experience required.\n- Experience working w/ senior executives & high-level information required.\n- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under deadline pressure.\n- Demonstrated strong project & time management skills. Must track multiple deadlines & fiscal elements of assigned projects.\n- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a marketing department on a team w/ other professional communicators.\n- Strong hands-on experience in health insurance communications, including complex insurance products such as Medicare & insurance plans for individuals & families.\n- Understanding of direct mail, direct response, & customer relationship management.\n- Demonstrated strong computing knowledge of database management.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- MPH or MBA in health education or a related field preferred.\n- Experience in the areas of data analysis & outcomes reporting in regards to health risk status w/in a population preferred.\n- Wellness Program Certification (director level) preferred.\n- Certified Project Management or Six Sigma certification preferred.", "date_new": "2011-11-08 19:54:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24754841/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Workforce Health Programs Director", "reqid": "110464", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 24754841}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - OC\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nUnder general supervision, provides customer focused pharmaceutical care & oversees the efficient dispensing, processing & recording of prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, other authorized health care providers. Communicates w/ providers to influence optimal drug information to patients & health care providers. Participates in patient & provider educational programs to positively impact patient compliance & provider prescribing practices. Oversees & directs pharmacy technician staff in the execution of technical functions. Assists in cash & inventory control in accordance w/ departmental procedures & comply w/ all record keeping & legal requirement of the practice of pharmacy.\nEssential Functions:\n- Analyses patient care & services needs in a manner that facilitates the achievement of both a high level of customer satisfaction & the attainment of organizational care & service initiatives.\n- Reviews prescribe medications & dosages to ensure that therapy is safe & effective for the patient's condition. Utilizes patient profiles to identify clinically significant drug allergies & drug interactions. Processes & labels prescriptions w/ proper identification data & directions for patient use. Compounds & dispenses medications accurately.\n- Provides advice & consultation to patients regarding side effects drug interactions, specific storage requirement & complete directions for use. Monitors designated patients' compliance & response to drug therapy to improve individual patient outcomes.\n- Routinely communicates w/ providers to influence the use of formulary medications in compliance w/ clinical protocols, target drug initiatives & pre-authorized therapeutic substitutions. Documents all clinical interventions using approved forms.\n- Demonstrates proficiency in operating automated systems for prescription order entry, patient profile review or retrieval of clinical or statistical data. Maintains proper records relating to medication profiles, prescription files, controlled substances records, non-formulary records & other legal & departmental record & procedures. Demonstrates proficiency w/ the Point of Service (POS) cash register system & cash management procedures.\n- Serves as a liaison to assigned clinical care team as demonstrated by problem solving skills on medication related issues, input on education matters relating to medications & fostering interdepartmental coordination on pharmaceutical care initiatives.\n- Maintains professional competency through attendance & participation in clinical team meetings & ACPE accredited continuing education programs. Assists in the training & education of pharmacy students & technicians.\n- Participates in departmental quality improvement initiatives & contributes to team or departmental projects directed toward the achievement of improved service efficiency & patient outcomes.\nSecondary Functions:\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include working at nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BS in pharmacy or pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.\n- Licensed to practice pharmacy in assigned jurisdiction required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1 year experience as a pharmacist in an outpatient clinic, hospital or retail pharmacy.\n- Completion of an ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program.\n- IV or Home IV experience.\n- Good clinical skills and good people skills.", "date_new": "2011-11-04 19:20:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24692196/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - OC", "reqid": "110062", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 24692196}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Tech II - OC\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nGreets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, & prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, & receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.\n- Enters prescription information into computer system & prints labels for use by pharmacist.\n- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.\n- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.\n- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.\n- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, & other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.\n- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.\n- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.\n- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications & medical supplies selected by members.\n- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, & related issues.\n- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs & asks pharmacist to speak to member.\n- Orders & stocks drugs & supplies, assembles drugs & supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, & performs other inventory duties.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nSchedule Details:\n- Rotating schedule to include working at nights, weekends and holidays.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.\n- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules & licensing requirements where applicable required.\n- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).", "date_new": "2011-11-04 19:20:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24692195/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Tech II - OC", "reqid": "110058", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 24692195}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Senior Rehabilitation Practice Leader\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nTo provide strategic leadership & support to assigned service lines. Facilitate the development, implementation & sustainability of evidence-based clinical practice standards & competency systems while ensuring that all processes & systems meet quality, regulatory, certifying & licensing standards. Instrumental in implementing & monitoring the plan for clinical excellence. Leads the advancement of the art & science of rehabilitation in a patient-centered healing environment through professional practice & leadership.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Collaborates w/ regional clinical operations leaders to identify emerging & existing clinical practice issues & strategic business objectives. Leads the planning & implementation of appropriate strategies to address identified concerns & support evidence-based clinical practice.\n- Leads the implementation of clinical initiatives w/in the assigned service lines to ensure consistency of practice across the region.\n- Serves as resource to maintain appropriate scope of practice for all clinical positions w/in the assigned service lines.\n- Creates evidence-based policies, procedures, protocols, practice standards &/or competencies to promote safety & maintain standards of excellence in clinical practice.\n- Identifies & facilitates educational opportunities for assigned service lines to support competent clinical practice.\n- Leads service line meetings in conjunction w/ Health Plan directors. Provides current, evidence-based information & recommendations to support clinical practice.\n- Actively represents Regional Patient Care Services at the clinical practice meetings across the region to ensure that clinical practice is appropriately integrated across the continuum of care. Ensures the meetings advance the strategic initiatives of the organization.\n- Other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 10 years of clinical rehabilitation experience, including 5 years of supervisory/management experience required.\n- Master's degree in rehabilitative therapy (PT, OT, SLP) or related field required.\n- Applicable rehabilitative therapy (PT, OT, or SLP) license for DC, Maryland & Virginia required -- must have 1 in place upon hire and the other 2 must be obtained within 90 days of starting.\n- Highly effective interpersonal & communication skills required.\n- Excellent writing skills required.\n- Understanding of current rehabilitation (PT, OT, SLP) regulatory & scope of practice requirements.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Doctoral degree in rehabilitative therapy (PT, OT, SLP) or related field preferred.\n- Experience in & understanding of health care delivery in an ambulatory setting preferred.\n- Experience in managed care setting preferred.\n- Health care consulting experience preferred.\n- Understanding of rehabilitation (PT, OT, SLP) regulatory & scope of practice requirements strongly preferred.\n- Experience in policy &/or rehabilitation competency development strongly preferred.\n- Doctoral degree in rehabilitative therapy (PT, OT, SLP) or related field preferred.", "date_new": "2011-10-15 20:09:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24248526/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Rehabilitation Practice Leader", "reqid": "107102", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 24248526}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Epic Application Coordinator, Resolute\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nKP HealthConnect is an integrated clinical & administrative information management system that integrates the patient's electronic medical record w/ their appointments, registration & billing information. The system will link KP departments & as well as facilities nationwide, providing KP physicians & care teams access to current & comprehensive patient information & providing KP members 24/7 online access to key portions of their medical record.\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for achieving in-depth knowledge of KP Health Connect application software & business operations to ensure that the application is configured to support business requirements.\n- Configures EPIC applications by translating business requirements into software specifications.\n- Acts as a liaison between KP Health Connect & other departments regarding configuration issues.\n- Executes test plans for configuration testing; performs problem resolution of configuration.\n- Performs in-depth analyses of workflows, data collections, report details, & other technical issues associated w/ the use of KP Health Connect software.\n- Develops & documents internal decisions that the form the basis for the design decisions w/in the Health Connect applications.\n- Collaborates w/ process design, interfaces, testing & implementation teams.\n- Conducts comprehensive evaluations & tests new releases.\n- Prioritizes & implements system updates & changes; communicates changes to users prior to granting access to new releases.\n- Performs other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of configuration, application implementation, detail analysis, & installation experience required\n- 3 years of progressively responsible experience performing detailed analysis & in-depth knowledge of health care information management systems required. However, additional training on Applications configuration & implementation will be provided.\n- bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Health care, & or Business or comparable application experience required.\n- Travel for product training & certification followed by occasional travel required.\n- Database management & basic software configuration skills required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience w/in the Health care Industry preferred.\n- EPIC application, Resoluteexperience stronglypreferred.\n- Expertise in data structures, content & interpretation of specific data elements preferred.\n- Experience in Revenue Cycle (claims processing, billing, etc.) preferred.\n- Certification of the EPIC application must be obtained.\n- Maintenance of certification required.", "date_new": "2011-10-13 21:34:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24211770/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Epic Application Coordinator, Resolute", "reqid": "105178", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 24211770}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Largo", "description": "Title: Admixture Pharmacy Supervisor\nLocation: Largo, MD\nRotating scheduleto includenights, weekends and holidays.\n\nSupervises & promotes Clinic Infusion Services for patients requiring infusion therapies & provides process & compliance expertise in sterile product preparation, & assures that pharmacists & technicians provide appropriate, cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients of Office Infusion Clinics.\nEssential Functions:\n- Supervises the day-to-day operations of Office Infusion Clinic pharmacy & staff to ensure timely completion of workload & completion of tasks.\n- Manages the budget & does benchmark analysis of Infusion Services which assures use of most technologically advanced & cost efficient processes & services; incorporates defined best practices into the service.\n- Assists in providing recommendations & implementation which assures regulatory compliance to sterile product preparation.\n- Maintains policies & procedures relating to Infusion pharmacy operations & professional practice standards.\n- Provides qualitative & quantitative results related to operational areas & contributes to organizational cost effectiveness & performance.\n- Helps manage the planning, operation, & problem-solving guidelines to meet the required service levels, standards, & goals of the department.\n- Proactively provides accurate resolution to inquiries, concerns, & potential complaints w/ a focus on quality, safety, & member retention; continuously strives to improve provider satisfaction.\n- Assists in development of performance standards & on-going reporting mechanisms to evaluate staff operational performance.\n- Assists in establishment & implementation of departmental performance reports.\n- Demonstrates adherence to universal precautions & aseptic technique.\n- Maintains & increases standards of performance & education.\n- Assures customer/personnel safety by maintaining a safe & therapeutic environment & by adhering to company safety programs.\n- Takes initiative to increase job knowledge through additional training, cross training skills development, & continuing education.\n- Manages staffing needs of the infusion pharmacy. Position will require routine staffing duties by the supervisor.\n- Obtains, interprets, & evaluates all physician medication orders for appropriateness, cost effectiveness, accuracy, safety, & completeness.\n- Accurately compounds & checks compounded sterile products.\n- Communicates clinical & technical information & monitoring to other members of the health care team.\n- Other duties as assigned.\n- Collaborates w/ facility personnel on infusion pharmacy services.\n- Oversees pharmacists & pharmacy technicians in the clinical activities of the infusion/oncology department.\nSecondary Functions:\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years of experience mixing & distributing intravenous therapy preferably in managed care settings required.\n- BS or Pharmacy D degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required.\n- Pharmacist licensure in appropriate jurisdiction(s) required.\n- Knowledge of technological & business developments & trends in Infusion Therapy & Hospital relations, particularly as related to managed care environments, required.\n- Familiarity w/ IV therapy procedures & technologies; sterile technique & infection control procedures & software applications related to infusion & customer satisfaction tracking required.\n- Ability to set priorities for self & staff in a rapidly growing, highly technical service.\n- Ability to design & manage processes & systems to assure program efficiencies & cost-effectiveness in a competitive business environment\n- Knowledge of infusion pharmacy business practices & qualitative & quantitative practice measures.\n- Demonstrated ability to build effective teams & to delegate & motivate appropriately to ensure success of the program.\n- Demonstrated customer focus & customer satisfaction success in previous work environment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Management or supervisory experience & demonstrated ability to manage budgetary resources in a cost effective manner preferred.\n- Previous supervisory or experience in a lead position preferred.\n- Oncology &/or Home Infusion pharmacy experience preferred.", "date_new": "2011-09-29 20:24:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23924810/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Admixture Pharmacy Supervisor", "reqid": "104241", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Largo, MD", "uid": 23924810}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Gaithersburg", "description": "Title: Occupational Therapist - On Call, Gaithersburg, MD\nLocation: Gaithersburg, MD\nTo be responsible for occupational therapy of patients management under the direction & supervision of the Rehabilitation Services Supervisor (PT-OT Supervisor).\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Tests & evaluates the extent of a patient's disability to ensure proper treatment using various tests & procedures.\n- Plans therapy program, establishes treatment goals; & administers treatment to restore body functions, strength, relieve pain, & prevent disability through the use of various therapeutic\ntechniques & procedures. This includes patients in establishing goals & obtains patient's informed consent as necessary.\n- Provides patients & family members w/ treatment plan & instructions for home exercise programs & pain relief techniques.\n- Upgrades treatment plan & goals as patient progresses.\n- Regularly assesses clinical signs & symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, & the need for modifying goals & treatment.\n- Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.\n- Provides accurate & timely documentation of Occupational therapy management & patient management.\n- Maintains appropriate medical records, documentation for each patient including evaluation, treatment & progress.\n- Consults w/ medical providers regarding patient evaluation & treatment, progress of the patient, & discharge from treatment. Reviews patient records for current diagnosis, past medical history, precautions, & contraindications.\n- Maintains compliance w/ documentation st&ards of department & regulatory agencies.\n- Establishes safe work environment.\n- Maintains clinical competency & ethical st&ards as outlined in the guidelines of the APTA.\n- Maintains departmental supplies, equipment, & apparatus in clean, safe & functional condition.\n- Directs & instructs support personnel in performance of more routine procedures as requested.\n- Establishes & maintains courteous, cooperative relations w/ the public patients & other personnel.\n- Provides triage Occupational Therapy services by providing advice & care either by means of phone triage &/or 1st Contact OT.\n- Provides input &/or assistance to Senior Occupational Therapist & Occupational Therapy Supervisor in the development of new classes, services, member & provider education, development of handouts, & other related services.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nSchedule:\n-This is a on call position with a variable shift.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 years of full time practice as a licensed Occupational Therapist in a clinical setting required.\n- Actively pursuing & engaging in at least 1 of these continuing educational items or clinical experience to gain/enhance clinical expertise required as described below:\na) Post graduate degree from an accredited university w/ a specialty focus.\nb) Fellowship or certificate from an accredited body or organization in a subject matter that is pertinent to our patient population & is clinic based.\nc) Expertise/competency in a particular subject matter in a clinical subject matter in high demand or in a clinical subject matter that we have limited resources or specialists on staff.\nd) Expertise/competency that has been gained from years of clinical experience from treating a pertinent diagnosis or patient population.\n- Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum for a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree w/ certification in physical therapy or a foreign-trained equivalent required.\n- Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of Maryland required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- BLS Certification required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS required within 30 days of assignment to position.\n- Maintains professional & neat appearance at all times.\n- Teaches Occupational Therapy related Health Education Classes, if demonstrates the required clinical skills.\n- Becomes actively involved in supervision & orientation of volunteers w/in Occupational Therapy Department.\n- Participates in community activities & member education at least 2 times per year, which may include teaching health education classes, participating in medical center functions & attending community health fairs.\n- Is flexible for coverage as needed in other facilities w/in the service area.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of or practice in at least 75% of Basic OT Clinical Core Competencies preferred. Refer to list of clinical competencies.", "date_new": "2011-07-20 21:12:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22513475/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Occupational Therapist - On Call, Gaithersburg, MD", "reqid": "092632", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Gaithersburg, MD", "uid": 22513475}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Kensington", "description": "Title: Audiologist\nLocation: Kensington, MD\n***This position will float between Largo, Kensington, and Capitol Hill. Licensure in MD and DC will be required.***\n\nTo assess, diagnose, & treat patients w/ hearing, balance & related disorders.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Evaluates patients' audiologic function, interprets findings, & reviews test results w/ patient or responsible adult.\n- Documents patients' case history, test results & recommendations for follow up in the medical record & reports results & recommendations to referring physician &/or PCP.\n- Counsels patients about treatment options for hearing loss & refers patients to ENT for consultation when appropriate.\n- Counsels patients about management of chronic tinnitus.\n- Educates patients about hearing conservation.\n- Evaluates patients' vestibular function when referred for dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.\n- Performs canalith repositioning maneuvers for patients w/ BPPV & counsels patients about vestibular rehabilitation exercises when appropriate.\n- Performs & interprets electro physiologic & special tests of the peripheral & central auditory system.\n- Evaluates infant hearing status w/ a comprehensive battery of tests.\n- Evaluates patients' hearing aids when appropriate & enters external referrals for hearing aids for members w/ a hearing aid benefit.\n- Consults w/ physicians about management of hearing & vestibular disorders.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 2 years of experience w/ Au.D or a minimum of 10 years of experience w/ Master's degree required.\n- Current Audiology license in appropriate jurisdiction is required.\n- CPR certification required.\n- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.\n- Enrollment in PECOS required within 1 month of hire.\n\nPreferred Skills:\n- Minimum of three years experience as an audiologist, independently competent with VING and ABR testing preferred.", "date_new": "2011-07-16 18:26:08", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22425386/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Audiologist", "reqid": "092091", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Kensington, MD", "uid": 22425386}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Rockville", "description": "Title: Orthopedic Technician\nLocation: Rockville, MD\nAssists orthopedic provider to apply, adjust, & remove casts, splints, slings, & orthopedic appliances. Maintains materials & supplies needed to perform orthopedic procedures.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs patient care procedures including care of wounds, removal of sutures, preparation of traction pins, & assistance to provider w/ their insertion.\n- Applies & adjusts casts, slings, & related orthopedic appliances as directed & under general supervision of an orthopedic provider; may apply splints as a first aid measure before evaluation.\n- Operates a fluoroscan to obtain patient x-rays as directed & under general supervision of an orthopedic provider only if holder of a limited radiology technologist certificate.\n- Removes casts or appliances as directed.\n- Responds to patient reports of swelling, pain, & related concerns & refers to provider as appropriate.\n- Teaches patients how to move w/ casts. Instructs patients regarding movement & exercise, walking w/ crutches, care of cast, etc. according to nursing practice protocols.\n- Assists patients to & from the clinical area as necessary.\n- Cleans & sterilizes instruments.\n- Orders, stocks, & maintains tools, equipment, & supplies used in orthopedic department.\n- Answers telephone, makes appointments, & provides administrative support in orthopedic department.\n- Performs other related duties as directed.\n- Communicates relevant patient information to the provider & healthcare team to ensure effective care flow.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 years experience as an orthopedic cast technician, OR completion of a training course as a medical corpsman, OR completion of the Kaiser Permanente sponsored cross training program w/ successful documented demonstration of identified competencies required.\n- High school diploma or GED required.\n- CPR certification required\n- Certified as a nursing assistant in the state of Maryland required.\n- Annual training in radiation safety required.\n- Must have effective interpersonal & communication skills & be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, & see.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification as an orthopedic technician preferred.\n- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.", "date_new": "2011-06-01 19:22:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/21569870/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Orthopedic Technician", "reqid": "084489", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Rockville, MD", "uid": 21569870}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Hyattsville", "description": "Title: Coding Educator (Auditor)\nLocation: Hyattsville, MD\n11OPEN POSITIONS\n\nTo provide professional services training, consultation, audit & feedback to clinicians on their documentation & coding to ensure the KPMAS receives appropriate reimbursement & conforms to applicable guidelines & regulation. This position is expected to be a Subject Matter Expert in one of the following coding Family Practice Specialties: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine,orPediatrics.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs periodic quality provider documentation & coding audits for encounters utilizing KP HealthConnect.Verifies the accuracy, completeness, & precision of ICD-9-CM, CPT-4, & HCPCs coding, including modifiers, units, & other variables impacting workload accountability & billing.This requires independently re-coding the encounter from source documentation, completing supporting worksheets documenting rationale for coding decisions, comparing auditor findings against those generated from the provider, identifying & recording discrepancies, & recording the rationale for changes in coding decisions.Determine that providers & relevant support systems are sufficiently capturing services rendered to patients & to assess compliance with Medicare, & other third party requirements for coding & billing purposes. Provides specialty-specific training to clinicians on documentation of services & appropriate coding of level of service (CPT-4), diagnoses (ICD9-CM), procedures (CPT-4) & HCPCS coding including modifiers, units & other variable impacting workload accountability & billing.This covers all settings of care & includes tips & techniques to help clinicians do this correctly & efficiently in KP HealthConnect. Analyzes audit data & provides summary feedback to individual clinicians, making recommendations for improvement.\n- Maintains current knowledge to ensure that KPMAS coding & documentation meets regulatory guidelines & audit standards & results in appropriate reimbursements. Maintains professional competency in professional services coding & documentation requirements.\n- Provides input in the development, refinement, & implementation of methods & procedures used to complete audit functions.\n- Collaborates with the KP HealthConnect team to develop & implement strategies to make appropriate documentation & coding easier for clinicians.\n- Develops training materials & information derived from audit findings for feedback to physicians, other audit staff, & project management.\n- Participates in KPHC training by providing a coding course to new providers.\n- Excellent command of the ICD-9-CM & CPT-4 classification systems with thorough understanding of the effect of data quality on prospective payment, utilization, & reimbursement for multiple medical professional service specialties.\n- Thorough working knowledge of outpatient/hospital/institutional coding in multiple medical specialties.Thorough understanding data systems & reporting for health record coding, abstracting, & performance metrics.\n- Advanced understanding of medical terminology, pharmacology, body systems/anatomy, physiology & concepts of disease processes & the link to proper assignment of clinical conditions documented & procedures performed.\n- Proficient & in-depth knowledge of ICD-9-CM, CPT & HCPCS & Evaluation & Management coding guidelines.\n- SEE JOB DESCRIPTION\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 4 years of coding experience is required.\n- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a health care setting is required.\n- Minimum of 2 years of medical terminology required.\n- Minimum of 3 years of knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements is required.\n- Associate's degree in health administration or RHIT certification or equivalent years experience is required.\n- Formal course training in human anatomy/physiology, medical terminology & medical science is required.\n- CPC/CPC-H or CCS/CCS-P required.\n- CPMA required within 1 year of employment\n- Certified Compliance Specialist (CCP-P) required within 1 year of employment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Working knowledge of KP HealthConnect, particularly the clinical & billing modules, encoder(s) (i.e., Craneware & Encoder Pro), Microsoft Office Suite & other software products is preferred.\n- Experience conducting training/educational sessions for professional staff including preparations of instructional materials is preferred.\n- Experience with physician documentation audit experience is preferred.\n- Experience evaluating coding audits & quality performance preferred.", "date_new": "2011-03-21 20:26:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/20218407/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Coding Educator (Auditor)", "reqid": "073003", "state": "Maryland", "state_short": "MD", "location": "Hyattsville, MD", "uid": 20218407}]