Representative Patient Pre-Cert - Woodland Park CVC

St. Joseph's Health•Woodland Park, NJ

6d•$23 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision and according to established procedures, provides documentation based on patient care, benefits, appropriateness and use of criteria. Ensures adherence to the hospital or department's policies and procedures, standards and practices. Contacts patient/appropriate family member, to obtain any additional information needed to ensure that procedures or surgeries are performed as scheduled and refers self-pay patients for financial assistance. St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”. St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics. The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Requirements

Documentation based on patient care, benefits, appropriateness and use of criteria.
Adherence to hospital or department's policies and procedures, standards and practices.
Contact with patients/appropriate family members for additional information.
Referral of self-pay patients for financial assistance.

Responsibilities

Provides documentation based on patient care, benefits, appropriateness and use of criteria.
Ensures adherence to the hospital or department's policies and procedures, standards and practices.
Contacts patient/appropriate family member, to obtain any additional information needed to ensure that procedures or surgeries are performed as scheduled.
Refers self-pay patients for financial assistance.